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City of Memphis

Treadaway out of City Council appointment standoff

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 06, 2018 1:04 PM CT | Published: December 06, 2018 10:47 AM CT
<strong>City Council member Jamita Swearengen discusses the decision to prolong the filling of the District 1 seat with a colleague during a council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4.</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Swearengen and council members Joe Brown, Patrice Robinson and Martavius Jones walked out of the meeting, leaving the council without a quorum to vote on regular agenda items.&nbsp;</strong>(Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

City Council member Jamita Swearengen discusses the decision to prolong the filling of the District 1 seat with a colleague during a council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Swearengen and council members Joe Brown, Patrice Robinson and Martavius Jones walked out of the meeting, leaving the council without a quorum to vote on regular agenda items. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

One of the contenders for the appointment to the open District 1 Memphis City Council seat withdrew from consideration Wednesday, opening the possibility for a compromise among council members on the deadlocked appointment process and a return of a quorum for the council to transact other city business.

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Allan Wade Lonnie Treadaway Memphis City Council Rhonda Logan

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