City Council delays police residency vote until April
Memphis police officers chase speeding cars from an AutoZone parking lot in Berclair Dec. 11, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
City Council members have delayed the first reading on a police residency referendum until April to see if the Tennessee General Assembly passes a law banning such residency requirements for public safety employees statewide.
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