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  2. Tennessee governor signs bill blocking police reform law ...

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    The 2023 ordinance was passed by the Memphis City Council in the months after Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was severely beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop.

  3. Memphis City Council OKs some referendums for the ... - AOL

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    The Memphis City Council on Monday voted on multiple ordinance referendums for ballot initiatives that could appear before voters in November. ... Sec. 667 and 668 of the Home Rule Charter of the ...

  4. Government of Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. TN House punts vote on bill limiting cities from enacting ...

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    The bill has faced backlash from activists, state Democrats and the family of Tyre Nichols, who have said the bill was filed to overturn an ordinance passed by the Memphis City Council that limits ...

  6. Memphis City Council - Wikipedia

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    The first city council took office in 1968, after the modern city charter had been approved by Memphis voters in a 1966 referendum. The 1966 charter set the salary for council members at $6,000, which was later raised to $20,100 in 1995, and later raised again to the current amount of $30,100.

  7. Interim MPD chief said she enforced pretextual stop ordinance ...

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    Memphis City Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr., during a committee vote on Jan. 9, said "Someone was not being honest with this body," in reference to Davis saying the ordinances were enforced ...

  8. Bill Morris (Tennessee politician) - Wikipedia

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    William Noel Morris (born September 29, 1932), [1] known as Bill Morris, is a Tennessee politician who served as mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee, including the city of Memphis. He also was a sheriff of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. [2] He was the president of the Tennessee County Services Association, an organization of county officials ...

  9. Memphis faces opposing opinions on legality of ordinance ...

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