There are 1089 article(s) tagged Memphis City Council:

• December 2019

  • Robinson to receive council’s Humanitarian Award

    Dr. Kenneth Robinson will receive the 2019 Memphis City Council Humanitarian Award on Dec. 3. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 02, 2019

• November 2019

  • Smiley emerges from campaign to new role as one of 13 on new City Council

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, incoming City Council member J.B. Smiley Jr. said he would like to have a voice in the current council's decision about residency requirements. But he said he accepts if the referendum on the matter is approved by the current council before members leave office. He also said concerns about reliability if MLGW breaks ties with TVA might be a "scare tactic."

    By Bill Dries November 22, 2019

  • Residency proposal changes, new members at City Council

    The council approved a November 2020 referendum on a residency requirement for police and fire fighters Tuesday on the first of three votes. 

    By Bill Dries November 21, 2019

  • Pinch developer talks about ‘critical mass’ for investors in Downtown Memphis boom

    Tom Intrator, 18 S. Main developer, took the concept of aligned development to City Council members Tuesday as they reviewed a unique tax incentive for the $1.1 billion project that is a PILOT used like a TIF.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2019

  • Busy City Council agenda features Loews, Union Row and Pinch decisions

    Memphis City Council members have paperwork on their agenda Tuesday for the second convention center hotel project, changes to the Union Row project incentives and a supplement to the Pinch District redevelopment.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2019

  • Conrad prepares to show new council members the ropes, pushes for residency vote

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, outgoing council Chairman Kemp Conrad discusses Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division rate hikes and a recent visit to Hungary. 

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2019

  • Logan, Easter-Thomas claim city council seats in low turnout runoffs

    Michalyn Easter-Thomas upset incumbent District 7 council member Berlin Boyd by a wide margin in runoff elections Thursday. And In District 1, challenger Rhonda Logan upset incumbent Sherman Greer.

    By Bill Dries, Omer Yusuf November 15, 2019

  • MLGW’s Young talks ‘end game’ in utility’s coming decision on TVA

    MLGW brass, TVA leaders and Memphis City Council members met Wednesday at City Hall for the latest discussion in a decision the utility and the city are expected to make in 2020. 

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2019

  • Runoff election day in two City Council districts

    The races in District 1 and District 7 close out the 2019 election year in Memphis politics with hard fought contests reflecting political combat before the election season started. 

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2019

  • Ballot Basics: The Last Election Day of 2019

    Here is everything you need to know about participating in the last election day of 2019 – the dos and don'ts, what to expect and what's next.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2019

  • Runoff early voting tops 2,100 in council Districts 1 and 7

    Most of the early vote in the two Memphis City Council runoff races was in the District 7 matchup between incumbent Berlin Boyd and challenger Michalyn Easter-Thomas.

    By Bill Dries November 11, 2019

  • Council trying to check off various items as terms approach end

    With three meetings left in the four-year term of office of city council members, and at least four new council members coming January, the council is lining up several items for action by the end of 2019. 

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2019

  • Third attempt at multi-year MLGW rate hikes prompts questions

    City council members got their first look at not only the MLGW budget that includes rate hikes but the efficiency study that is being used to leaven the impact of the rate hikes. The council reviews all of it again in two weeks and could also vote at the Nov. 19 council session.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2019

  • City Council weighs end-of-term decisions versus matters for new council

    The City Council gets its first detailed look Tuesday at a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division rate hike proposal and talks with Mayor Jim Strickland about next steps in restoring benefits to police and firefighters. 

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2019

• October 2019

  • Runoff elections will determine balance on City Council

    The District 1 and District 7 council runoff elections are each a matchup between an incumbent and a challenger. The two runoffs end the city's election year and set the mix of new and returning council members on the 13-member body.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2019

  • Ballot Basics: Runoff early voting

    Early voting in the two Memphis City Council runoff races opens Friday and runs through Nov. 9. Election day is Nov. 14 in the last election of 2019 in Memphis and Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2019

  • Jones and Currie say restoration of fire and police benefits is iffy, could involve property tax hike

    Two Memphis city council members say they have doubts about restoring city pension and health benefits to police officers and firefighters with a half-cent sales tax hike approved by city voters earlier this month.

    By Bill Dries October 24, 2019

  • Campaign finance reports: 6-digit dollar figures in mayor, council races

    The third quarter campaign finance reports show the campaign for a city sales tax hike raised more money than any candidate on the Oct. 3 ballot. The campaign was second only to Mayor Jim Strickland in spending. The reports cover the critical run-up to the city elections, including the first part of the early voting period.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2019

  • City Council debates residency requirement for police, fire

    Memphis City Council members appear divided on the idea of hiring police officers and firefighters from outside Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2019

  • Residency issue has been recurring for 16 years at City Hall

    At their first session since the Oct. 3 city election day, city council members take up a familiar issue -- residency requirements. A new proposal would allow police and fire brass to hire outside Shelby County if voters approve it in a November 2020 referendum. It would be the third residency referendum in 16 years.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2019

  • Council to review police, firefighter residency requirements

    Council members discuss the "two-hour drive" proposal during Tuesday committee sessions. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he backs the measure.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2019

  • Ranked-choice voting advocates weigh election results, prepare for court action

    Carlos Ochoa of Ranked Choice Tennessee says the group expects the state coordinator of elections to again rule the voting system can’t be used in Tennessee. 

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2019

  • County asks about ‘fair share’ of sales tax increase

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley has asked the county attorney for an opinion on a plan for the county to get its "fair share" of the city's newly approved sales tax increase. Meanwhile, Commissioner Edmund Ford now has questions for Memphis city government.

    By Linda A. Moore October 10, 2019

  • Herenton concession biggest news of early trends in voting

    Check here throughout the day to see how balloting is going around the city, and into the evening as ballot tabulation begins. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 03, 2019