Jackson City Council Implements Hiring Freeze

Jackson City Council approves hiring freeze

One councilman believes the freeze is important.

Jackson City Council implements hiring freeze

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With the Municipal General Election less than two weeks away, a hiring freeze is now in effect on all vacant positions in the City of Jackson. The Jackson City Council voted 7-0 on May 20 to implement the hiring freeze. A majority of the vacant positions are within the city's executive branch. "The hiring freeze is something that we needed to do. There are only six weeks left in the term. And at this point, we can afford …

Jackson City Council institutes hiring freeze with change in Mayor’s office coming in weeks

Council members voted unanimously to institute the hiring freeze after outgoing Mayor Chokwe Lumumba made two hires that raised eyebrows. The Jackson City Council has implemented a hiring freeze with the municipal General Election weeks away and the incumbent mayor out of the running for re-election.