City Council Scorecard: The making of the city budget and a 49-cent tax hike
Memphis City Council chairman JB Smiley (in a file photo) proposed an amendment setting the salaries for positions within the administration that are mentioned in the City charter. Among the changes to the pay as set by the Council was a $35,000 pay cut to interim Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The City Council Scorecard tracks the key council votes, which last month raised the city property tax rate for the first time in 12 years and raised the monthly solid waste fee as well as the city vehicle registration fee.
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