Chattanooga City Council Approves $20,000 In Funding For Social And Equity Study

Last Tuesday, The Chattanooga City Council Approved $19,800 In Funding For A Social And Equity Study To Be Done By University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga Professor Dr. Marcus Mauldin.

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New State Law Effectively Shuts Down Chattanooga Police Review Panel

In A Tuesday Meeting, Members Of The Chattanooga Police Academy And Review Committee (PARC), Along With Some City Council Members, Spoke Out Against A New State Law That They Say Is Effectively Dismantling The Panel’s Effectiveness.

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Chattanooga City Councilmember Proposes Raising Mayor’s Term Limit

City Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod Is Proposing An Ordinance That Would Establish Term Limits For City Council Members For The First Time. The Mayor Would Also Be Allowed To Serve Four Four-Year Terms Instead Of The Current, Which Is Two Four-Year Terms.

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Chattanooga Councilwoman Voices Support For Governor Bill Lee’s Criminal Justice Reform

On Monday, May 24, District 9 Chattanooga Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod Spoke Out To Show Her Support For The New Criminal Justice Reform Bills Signed By Governor Bill Lee.

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Chattanooga Taxpayers Get Strapped With $690K Bill For Juneteenth “Day Off” For City Workers

During The Chattanooga City Council Meeting On May 11, The Council Voted On An Ordinance To Approve An Amendment To The City Code To Allow For June 19th of Each Year To Be A Paid Holiday For City Employees.

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Chattanooga Tax Payers Could Get $690,000 Bill for Juneteenth “Day Off” For City Workers

In The Strategic Planning Meeting On Tuesday, March 23rd, The Chattanooga City Council Discussed Adding Juneteenth As A Holiday For City Employees And The Budgetary Implications Thereof.

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Chattanooga Mayoral & City Council Election Results; Runoff Election Will Proceed

Chattanoogans Took To The Polls Yesterday To Select Their New City Mayor And City Council Members. With The Top Two Mayoral Candidates, Tim Kelly And Kim White Receiving 30% And 29% Of The Votes Respectively, A Runoff Election Will Take Place On April 13th.

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Council Concerns About COVID Case Reporting; First Responders Vaccinations Mandatory

During the Chattanooga City Council Strategic Planning Meeting, council members raised questions about the Health Department’s reporting of COVID-19 case data and about vaccinations for First Responders.

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