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.
Topic: Memphis City Council
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March 2024
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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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DA’s office: Car crimes made up 23% of juvenile charges in 2023
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy’s office presented the data to the Memphis City Council Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, March 19.
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Contentious North Memphis tree upcycling project scrapped
Memphis Urban Wood planned to turn a vacant 10-acre property on North Watkins Street into a facility that transforms wood waste into lumber and wood compost.
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Memphis City Council’s campaign finance forms uneven
The forms that have been filed shed light on money that flowed to different council candidates and how races in various parts of the city have wide gaps in dollars spent and cost per voter.
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Council member’s River Parks work may violate ethics code
Memphis’ chief ethics officer read her report on an ethics complaint against Michalyn Easter-Thomas' employment with Memphis River Parks Partnership during a meeting Wednesday.
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MLGW board weighs push for suburban voting members
An MLGW board member is coming with a resolution urging the Memphis City Council to put a city charter change on the ballot later this year that would expand the board to seven voting members. The two suburban appointees now on the board do not have voting power. The issue is a volatile one.
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City Council takes first step toward closer financial oversight of MLGW
Council chairman JB Smiley Jr. is proposing lower dollar figures for contracts and pay contracts that must be voted on by the council after they are approved by MLGW’s board.
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Ursula Madden’s MLGW salary vote punted to next meeting
The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary more than $180,000, but that number could soon change.
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City Council mulls oversight of MLGW salaries
The new dollar thresholds for council oversight of contracts and pay come as the council considers a $200,000 annual salary for the utility’s new vice president of corporate communications.
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Council postpones vote on Ursula Madden’s MLGW salary
The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary over $180,000.
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This Week in Memphis: Super Tuesday, Wanda Halbert at County Commission
Also happening this week: MLGW wants your input on its 20-year plan, and 901 FC kicks off its season.
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City, U of M working to finish stadium transfer
It has been more than a month since the Memphis City Council voted to give the University of Memphis Auxiliary Services Foundation ownership of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and $120 million in cash. The stadium still belongs to the City of Memphis.
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February 2024
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City Council votes down health insurance benefits for itself
After several moves to delay or table the measure, it failed without getting a single yes vote.
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MPD wants 10-day holds for vehicles used in drag racing, street stunts
In conversation that covered murder-clearance rates, aggravated assault charges, illegal car stunts and more, the Shelby County district attorney general and the Memphis Police Department’s interim chief both presented to the Memphis City Council public safety committee.
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DA says MPD clears more than 30% of murders. MPD disputes it.
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Memphis teams with EPA to fund $103M in drainage upgrades
The City of Memphis plans to issue revenue bonds with the Environmental Protection Agency to help fund upgrades to the city’s aging stormwater system over the next five years.
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City Council moves to final vote for health insurance extension
The current council inherited the controversial extension of health insurance coverage for itself from the previous group.
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This Week in Memphis: City Council votes on health benefits; what’s closed on Presidents’ Day
Also happening this week: The Memphis Tigers take on FAU in the most anticipated game of Memphis’ AAC slate.
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North Star for North Memphis or industrial wasteland?
“North Memphis is not here to save your environment,” Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas said about a proposed facility to keep trees and wood waste out of landfills.
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City Council moves up final vote on health insurance coverage to Feb. 20
In other action Tuesday, the council approved the reappointment of Robert Knecht as the city’s public-works director.
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City Council nears end of mayor’s appointees, delays health insurance vote
The City Council has a few more votes on Mayor Paul Young’s remaining appointees to his leadership team and some questions on the interim status of Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis.
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This Week in Memphis: Lee’s State of the State, NBA trade deadline
Also happening this week: The Memphis City Council votes on extending health benefits to themselves, and Monday is the first day to pull qualifying petitions for August state and federal primary elections.
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Martavius Jones: ‘Unnecessary hysteria’ on council health insurance proposal
“The media play a vital role in keeping the public informed, but spreading misinformation — misinformation that could have been corrected if the facts had been verified — causes unnecessary hysteria and further erodes trust.”
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