Carlisle makes first call for firing of Haushalter in vaccine ‘fiasco’
Memphis City Council member Chase Carlisle (in a file photo) has called for the firing of Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter. (Daily Memphian)
The council can’t fire Shelby County Health Director Alisa Haushalter, but council member Chase Carlisle will propose the resolution at Tuesday’s council meeting. There could be more calls Friday, when Haushalter and County Mayor Lee Harris speak at a special meeting of the Shelby County Commission.
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