It’s official. The city of Memphis and Memphis taxpayers will have to give more money to Memphis City Schools. The funds are likely to come from a combination of higher property taxes, budget cuts in other areas, and possibly from city reserve funds.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled against the city of Memphis Wednesday. A day earlier, the Memphis City Council put off a vote on school funding pending direction from the court.
“We agree with the attorney general that the city is obligated to contribute to the funding of MCS as a local government,” the court said in an opinion written by Judge David Farmer.
