Memphis is a "home rule" city that operates under a contract --a charter-- that is determined by the electorate. Any municipality, after adopting home rule, may continue to operate under its existing charter, make amendments, or adopt a new charter to provide its governmental or proprietary powers. An amendment may be advanced by ordinance of any home rule municipality by a charter commission provided for by act of the General Assembly and elected by qualified voters.
Many Memphians believe that recent and current events are evidence that change is needed for Memphis. The Charter Commission is a non-partisan group that will review the current city Charter and recommend changes. The recommended changes will be presented to the citizens of Memphis in the form of voter referendums.
Memphis' prosperity, to an extent, will be determined by the Charter Commission's true insight.
Through the judgment of this Commission, Memphians can give birth to a change that will help Memphis progress in the right direction. The Charter Commission will have 2 years to review the charter and ordinances and formulate recommended changes. Those changes will be presented to the voters as a referendum - you, the citizens of Memphis, will ultimately accept or reject the recommended changes.
Is the charter commission an ongoing thing or just a one time board?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the names of the members?
ReplyDeleteThrough the judgment of this Commission, Memphians can give birth to a change that will help Memphis progress in the right direction
ReplyDeleteI hope they can do it.
I doubt they can, especially with some of the members.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 6:31 and 6:32
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming you're the same person. I can answer one of your questions. The second one:
CHARTER COMMISSION MEMBERS
District 1: Willie Brooks
District 2: Sylvia Cox
District 3: Marsha Campbell
District 4: Janice Fullilove
District 5: George Brown Jr.
District 6: Sharon Webb
District 7: Myron Lowery
The other question is interesting, I never thought about it or asked. We aim to get to the bottom. I'll have to do research.
Hello Blinders,
ReplyDeleteI guess that's their motto or mission statement. We shall soon see. They are a diversified group I think. I like their idea of getting input from the public.
Anonymous 6:21,
ReplyDeleteI found out and it's a one time thing. That sheds a differernt light on the commission. If they don't do anything, nothing will be done.
Thanks for the info Common. We already know two members are plants,guess who?
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