Council to consider 16 board appointments Oct. 20, including Planning Commission seat
Nominations also open for two Contract and Compliance Board vacancies, with an election Nov. 17.
NASHVILLE - The Metropolitan Council is scheduled to consider 16 appointments and reappointments to Metro boards and commissions on Oct. 20, according to the meeting's final agenda in Metro's Legistar system. The list includes Valarie Franklin Hernandez to the Planning Commission for a term ending March 31, 2028.
Four people are listed for the Metropolitan Animal Care and Control Commission: Dr. Julie Buford, Heather Derrick, Marcia Masulla and Lisa Stetar. Five reappointments to the Wastewater Hearing Authority are listed, along with Samuel Petschulat to the Civil Service Commission and Donna Grayer to the Community Corrections Advisory Board.
A second group on the agenda includes reappointments of retired Judge Joe B. Brown to the Community Review Board and Freddie L. Carr to the Transportation Licensing Commission, plus appointments to the Employee Benefit Board and Sustainability Advisory Committee.
The agenda also opens nominations for two vacancies on the Contract and Compliance Board, with terms ending Oct. 15, 2028. The Council is set to hold that election at its Nov. 17 meeting, the agenda shows. The Oct. 20 meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Courthouse.
Source: Metropolitan Council Oct. 20, 2026 agenda, Legistar (https://nashville.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=2202&GID=787&G=99456586-FDA1-4896-A3EB-8389754A06F8)