There are 5 article(s) tagged Walter Person:

• May 2026

  • City Council lets impasse ordinance veto stand. Now the rewrite begins.

    An ad hoc group will now work on another rewrite to overhaul the 48-year-old procedure for resolving impasses between the city administration and labor unions.

    By Bill Dries May 27, 2026

• January 2025

  • New neighborhoods division would consolidate some city functions

    The Division of Neighborhood Improvements was outlined as a more focused approach to persistent blight in the city’s residential areas. City Council members want to know more about the latest shift in the city’s blight strategy.

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2025

• August 2024

  • City COO and CFO win council approval after turbulent budget season

    Antonio Adams and Walter Person have been working in the Young administration on an interim basis for seven months. That included being the point persons in a tense budget season.

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    Council approves Joann Massey for EDGE president

    By Bill Dries August 09, 2024

  • Memphis City Council talks over mayor’s executive appointments

    The City Council also could take final action on ground leases for the planned development at Liberty Park. The leases for an entertainment venue, hotel and apartments would bring much-needed sales tax to the Liberty Park Tourism Development Zone.

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2024

  • Young plans to make city’s CFO, COO permanent

    Antonio Adams and Walter Person have served in an interim capacity since Memphis Mayor Paul Young took office Jan. 1. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 02, 2024