Smiley files ethics complaint over Ford outburst at council meeting
Outbursts by Edmund Ford Sr., seen here in 2019, have prompted a proposal to change council rules on decorum. (Daily Memphian file)
Council member JB Smiley is also seeking a change in council rules that would allow the chairman of the body to bar a council member who does what Ford did twice during Tuesday’s council meetings.
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