Smiley files ethics complaint over Ford outburst at council meeting

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 19, 2020 9:15 AM CT | Published: November 18, 2020 5:22 PM CT

Council member JB Smiley is also seeking a change in council rules that would allow the chairman of the body to bar a council member who does what Ford did twice during Tuesday’s council meetings.

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Memphis City Council ethics complaint Edmund Ford Sr. JB Smiley Jr. Martavius Jones

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