Megan Barry resigns as Nashville mayor, weeks after admitting affair with her security chief
Vice Mayor David Briley was sworn in to take her place.
Mayor Megan Barry resigns from the office March 6,2018. She resigned as Nashville’s mayor Tuesday morning weeks after admitting to an affair and pleading guilty to a felony of stealing money from taxpayers.
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry speaks at the ground breaking ceremony at Hillsboro High School, Wednesday, August 23, 2017. The school was recently approved for an 88 million dollar reconstruction/renovation that begins on September 1.
On Tuesday, she pleaded guilty to theft of property over $10,000; Barry agreed to reimburse the city $11,000 and serve three years’ probation, according to the newspaper.
Barry announced her resignation at a news conference, shortly after she pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge related to the affair, the Tennessean reported.
Her remarks left her supports feeling hollow and extremely disappointed. She kept her remarks brief and smiled throughout the announcement. “It has been my honor and it has been the privilege of my entire professional life to have had the blessing and the opportunity to be your mayor,” Barry said. “God bless this wonderful city. I love you, Nashville.”
Associated Press reported her resignation had been part of a plea deal. She did not answer shouted questions on her way out of the news conference.
After Berry resigned, Mayor Briley was sworn in as Mayor on March 6,2018. Mayor Briley is a native Nashvillian and the grandson of Beverly Briley. He’s the first mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
Vice Mayor David Briley becomes Nashville’s acting mayor. Barry wished him and others well as she resigned.
“I sincerely hope and believe that my own actions will not tarnish or otherwise detract from all of the great work that they do,” she said.
Briley, 54, is a Nashville native who was elected vice mayor in 2015. He previously was an at-large member of the Metropolitan Council from 1999 to 2007.
As of last week on March 6 former Mayor Megan Berry resigned amid her investigation involving misappropriation of public funds. Vice Mayor David Briley was sworn in to take her place.
Briley is not new to the Nashville scene, in 2006 he came up short in 5th place in the mayor’s election. He is also the grandson of Nashville’s first Mayor Beverly Briley.
As a kid he attended included Glendale Elementary School, Lipscomb Middle School, and Montgomery Bell Academy. After graduating high school he attended Georgetown University and received his bachelor’s degree.
Briley served as a Metro Council member for Davidson County from 1999 to 2007.
He was elected Vice Mayor on September 10, 2015 and is now the eighth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
Briley was elected to serve as an At-Large Metro Council Member for Davidson County from 1999 to 2007. He was the Vice-Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee and held seats on the Personnel, Public Information, Human Relations and Housing Committee, the Traffic and Parking Committee and the Greenways Committee.
He was past Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Solid Waste and the Water Rate Oversight Committee.
David Briley is the eighth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected Vice Mayor on September 10, 2015, and was sworn in as Mayor on March 6, 2018.
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