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City government. After being classified as a taxing district in 1880 after a grievous loss of population due to the yellow fever epidemic, Memphis regained home rule in 1893. It established a city commission form of government, which it maintained until 1968. At that time, it established a mayor-council government of thirteen council positions.
The City Council's chambers are in Memphis City Hall. The Memphis City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Memphis, Tennessee. It is made up of 13 members: 7 single-district members and 6 "super district" members. Council members are elected to four-year terms with a two-term limit. The city is governed by Mayor Paul ...
Carolyn Jean Chumney (born February 13, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. She served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003. She represented the fifth district (East Memphis and Midtown) on the Memphis, Tennessee City Council from 2004 to 2007.
Justin Jamal Pearson (born January 7, 1995; PEER-sən) [1] is an American activist and politician. [2] He is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 86th district, covering parts of the city of Memphis. He was elected in a January 2023 special election to succeed Barbara Cooper, who was posthumously re-elected in the ...
Brooke Muckerman and Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal. July 24, 2024 at 8:15 AM. The Memphis City Council on Monday voted on multiple ordinance referendums for ballot initiatives that could ...
The Nineteenth Century Club, in the historic Rowland J. Darnell House. The Nineteenth Century Club is a historic philanthropic and cultural women's club based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Nineteenth Century Club adopted the idea that the community was an extended "household" that would benefit from the "gentler spirit" and "uplifting influence ...
Memphis City Councilmembers passed three tax increases Tuesday to balance the about $858 million fiscal year 2025 budget. The city property tax will increase by 18.2%, but that is lower than Mayor ...
Charles Barron. Charles Barron (born October 7, 1950) is an American activist and politician who served in the New York City Council, representing Brooklyn 's 42nd district from 2022 to 2023. He previously held the same seat from 2002 to 2013, and served in the New York Assembly from the 60th district between 2015 and 2022.