The Memphis City Council approved a stopgap ordinance that could update the framework for concluding stalled contract negotiations between unionized city workers and the City of Memphis.
Members approved the consent agenda item on its first reading on the advice of Council Attorney Allan Wade on Tuesday, Jan. 26, during a council session held virtually as winter weather continued to impact the city.
While the ordinance was approved on first reading, the specific language is still being drafted by the council attorney, leaving the precise changes to the impasse process undetermined…