City Council votes on recommendation of police force goal of 2,500
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland began 2020 with a general goal of increasing the police force to 2,400 to 2,500 from its current level of 2,100. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The council also talks about limits on mufflers, a cleanup of the city’s code of ordinances and could take a final vote on a sidewalk change that would require a sidewalk inspection as part of the closing process in real estate sales.
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