Police reform proposals and discussions dominate council agenda
Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Jeff Lyash (shown during a meeting on Nov. 13, 2019, between TVA officials and Memphis City Council) is in council committee sessions on Tuesday, July 7. It's his latest in a series of visits with the council to talk about Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division’s decision on whether to stay with TVA or leave for another electric power supplier. (Daily Memphian file)
Memphis City Council members to discuss removing police from the city’s civil service system.
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