MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The decision to pause the CEO search and board resignations has left the future leadership of MATA uncertain.

Some of the job candidates had already flown to town for interviews. Now it's back to square one.

Dr. Jeff Warren, a Memphis City Council member, emphasized the need to address the issues facing MATA, stating, "We need to fix this problem. And if it takes a little while to get it right, we want to get it right."

Five members of the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) board resigned following the city's decision to pause interviews for a new CEO.

The resignations come amid ongoing challenges for MATA, including a $60 million budget shortfall and recent controversies over financial mismanagement that led to the firing of the former CEO.

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