City Council agrees to a raise for city employees and funding for MATA

In a change to the proposed FY2026 budget, Memphis Mayor Paul Young and city council members agreed to add a 3% across the board raise for full-time city employees during the Tuesday, June 10 meeting.

Members also agreed to fund $15 million of MATA’s upcoming operations, while holding the second half of its proposed $30 million budget in reserve. Its release would be timed with the presentation of a long-anticipated financial audit of the transit authority.

Young told members he has seen a “draft” of the study…

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