City court clerk question will be on ballot; MLGW residency won’t
City Council member Dr. Jeff Warren (middle) opposed the referendum on requiring residency for MLGW employees, which subsequently failed. “Until they can tell us they’ve got a waiting list for employees, I don’t think we should be tying their hands,” he said. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis City Council voted down a ballot question that would have required MLGW employees to live within Shelby County. It gave final approval to a referendum on restoring the city court clerk as an elected office.
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