Tennessee Star - Despite the fact that both Tennessee State law and the Metro Davidson County Charter require a balanced budget, current Metro Council district member and At-Large candidate Steve Glover believes that the budget submitted by Mayor David Briley and recently passed by the Metro Council violates those provisions. As a result, Glover has asked State Senator Farrell Haile (R-Gallatin) to request an opinion from Tennessee State Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery concerning the legality of that budget.
The 2019 – 2020 Davidson County budget was presented by Mayor Briley
to the Metro Nashville City Council and was adopted on 19 June, 2019.
Glover points out that the budget relies upon revenue sources that have
not yet been approved by the Metro Council.
“It is pretty obvious
that you can’t ‘balance’ a budget with a revenue stream that doesn’t
currently exist,” Councilman Glover said. “It’s like telling your bank
they shouldn’t bounce your checks this week because you plan to deposit
money into the account next week. That’s nonsense.” (link)
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