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Constituents will have an opportunity to meet the mayor and his staff to help inform the Kelly Administration’s deployment of limited city resources
Presents reorganization plan to City Council for confirmation, department heads to be submitted to City Council for confirmation at a later date
Chief David Roddy to retire on July 30; next highest ranking officer Eric Tucker will serve as interim chief during search process

Mayor Tim Kelly issued an executive order on Friday that will reopen all remaining city facilities that were shuttered during the pandemic.

This includes reopening all YFD centers and Senior Centers on June 1 and all remaining pools on June 7.
Summer camps will also begin on June 7.

The order follows the presentation to City Council on Tuesday of the city’s safe reopening plan, which puts in place measures to ensure social distancing, enhanced cleaning, and limited capacity per CDC guidelines.

In honor of Juneteenth, which is now a city holiday, the City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs will present “Chattanooga Recreates Black Wall Street” an inaugural month-long recognition highlighting the celebration and patronage of Black-owned businesses for the entire month of June 2021.

“Black Wall Street” is the historical reference to the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, once known as one of the prosperous African-American communities within the United States up until the 1921 attack on black residents and businesses by mobs of white residents.

Kelly announces plan to reopen YFD centers, senior centers and pools in early June under COVID-19 guidelines
Popular summer activities will be opened next week
Kelly removes mask mandate for vaccinated residents in most situations and locations, in line with this week’s changes to CDC guidelines; plans to reopen Warner Park pool
Kelly removes restrictions on softball tournaments, Updates basis to reflect CDC guidelines
The Tennessee Human Rights Commission in partnership with the City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs and City of Chattanooga Office of Economic and Community Development Present: Fair Housing Hot Topics, What you Need to Know.