City Council delays first of three votes on police residency referendum
Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas made the move to pull the residency requirement for police and firefighters on the August 2022 ballot citywide from the council consent agenda Tuesday night. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The delay came after some council members opposed to the ballot question pushed for a separate vote on first reading Tuesday, Dec. 21.
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