There are 99 article(s) tagged Worth Morgan:

• July 2020

  • Council to discuss resolution backing larger Memphis police force of 2,800

    If approved, it would call on Mayor Jim Strickland to submit a plan by Oct. 6 for getting to 2,800 police officers by the end of 2023. 

    By Bill Dries July 31, 2020

  • Morgan says local reaction to George Floyd still awaits real legislative police reform

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member Worth Morgan talks about his possible move to take police out of the city's civil service system and calls a move to cancel the November referendum allowing the city to hire police from outside Shelby County "the ultimate hypocrisy."

    By Bill Dries July 11, 2020

  • City Council takes first vote to remove police residency from ballot, talks other reforms

    Memphis City Council members also got their first look Tuesday at how much police have spent in the past four years on overtime and riot gear as well as other preparations to handle protests.

    By Bill Dries July 08, 2020

• June 2020

  • Mayor vows to fight police brutality, but city blocks records

    As Mayor Jim Strickland vows to 'fix' police brutality against African American citizens, his staff puts up roadblocks to accessing records.

    By Marc Perrusquia June 08, 2020

  • Council ends budget season with core services intact

    Passing the $707.8 million city budget saw $1.8 million from a dozen line items moved around to items council members wanted and the use of city reserves that leaves the rainy day fund at a low level of 7% of the budget that starts July 1.

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2020

• May 2020

  • City budget season moves along quietly

    The review by the council budget committee continued Wednesday with no major changes to the $708.8 million operating budget proposed by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. The full council is scheduled to take final votes on the budget and a stable city property tax rate next week.

    By Bill Dries May 27, 2020

• February 2020

  • City Council approves delayed Civil Service Commission reappointments

    But the council vote on one of the two commissioners was less than unanimous. Council member Worth Morgan questioned whether appeals to the commission of firings and disciplinary actions are creating a culture City Hall should be avoiding. 

    By Bill Dries February 04, 2020

• January 2020

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2020

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2020

  • 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. 

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2020

• November 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

  • 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

• October 2019

  • End-of-September campaign finance reports reflect push through early voting

    In the last week of September, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland spent $156,770 in his re-election campaign account, bringing his end-of-September balance to $175,722. That’s according to new campaign finance reports candidates are filing that cover the last full week of the race to the Oct. 3 ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 14, 2019

• July 2019

  • Waste Connections vote reveals city council conundrum

    Before rejecting plans this week to reconfigure the Waste Connections facility in Whitehaven, several Memphis City Council members said the decision is probably not the best outcome for area homeowners.

    By Elle Perry, Bill Dries July 06, 2019

• April 2019

  • Memphis City Council begins detailed budget review

    The process for getting neighborhood speed humps and their distribution, and the cost of a modernized traffic intersection were among detailed line items City Council members reviewed on the first day of budget hearings Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2019

  • Council discusses strategy on possible changes in TVA relationship

    The Memphis City Council also delayed votes once again Tuesday on the first reading of the Memphis 3.0 plan and an agreement between the city and Graceland on Graceland expansion plans.

    By Bill Dries April 02, 2019

• March 2019

  • Boyd’s employment by FedEx Logistics missing from state disclosure form

    Council member Berlin Boyd has worked for FedEx Logistics for seven months, taking in the time the FedEx division decided to relocate Downtown at Boyd's urging.

    By Bill Dries and Wayne Risher March 15, 2019

• February 2019

  • City Council financial disclosures to go on city website

    With just enough votes, the Memphis City Council approved a resolution that will post the financial disclosure reports of each council member next to his or her bio on the city's website.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2019

• January 2019

  • City Council tries again to fill three vacancies

    After a break for the holidays, Memphis City Council members try again Tuesday to fill three vacancies. If the council is still gridlocked, the next move could be to put the three council seats to voters in a special election.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Robinson and Morgan say council discord has broader context

    Memphis City Council members say there were some indications of discord before the rift over filling three vacant council seats. But when the rift settled in for the rest of the year it was a surprising turn.

    By Bill Dries December 22, 2018

  • Politics Podcast: Memphis City Council vacancies, sports betting, Union Row and more

    Memphis City Council members Patrice Robinson and Worth Morgan join us to talk about the council's three vacant seats. Plus: Union Row gets a thumbs-up from the County Commission and sports betting could be coming to Tennessee.

    By Natalie Van Gundy December 20, 2018

  • City Council rejects Logan, punts filling vacancies to new year

    Memphis City Council members put off filling three empty seats on the council Tuesday at their last meeting of the year.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2018

• October 2018

  • Council funds ‘public information campaign’ on referendums

    Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday to use the council’s government affairs account to fund a “public information campaign” on the three city charter amendment referendums on the Nov. 6 ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 23, 2018

  • City Council approves New Bellevue development by Hein Park

    Memphis City Council members approved a New Bellevue Baptist Church sanctuary and set of 17 single-family homes Tuesday, Oct. 9, on 4.6 acres of land on the border of the Hein Park subdivision.

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2018