Fresh council to decide on council members’ city benefits ballot question

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 19, 2023 11:22 PM CT | Published: December 19, 2023 9:53 PM CT

If approved, members who serve two terms, or eight years, would get city health benefits for life. The council also approved a pay raise for incoming Mayor Paul Young and put a fifth referendum on the August 2024 ballot. 

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