Diane Neighbors

Diane Neighbors served as the vice mayor of the United States Metropolitan Government of Nashville from 2007-2015 and Davidson County and the President of the Metropolitan Council of Davidson County. She was elected on August 2, 2007,[1] and on August 23, she was sworn into office as the seventh vice mayor in Metro history and the first woman to hold the post.[2]

Previously, Diane Neighbors had served as a Council Member at Large.[3] During that time, she served on the Budget and Finance Committee; the Health, Hospitals, and Social Services Committee; and the Rules - Confirmations - Public Elections Committee.[4] From October 1, 2004 until September 30, 2005, she was the Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee.[5] She currently works as Director of Vanderbilt Child Care Centers and is the chairwoman of the Metro Social Services Commission. She holds a Doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University.[6]

As Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, she suggested a budget alternative to Mayor Bill Purcell's that would have raised property taxes by 67 cents, rather than the proposed 84 cents per $100 of assessed value hike.[7] On the third reading, she voted in favor of the proposal for a new ballpark for the Nashville Sounds,[8] which included provisions for hotels, condos, shops and other businesses on the land adjacent to the stadium.[9]