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Council reallocates budget as Tennessee law dissolves DEI department; council confirms mayoral restructuring
Summary
Council approved a budget amendment reallocating appropriations after state law dissolved the city's DEI department and confirmed mayoral restructuring. Council members pressed staff for details about vacancy savings and a roughly $145,000 difference between worksheet and amendment figures; staff pledged follow‑up.
The Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday approved a budget amendment and a companion resolution confirming mayoral reorganizations after Tennessee’s recent legislation that dissolved municipal DEI departments.
The council voted to amend the fiscal year 2025–2026 operations budget to reallocate appropriations to the Department of Equity and Community Engagement and to reflect administrative restructuring required by Public Chapter PC 494 and Public Chapter PC 458, both cited in the ordinance text and related materials. Council also approved a…
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