Just 1 Shelby County suburb has a full-time mayor. Germantown could soon make that 2.
The Germantown mayor serves part-time, but Mike Palazzolo contends that mayors who served before him worked full-time hours. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Germantown voters will decide whether they want their mayor to serve on a full-time basis during the county primaries next May, a change that would make the suburb unique among the six outlying cities in Shelby County.
None of the city charters for the other suburbs — Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Lakeland and Millington — specify the top elected office as a full-time position.
Both Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris serve in full-time positions.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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