It's day two on the job for Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee who was sworn in Monday night. But Carlee says he's actually been working for several weeks to get his arms around the many hot button issues facing the city right now.
Citizens and civil rights advocates call on the Charlotte City Council to give the Citizens Review Board more power.
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CMP Chief Rodney Monroe hears feedback from the Charlotte City Council on the police department's Citizens Review Board. Willie Ratchford (c) heads the city's Community Relations Committee. Julian Wright (r) is an attorney for the Citizens Review Board.
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Mayor Anthony Foxx and Mayor Pro-Tem Patrick Cannon (r) discuss the role and powers of the Citizens Review Board on 4/1/13.
After nearly a year of deliberations, the Charlotte City Council met Wednesday to outline a compromise plan for raising property taxes to fund capital improvement projects. But they're still hung up over the sticking point that derailed the nearly $1 billion program last year: the streetcar.
