Mayor signs first executive orders of new term

Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed 44 executive orders Friday, most of which continued existing policy from predecessors Megan Barry, David Briley and John Cooper. The batch addressed far-ranging topics like secondary employment for police officers and officially designating Juneteenth as a city holiday. In a press release, O’Connell chose to highlight two in particular: an updated Green and Complete Streets policy and the establishment of the Nashville Health and Well-Being Leadership Council.

Executive orders come directly from the mayor’s office and allow the mayor an avenue for policy and administrative action. Their legal powers are poorly defined in the Metro Charter, with the exception of orders in states of civil emergency.