Topic: Memphis City Council
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January 2020
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A slate of 15 city division directors and chiefs were approved Tuesday, Jan. 21, by the Memphis City Council after a two-week delay and several attempts by some on the council to further delay the vote Tuesday. -
Civil Service Commission decisions in Kelly case being reviewed
City Council member Worth Morgan and the city administration are reviewing the decisions of the Memphis Civil Service Commission -- specifically, how it made the decision to return retired Memphis Police detective Eric Kelly to work after he was fired three years ago for roughing up a suspect. -
Jones to attempt removing residency referendum from November ballot
The ballot question on broader residency for Memphis fire and police officers was approved by the council that left office at the end of December. During council committee discussions Tuesday, some of the six new members who joined the council this month had a chance to weigh in on the matter.
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Council to discuss pulling residency referendum from November ballot
The discussion over the residency item is another indication of new thoughts on a city council with six new members. The second council meeting of the year also features more discussion and a possible vote on an electric rate increase from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and possible funding for Mayor Jim Strickland's Public Service Corps.
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‘A new day dawning’ with a diverse, younger City Council
'We must be a unified and united body. If we are not, we run the risks of watering down our legislative authority and allowing outside entities comprised of individuals not elected by the citizens of Memphis, essentially, to make legislative and budgetary decisions.'
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Pitch for city pension money in co-investment fund hits barrier in search for capital
The $10 million sought over several years by Epicenter didn't have enough support on the city council despite a guaranteed return. The pitch is part of a "movement" to encourage more sources of local capital for made-in-Memphis ventures. But the use of pension money hit a barrier with many on the council.
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Carlisle: City should focus on disinvested areas as Downtown and Midtown boom
Chase Carlisle, one of six new City Council members, talked on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about the differences of opinion at the first council session of the new term.
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Politics Podcast: The first council meeting and the city’s economic development critical mass
City council member Chase Carlisle talks about the start of the new council’s four-year term of office and the Downtown-Midtown development boom and what that could mean for areas of disinvestment.
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Modified MLGW rate hike proposal faces uphill battle with city council
The original electric rate hike proposal voted down by the City Council last month was replaced Jan. 8 with a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division proposal that is two cents lower on the average monthly residential bill.
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The Early Word: Tigers in sickness and in wealth; plus, the future of retail
It's Wednesday, Jan. 8. Today, Downtown's Design Review Board will look at new signage for Wiseacre and the Sugashack, and the Shelby County Commission is talking about how to fund MATA.
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New City Council delays OK of Strickland’s slate of directors, chiefs
The second-term slate of 13 Jim Strickland administration directors and chiefs drew some resistance from several council members in committee sessions Tuesday at City Hall. The decision to delay the vote on the slate for two weeks saw some of the new council members on different sides of the question at their first council meeting.
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MLGW makes new electric rate hike proposal
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is proposing a new electric rate hike that would be less steep than an earlier proposal in the first of three years, but about the same overall. Meanwhile, some city council members want to pair the rate hike decision with whether MLGW cuts its ties with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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A guide to how city government works
The Daily Memphian's primer on the ground rules, customs, proverbs and unwritten rules that keep City Hall running.
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The Early Word: Two Memphis entities join forces; Hardaway reacts to poll position
Good morning; it’s Tuesday, Jan. 7, and the new Memphis City Council will hold its first meeting of the year today. The body is expected to discuss a proposed electric rate hike, but first: The Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries has compiled a quick guide to how city government works.
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New council picks up where old council left off on MLGW electric rate hike
The old council rejected a multi-year electric rate hike at its last meeting of the term last month. The new council talks compromise Tuesday in committee sessions with MLGW brass.
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Strickland’s second-term team includes two new directors
The first City Council meeting of 2020 next week will include a review of the two new appointees and 13 returning division directors and chiefs.
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Strickland announces plans for a ‘Public Service Corps’ for teens, young adults
The Memphis mayor said the new corp would start with 25 young adults picking up litter part-time for $12 an hour as they work toward high school diplomas and college degrees.
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December 2019
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The Early Word: An airport buffet, de-annexation and the best music
Good morning; it’s Tuesday, Dec. 31. Today marks the 61st AutoZone Liberty Bowl as well as Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's annual prayer breakfast.
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis City Council
Kemp Conrad, outgoing chair of the Memphis City Council, and Patrice Robinson, incoming chair of the Memphis City Council, discuss MLGW rate hikes, increased solid waste fees, the fire and police pension referendum, and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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Second Term: The Mayor, The Council and The Middle
Analysis of what is ahead for second-term Mayor Jim Strickland and a City Council that is a mix of second-termers, new members and those in between after an election year that delivered some mandates.
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Conrad, Robinson say police and fire benefits restoration could be on different terms in 2020
The incoming and outgoing leaders of the Memphis City Council agree the city probably doesn't have enough money from a half-cent sales tax hike approved by voters in October to fully restore benefits cut by the city in 2014.
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City Council farewells reveal turbulent recent history, City Hall traditions
The six Memphis City Council members whose terms end with the new year said their farewells Dec. 17 at the last council meeting of the year. For some it was emotional, for others it was a time to reflect and for still others it was political.
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Council approves solid waste, partial MLGW fee hikes
Water and gas rate hikes were approved but a proposed electric rate hike was rejected. The council also took back its rejection of a solid waste fee hike that goes on the same monthly utility bills. That after Mayor Jim Strickland threatened layoffs and reductions in garbage service in the new year without the hike.
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The Early Word: Waste and water, Confederates and crafts
Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Dec. 18. Today, the federal government is expected to announce a new initiative for seven cities, one of them being Memphis.
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Girls Inc. approved for Frayser site
A Girls Inc. facility in Frayser was approved by the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Dec. 17.
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