Suburbs considered seceding from Shelby County in 1990
With another Shelby County consolidation government discussion percolating, this is a look back at the suburban municipalities’ most radical chess move to alter the state’s largest county.
Topic: city-county consolidation
RSSThere are 21 article(s) tagged city-county consolidation:
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May 2024
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April 2022
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City Council urges early voting expansion in county primaries
In addition to the voting-expansion resolution, Council action included the Liberty Park contract, more time for Parkside at Shelby Farms and the end of the latest consolidation push.
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City Council takes up One Beale debt, Soulsville TIF and Northside PILOT
The economic development items are part of a council agenda that could see the formal end of a city-county consolidation bid and the end of council discussion of police and fire residency requirements.
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December 2021
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Consolidation seldom mentioned at joint city-county meeting
A Thursday, Dec. 9, joint session of Memphis City Council members and Shelby County commissioners drew sparse attendance from the two bodies.
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November 2021
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City Council to punt consolidation charter commission into new year
Also on the Tuesday, Nov. 16, City Council agenda are final votes on measures requiring more local review of pipelines, more money for City Hall’s crumbling marble problem and electing a new chairman for 2022.
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City, county will form group to explore consolidation
The joint meeting Wed., Nov. 10, is a tentative first step toward consolidating the two governments.
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September 2021
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Chairman’s new committee causes rancor in County Commission
When chairman Willie Brooks created a study group Monday on possible local government changes without a vote, some commissioners call it a consolidation committee in all but name, causing chairman Reginald Milton to quit.
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County Commission takes up proposed consolidation compromise
The second part of the City Council-County Commission move toward a consolidation charter proposal showed up unexpectedly in committee session last week on the county side. And it was panned by most of the seven commissioners present even after a compromise to consider steps short of a merger of the two governments.
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Consolidation charter commission proposal gets mixed reviews from commissioners
The resolution to form a commission to draft a consolidation charter showed up in Wednesday committee sessions without notice. Like the City Council, county commissioners amended it to stop short of beginning to draft a charter and to include looking at changes to local government short of consolidation.
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Pipeline ordinances come to council crossroads
Also on the Tuesday, Sept. 21, Memphis City Council agenda is more discussion of how to spend the council’s $20 million share of the city’s federal ARPA funds and a minimum wage for getting EDGE tax incentives.
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Greater Memphis Chamber supports charter commission
The Greater Memphis Chamber backs forming a commission to explore city-county consolidation but doesn’t have a position yet on whether consolidation would be a good idea.
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City Council stops short of consolidation charter commission for now
The council votes to appoint a study committee to weigh whether the city should pursue drafting a charter that would consolidate city and county governments if approved by voters.
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Consolidation time frame grows short as council has second discussion
The Tuesday, Sept. 7, committee discussion is the second for the Memphis City Council.
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Carlisle, Milton say consolidation charter commission necessary for change
The two leading proponents of forming a consolidation charter commission talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the opposition and hesitancy they are encountering.
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August 2021
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Opinion: The latest push for consolidation is a waste of time
Whatever good could come from consolidating Memphis and Shelby County governments doesn’t have a chance of passage as long as the dual vote is required.
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Consolidation questions, doubts linger on council
The earliest the City Council could vote on setting up a charter commission is its Sept. 7 meeting.
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City Council opens discussion of latest consolidation effort
Forming a charter commission to look at consolidated government could move from discussions to a vote later on Tuesday depending on how the discussion goes and whether it shows there are seven votes supporting it.
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Charter commission group tries to stay separate from consolidation debate
Leaders of a political action committee pushing for a metro charter commission say such a group is necessary to explore a more efficient local government.
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City Council to discuss consolidation charter commission
The first step toward consolidation shows up on the City Council’s committee list for next week.
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Carlisle looks for votes to get consolidation charter drafted
City Council member Chase Carlisle distinguishes between the case for consolidation and the case for drafting a consolidation charter. He also acknowledges getting the votes to form a charter commission will not be easy.
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July 2021
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Consolidation talk returns 11 years after last voters nixed last effort
The first step would be a commission to draft a charter for a combined city of Memphis and Shelby County government covering Memphis and unincorporated Shelby County but not the six suburban towns and cities.
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