Council closes budget season with $2.70 tax rate, boost to some pay raises
City Council budget committee chairman Martavius Jones succeeded in carving out a $10 million block of capital funding that includes money for renovations of Mud Island River Park, including money to make the park’s monorail operational again. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The council also narrowed a plan to increase the pay of city employees to one that adds 1% to the pay of about 2,000 unrepresented employees.
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