City Councilwoman resigns parks job amid ethics complaint
Amid an ethics complaint into her employment, Memphis City Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas has resigned from her job at Memphis River Parks Partnership.
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May 2024
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Young said Davis’ reappointment to MPD chief could come after budget
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said Wednesday, May 22, he plans to seek permanent status for Interim Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis and two other key executives after budget season.
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Council weighs traffic-ticket amnesty to lower property-tax hike
The Memphis City Council looked at alternatives to Mayor Paul Young’s proposed 75-cent city property-tax hike Tuesday, as well as an assortment of other issues.
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‘A tough push:’ Council skeptical of adding suburban votes to MLGW board
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City council moves toward budget wrap up, reviews terms for Liberty Park
The council takes the second of three votes Tuesday, May 21, on raising the city’s monthly solid-waste fee and decides six wages disputes between the city administration and labor unions.
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Alternatives to 75-cent property-tax hike kicked around at town hall
City Council members talked Thursday, May 16, about at least whittling down the tax hike proposed by Mayor Paul Young, with discussing other revenue sources, during a town hall forum at New Salem Baptist Church in South Memphis.
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Opinion: Now is the time to add to the MLGW board
“I propose increasing MLGW’s board to seven voting members: five who live in Memphis and two who live outside Memphis.”
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Council members question proposed tax increase, fee hike
The hike in the monthly solid-waste fee was passed on the first of three votes by the Memphis City Council. They heard there could be increases in the fee as they also weigh a property-tax hike.
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Shelby County solar-farm regulations issue comes to a close at City Council
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Shelby County solar-farm regulations issue comes to a close at City Council
The final vote on the joint city-county ordinance came a day after the Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved the same compromise.
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City Council could take first vote on solid-waste-fee hike
The administration of Mayor Paul Young wants the council to take the first of three votes Tuesday, May 7, on a $6.98 increase in the solid waste fee. The administration also will outline changes it would make to garbage collection with the increase.
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Solid-waste fee goes up in city budget proposal, too
The $6.89 fee hike was among the focal points as City Council members held the first in a series of public forums Thursday, May 2, to gauge public opinion on the proposed 75-cent property-tax hike.
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April 2024
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Chief Davis says federal charges possible in Orange Mound shooting
The Saturday shooting that killed two and wounded seven came up in Tuesday, April 23, City Council committee sessions where Interim MPD Chief C.J. Davis talked about federal charges and a shift in strategy.
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Memphis Mayor Paul Young proposes 75-cent city property-tax hike
Young presented his budget propsosal including the first tax hike in more than nine years for the city Tuesday, April 23, at the top of Tuesday’s Memphis City Council meeting. Council budget deliberations begin next month.
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North Memphis tree project withdrawn for 5 years; confusion lingers
The developers shouldn’t be able to pursue any similar projects for five years, but a representative of the project said otherwise.
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City Council votes to hire consultant for new public safety foundation
The council also passed a resolution opposing the state legislation that allows teachers to go armed on school property after the bill cleared the House earlier Tuesday in Nashville.
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Young to take property-tax hike to City Council Tuesday
In addition to a property-tax hike, Mayor Paul Young is also expected to rearrange some city priorities in his first budget as mayor.
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More MLGW salaries, contracts will have to go before City Council
The Memphis City Council will have more direct control over Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s spending for at least six months.
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Memphis City Council fights losing judgeships, voucher expansion
Both resolutions are not binding and have little effect, but they express the body’s political will at a time when many members feel Shelby County’s autonomy is under threat from the Tennessee General Assembly.
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Contentious North Memphis project comes to a head — again
The developers “withdrew” their application but say they only meant to postpone the vote. Council member Easter-Thomas doesn’t buy it.
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‘This is embarrassing:’ Memphis moves to fill $10 million budget hole
The Memphis City Council approved $10 million from the city’s rainy day fund to fill the gap, most of which — about $9.7 million — is in the Memphis Fire Department’s budget.
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Proposed public-safety foundation gets support from Young, Davis
Mayor Paul Young and Interim Chief C.J. Davis support a Memphis City Council ordinance to create a philanthropic and research foundation that would take private donations and put them toward the city’s public safety efforts.
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Memphis looks to mirror Atlanta public safety office
The council move comes as Mayor Paul Young prepares to fill the newly created position of city public safety director. Meanwhile, Young takes some changes in the current city budget to the council Tuesday, April 9, which may be clues to his budget for the new fiscal year.
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March 2024
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MLGW pushes back on council proposal for more say-so on contracts, salaries
Had the proposed limits been in place last year, the Memphis City Council would have needed to approve about a tenth of MLGW’s new external hires, or 23 employees.
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Party bus rules could roll on; Chickasaw Gardens gates stalled
The Memphis City Council’s Tuesday meeting also includes a vote on a $200,000 salary for a new MLGW vice president that the council delayed two weeks ago.
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Comcast outage cripples City Council’s day
The outage shortened the council’s meeting and hindered its online capabilities, including its Granicus and YouTube feeds and the body’s electronic voting system. Most of the council’s business was delayed to the April 9 meeting.
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Memphis City Council approves $200K salary for Ursula Madden, MLGW’s newest VP
The former TV journalist was supposed to start work at the utility in early March, but a month-long delay by the City Council left her in limbo.
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MLGW pushes back on council proposal for more say-so on contracts, salaries
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