City Council goes virtual for Tuesday meeting
The Memphis City Council will vote on an ordinance that would require Land Use Control Board and City Council approval of “correctional facilities, specifically detention centers, jails and prisons.” The ordinance is sponsored by councilwomen Michalyn Easter-Thomas and Jerri Green (pictured). (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Council members return to pandemic rules as the body votes on putting a charter amendment on the November ballot, extra approval for jails and more.
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