City Council to consider pay raise for Mayor-elect Paul Young
Memphis City Council member Martavius Jones, right, speaks during a committee meeting Oct. 24. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis City Council Chairman Martavius Jones is proposing a pay raise from the current $170,817 Mayor Jim Strickland makes to $210,000 a year starting Jan. 1 when Mayor-elect Paul Young takes office.
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