No decision yet on whether City Council will campaign for charter amendments, chairman says
“We’ve already committed to having these issues put on the ballot,” Memphis City Council chairman JB Smiley said. “The only question for us is when is the most appropriate time.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Now that five city charter referendums have moved to the November ballot, the Memphis City Council will probably consider whether it wants to spend city money on a campaign for the set of five proposals.
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