Mayor Young weighs whether to uphold one of Strickland’s vetoes
Memphis city attorney Tannera Gibson whispers in the ear of Mayor Paul Young during a Jan. 9 Memphis City Council meeting. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Strickland vetoed a referendum ordinance that would ask voters whether the Memphis City Council could set its salary and the salary of mayor-appointed directors. The council believes the veto was done improperly.
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Memphis Mayor Paul Young Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland Memphis City CouncilSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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