‘This is embarrassing:’ Memphis moves to fill $10 million budget hole
“This is embarrassing,” Memphis City Council member Yolanda Cooper-Sutton said about the gap in the city’s budget. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis City Council approved $10 million from the city’s rainy day fund to fill the gap, most of which — about $9.7 million — is in the Memphis Fire Department’s budget.
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Memphis City Council BudgetSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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