The AM/DM podcast: Why would the City Council chair want to split the IT department?
Memphis City Council Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington sought to change the city’s information technology department earlier this year — a move that has raised questions about why she wanted to do so. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Earlier this year, two draft Memphis City Council resolutions, both regarding the city’s Information Technology department, appeared on the body’s agenda.
Both were quickly pulled from the city’s website and the agenda without explanation.
Now we know, based on emails and other documents, that the proposals were pulled after Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s administration warned the City Council chair that her behavior could violate the city charter.
Joining us today is reporter Sam Hardiman to talk about the proposals, what the Young administration was concerned about and several City Council staffers being let go.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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