The passage on the Memphis City Council’s consent agenda followed a three-hour committee session that is the first in a series of four discussions the council plans to have this month. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)

Council members are still debating whether there should be a moratorium on new data centers to get public buy-in or at least an understanding of what the rules will do and what they won’t do. View this article on our website Support quality, local journalism and access exclusive content by becoming a subscriber at dailymemphian.com. .....