There are 47 article(s) tagged Allan Wade:

• June 2023

  • Here’s what changed in the Memphis City Council’s fight over redistricting

    A final vote on council attorney Allan Wade’s map is expected June 27. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 20, 2023

• May 2023

  • Bonner, Turner can run for Memphis mayor

    The two mayoral candidates, neither of whom have lived in Memphis for two years, and the City Council argued that a 1996 referendum repealed residency requirements.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries May 18, 2023

  • Myron Lowery stunned by council move to take clerk’s office off October ballot

    A year ago, council members spoke privately with their attorney about an issue in the city charter. The resulting step to change the clerk’s office only surfaced the day before Tuesday’s council session.

    Related story: 

    City Council isn’t taking a stand on residency in mayoral race

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2023

  • City Council isn’t taking a stand on residency in mayoral race

    A resolution to back a five-year requirement for those running for Memphis mayor and Memphis City Council was tabled Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2023

  • Mayoral residency lawsuit narrows to city council and administration

    The Shelby County Election Commission is about to be dropped entirely from the lawsuits over how long mayoral candidates have to live in the city. 

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2023

  • Council attorney says 1992 resolution authorizes lawsuit against mayor

    A lawsuit filed on behalf of the Memphis City Council, though without explicit council approval, about residency requirements for those candidates running for mayor raises questions about the charter.

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    City Council chair says body did not vote to file residency lawsuit

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries May 09, 2023

• March 2023

  • City council redistricting path conflicts with rules, attorney says

    Council attorney Allan Wade says council rules forbid special meetings to vote on ordinances, like the redistricting plan an ad hoc group is sending to the council for a vote in special meetings April 5 and April 12.

    By Bill Dries March 31, 2023

  • Residency requirement in Memphis mayor’s race could affect three candidates

    The Shelby County Election Commission released a legal opinion Feb. 28 that said Memphis’ five-year residency requirement for mayoral candidates should be enforced in the upcoming Memphis municipal election. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 07, 2023

• February 2023

  • Memphis City Council redistricting group juggles maps and legal principles

    The ad hoc council committee had its third meeting on Feb. 9. The group could have some closed attorney-client meetings in the future if it decides to change council districts.

    By Bill Dries February 10, 2023

• November 2022

  • New opinion says Memphis mayoral candidates need not live in city

    Attorney Allan Wade — in a legal opinion from last week made public Wednesday, Nov. 9 — said a 1996 amendment to the city charter makes living in the city a qualification to hold the office, not run for the office.

    By Bill Dries November 09, 2022

• October 2022

  • Second look at City Council redistricting takes tentative shape

    An outline for the working group that could suggest deeper changes in the boundaries of council districts ahead of the 2023 elections started to form Tuesday, Oct. 11.

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2022

• August 2022

  • Memphis City Council approves new district lines — for now

    The goal was to set new boundaries for the District 4 special election in November but the map, released just ahead of the Tuesday vote, featured changes to other districts. The council appeared likely Tuesday, Aug. 23, to reopen and redraw the map next year ahead of regular October 2023 city elections.

    By Bill Dries August 24, 2022

  • City Council hires energy consultant to aid vote if MLGW leaves TVA

    If MLGW opts to enter into a contract with a new electric supplier, the board will make a recommendation to the council, at which point Tabors Caramanis Rudkevich would step in. 

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    MLGW to reopen lobbies on Oct. 3

    By Keely Brewer August 23, 2022

• July 2022

  • City attorney ready to make recommendation on energy consultant for TVA-MLGW debate

    In April, the Memphis City Council authorized its attorney Allan Wade to identify potential energy consultants. He researched 21 potential candidates.

    By Keely Brewer July 12, 2022

• June 2022

  • City Council Scorecard: MATA’s long haul, death of a car lot and the fine print of term limits

    The latest edition of the Council Scorecard features a number of unanimous votes.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2022

• May 2022

  • Memphis City Council moves closer to hiring energy consultant

    MLGW is currently requesting proposals from various providers for a possible move to a new electric power provider.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022

• April 2022

  • City Council moves to hire energy consultant on MLGW-TVA issue

    Should we stay or should we go? The decision still lacks a dollar figure and relies on the MLGW board agreeing to let the council’s consultant get a look at the various proposals.

    By Bill Dries April 06, 2022

• March 2022

  • State bill on pipelines would not undo city ordinances, council told

    Council members withdrew a resolution Tuesday, March 22, opposing the bill in Nashville after amendments were made. The bill would still limit the council’s ability to regulate convenience stores with gas pumps. 

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2022

  • City Council Scorecard: Party lines, residency majority holds and a new code

    This edition of the council scorecard catches up to a council vote on President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, another chapter in the police residency debate and rewriting the city code of ordinances for the first time in 37 years.

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2022

• November 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: End of the pipeline and no gas on Broad

    The Council Scorecard looks at the split decision on the last two of the pipeline ordinances and the end of a delayed plan to add a gas station to a part of Binghampton that already has a lot of gas pumps.

    By Bill Dries November 22, 2021

  • Council approves pipeline ordinance that ‘covers the universe of potential routes’

    The Memphis City Council approved one pipeline ordinance but denied another that would have kept oil pipelines from locating within 1,500 feet of schools, churches and parks.

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2021

  • City redistricting process comes back to life

    A move to form an ad hoc redistricing group for more public participation on the front end of drawing new district lines was tabled by the council in October. The sponsor brought it back briefly Tuesday, Nov. 16, in committee discussions.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2021

  • Final votes on two pipeline ordinances delayed amid protests

    The Memphis City Council will take up the pipeline ordinances in two weeks after legalese and other factors led to to raucous environment at City Hall.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2021

• October 2021

  • An early look at Memphis City Council redistricting

    The new district lines will reflect a drop of 16,000 Memphians by the U.S. Census count and populations gains in three of the seven single-member City Council districts as well as drops in the head count in the other four districts. 

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2021

  • Redistricting hits snag as City Council debate continues

    The council tabled a move to put an ad hoc working group in place, similar to what the Shelby County Commission already has up and running. The delay came after a discussion about motives, snakes, the city’s method of redistricting and protecting incumbents.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021