Council Member Nash introduced Resolution RS '20 25-15 89 on behalf of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County to recognize Carol Etherington Fossek and the 50th anniversary of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Victim Intervention Program. The resolution text traces Fossek's work beginning with a 1975 practicum and her hiring in October 1975 as the first mental-health professional assigned to work with Nashville law enforcement.

The resolution recounts the program's early expansion under Amy Griffith Taylor, later merger in 2016 of the Victim Intervention Program with domestic-violence counseling services into what is now called the Family Intervention Program, and ongoing services including counseling, advocacy and training. The text directs the Metropolitan office to prepare a copy of the resolution to be presented to Fossek and states the measure 'shall take effect from and after its adoption.'

Carol Etherington Fossek thanked the council and those who helped found the program, saying it was "quite an honor" and noting the program's early supporters, including then-mayor Richard Fulton and Chief Joe Casey. "I just think that it was really remarkable for Nashville to buy into and for the police officers back then to buy into the concept of bringing in a civilian person to work with victims," Fossek said. She thanked council members and staff who sustained the program over the decades.

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Chief Drake thanked the program and highlighted differences in reporting patterns. Chief Drake said national reporting for sexual-assault incidents is "28 to 32 percent," and said Nashville's rate is "right around 72 percent," attributing the higher local rate to a victim-centered approach and the work of the program.

The council presented the resolution to Fossek and paused for photographs. The transcript does not record a formal motion, second or roll-call vote on the resolution during the portion of the meeting provided; the resolution text, remarks and photo presentation are recorded.