The Offices of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in observance of Independence Day. Additionally, several Metro Offices will either close for the entire day or operate on a reduced schedule on Friday, July 5.
Despite these closures, agencies that provide 24/7 services, such as WeGo Transit, Emergency Communications (911, 311, hubNashville), and the Office of Family Safety’s Family Safety Center and Jean Crowe Advocacy Center, will remain operational. Sworn members of the MNPD, Sheriff, Fire departments, and other emergency responders will also continue their duties throughout the holiday period.
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Metro Offices that will be closed on both Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5, include:
– Davidson County Clerk’s office
– Davidson County Register of Deeds
– Juvenile Court Clerk (Juvenile Justice Center will remain open for emergency dockets)
– Mayor’s Office
– Metro Arts + Culture
– Metro Codes and Building Safety (representatives will monitor phone calls and emails)
– Metro Finance (essential staff will report)
– Metro Human Resources (benefits representative will monitor calls for urgent needs)
– Metro Legal
– Metro Public Health Department
– Metropolitan Sports Authority
– Metro Water Services
– Municipal Auditorium
– Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT)
– Office of the Assessor of Property
– Office of the Metropolitan Trustee
– Office of Nightlife/Beer Board
– Juvenile Court will operate with only essential functions (Preliminary Hearings and Detention dockets). Safe Babies Court will have one hearing at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom A, preliminary hearings will be held at 9 a.m., and the Detention Docket will be held at 10 a.m.
Metro Departments operating for a partial day on Friday, July 5, include:
– The Metro Action Commission main office will close at noon.
– The Office of Homeless Services coordinated entry staff will work until noon.
– General Sessions Court will close most functions at 12:00 noon, including the Traffic School office, Administrative Office, and specialty court staff. All regular court dockets will operate as normal, and if a docket has not concluded by noon, essential staff will remain as long as needed to conclude the docket. Night Court will remain open and operate as normal.
– Metropolitan Clerk will close at 2 p.m.
For further details on these closures, visit the official Metro Government website.
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