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The spending plan or budget was reconstructed several times in bargaining and changes in federal rules for how the grants could be used. Along the way, there was talk of animals moving out of the zoo and how to fund laptops and tablets for Shelby County Schools students.
The council also takes a final vote on a mask ordinance and talks about rules to better regulate lobbyists at City Hall.
The city council approved a resolution that asks the mayor to seek specific information on what it would take for MLGW to break ties with TVA and pursue another electric power supplier. But the effort will wait at least until a first draft of a comprehensive report commissioned by MLGW is released May 29.
The council moved $354 million in bonds closer to a summer issuance. But the bonds took a back seat to more maneuvering in the question of whether MLGW should continue its 80-year relationship with TVA. And in the process, it looks like one rival to TVA may have been ruled out.
No one was at City Hall for the meeting which was all on-line except for roll call votes by voice on matters for an institution that has had electronic voting for nearly 40 years.
Three of the six new Memphis City Council members talked about the larger issues on "Behind The Headlines." They are the latest council members in more than a decade to take up the topic of residency.
Memphis City Council members Rhonda Logan, Chase Carlisle and JB Smiley Jr. discuss their first impressions after four city council meetings and the residency referendum with host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries of The Daily Memphian.
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.
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.
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.
With small gatherings and fundraisers, the 2019 Memphis City Council races are coming to life. But the contenders are still watching each other closely to see which races get crowded before they put it in writing.
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton takes a few jabs at current Mayor Jim Strickland, who says he loves the smell of freshly poured asphalt, as both hold campaign events on the same night. Meanwhile, developer Chase Carlisle says he will make a bid for a super district council seat as District 6 council contender Davin Clemons opens his campaign.