Nashville Mayor John Cooper announces creation of Public Integrity Task Force

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Nashville Mayor John Cooper has announced the creation of a task force to review current practices related to ethics and government transparency.

The Public Integrity Task Force will review practices relating to ethics, conflicts of interest, contracting and procurement, political contributions, and permitted political activities by Metro employees, vendors and members of boards and commissions.

The task force will also examine if an independent Inspector General is needed to work with the city and Office of Internal Audit to identify and prevent potential fraud and waste in the government.

Recommendations will be made in 90 days according to a news release from Cooper's office. The task force will comprise of 8 members.

Members of the task force are as follows:

William L. Harbison (Chair) – Member, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison

Audrey J. Anderson – Counsel, Bass, Berry & Sims; Former Vice Chancellor, General Counsel and University Secretary, Vanderbilt University

Martha Boyd – Attorney, Baker Donelson

Alex Coure – Businessman; Co-Chair, Nashville NAACP Economic Development Committee

Forrest Harris – President, American Baptist College; Professor, Vanderbilt University Divinity School

William C. Koch, Jr. – Former Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court; President & Dean, Nashville School of Law

Don Majors – Former Metro Council Member; Co-Chair, Nashville NAACP Economic Development Committee

Ron C. Snitker – Executive Director of Financial Services, Waller Lansden