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Appointment

Two at-large seats on the Metro Animal Care and Control Commission are open for three-year terms. Eight nominees put forward by council members are being considered to fill those positions.

Passed · Sep 1, 2026 · Introduced Jul 28, 2026 · View on Legistar

Timeline

  1. Nominated

    Aug 4, 2026 · Metro Council

    Watch the debate (9 min)

  2. The nominations for mary nell bryan, heather derrick, dr. yasin kokoye, annette filippone, and carolyn benick were withdrawn. the remaining nominees appeared before the rules, confirmations, and public elections committee for consideration. the committee approved a re-referral for the remaining nominees to be considered at the next meeting.

    Aug 18, 2026 · Metro Council

  3. Elected

    Sep 1, 2026 · Metro Council

    Watch the debate (7 min)

As filed on Legistar

Metro Animal Care and Control Commission Consideration of nominees to fill two At-large vacancies on the Commission for three-year terms, with an election to be conducted at the September 1, 2026 Council meeting. · Payton Robbins - nominated by CM Evans · Jourdan Parenteau - nominated by CM Hill · Penny Adams - nominated by CM Johnston · Jing Geng - nominated by CM Vo · Michelle Spaziano - nominated by CM Cortese · Jessica Schultz - nominated by CM Bradford · Dr. Kelli Boyd - nominated by CM Hancock · Donna Mobley - nominated by CM Hancock

Attachments

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Data sourced from Nashville Metro Council Legistar. Last updated: September 2, 2026