First City Council meeting of 2026 features more changes in public safety funding
Memphis City Council members will have their first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, Jan. 13. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The city will be at halfway point in its fiscal year, as the council discusses pay raises for firefighters, renovating a police precinct, relocating a Downtown MPD unit and “Hyde Square.”
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