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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 purchased a private water system in 1902 and operated it as the Memphis Artesian Water Department. [4] The city later purchased the local portion of the electrical system of the Memphis Power and Light Company in 1939 for $15 million [5] and formed the MLGW Division. [4] From 1937 to 1970, the department was headquartered at the ...
Allison Fouché has worked for the city of Memphis since 2016. ... Brooke Muckerman covers Shelby County Government for The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at 901-484-6225, brooke.muckerman ...
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.
On Jan. 10, the Greater Memphis Chamber's Chairman’s Circle submitted a letter to Gov. Bill Lee’s office asking for assistance with a litany of crime issues impacting the city's business ...
A Memphis City Council meeting can be seen through the City of Memphis seal in the meeting room door at city hall in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
The Memphis Police Department was founded in 1827. [6] In 1878, the 55-man police department was devastated by the yellow fever epidemic with all 55 officers stricken, and 10 officers dying. [6] By 1927, the city's murder rate was 69.3 per 100,000 population, the highest in the country.
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