THE TRUTH: Cash-Strapped City Paying Big for Consultants

Weather

Flood Warning expires at 9:47 AM on 5/30, issued at 9:47 AM Alamo, TN | Bells, TN | Bogota, TN | Crockett Mills, TN

Get ready to pay up. The Wharton administration says the city could end up $17 million short this year. Despite the money mess, the truth is the city hasn't stopped spending big bucks on pricey consultants.

Click here to read the full story.

All postings and submissions are subject to the Newport Television Terms of Use Agreement. By posting your submission, you agree that you have carefully reviewed these terms and conditions and agree to be bound therein.

You will be solely responsible for your submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. Newport reserves the right to decide whether a submission is appropriate and complies with its Terms of Use Agreement. Newport may remove any submission, without prior notice, for violations of the Terms of Use Agreement, including but not limited to submissions that are pornographic, obscene, indecent, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate for public viewing.

Post a Comment

Comments

TiredinMemphis - 2/28/2012 1:49 PM

1 Vote

Report User

This is what happens when you appoint unqualified quotas and friends into positions that can't do. Put more friends and quotas into spots, and you will have to continue to hire "consultants" to do their jobs. Way to go Memphis. More of the same.

memphiscitizen - 2/27/2012 5:49 PM

1 Vote

Report User

If I recall correctly, testing for the police department was being done by the police department before Halbert starting complaining about discrimination. This consultant cost the taxpayers 1.5 million dollars and we now have a lot more bad hires. Halbert seems to have forgotten her involvement in outsourcing police testing. Halbert, Collins, and Ware wanted to restrict hiring to Memphis residents even if it meant lowering the standards. They had no problem giving a blank check of the taxpayer's money to a big buck out of town consultant. Now Wanda seems to be singing a different tune. Too little, too late!