All Metro Council representatives are invited to attend a policy seminar co-hosted by Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors and Vanderbilt on Oct. 6 at the university’s Student Life Center. Topics will range from Nashville’s budget process to rules of conduct for lobbyists. John Lachs, Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt, will lead a session on ethics and public service. The impact of tax policy on economic development will be the focus of a session conducted by Vanderbilt Associate Professor of Economics Malcolm Getz. Keel Hunt, project coordinator for Nashville’s Agenda 2007, will discuss “Nashville’s Agenda 2007: Conversation Across the City, New Ideas from Nashvillians.” For a complete schedule, contact Vanderbilt News Service.
WHAT: Metro Council Policy Seminar
WHERE: Vanderbilt Student Life Center’s Board of Trust Room,
310 25th Ave. S.
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.
Media Contact: Ann Marie Deer Owens, 615-322-NEWS
Annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu