Opinion: What the mayor’s energy report really says
MLGW administration’s attitude is “We are in charge and you can’t ask questions,” according to Jim Gilliland Jr. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Jim Gilliland Jr.
Jim Gilliland Jr. has worked 22 years in the project finance and public finance sectors in the municipal bond market and has focused on electric utilities and independent power producers. He is currently in municipal bond investment management at Diversified Trust Co. He is a member of $450 Million for Memphis, which advocates an open bid process for the city’s power supply.
“The mayor’s report not only had different conclusions than those that were reported, but they elaborated on specific factors in which MLGW’s actions when it issued an RFP were inadequate and unprofessional.”
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