Lakeland dives deeper into discussion on change of government
James Lewellen (in a file photo), a municipal-management consultant with the University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service, spoke at the Lakeland meeting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
If Lakeland is to change its form of government, it will be up to the citizens and not the elected officials.
On Thursday, April 16, the Lakeland Board of Commissioners held a third round of discussions around a change — suggested by Commissioner Connie McCarter — to a mayor and alderman structure.
A change would require replacing the municipality’s charter established in 1977 as a general-law city manager-commissioner style of government. Lakeland has a mayor and four commissioners, each of whom has an equal vote on city matters. The day-to-day operations are handled by a city manager.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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