Fresh council to decide on council members’ city benefits ballot question
Memphis City Council member Martavius Jones speaks during a committee meeting on Oct. 24. Jones proposed an ordinance that would extend city health benefits to council members who serve two terms of office. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
If approved, members who serve two terms, or eight years, would get city health benefits for life. The council also approved a pay raise for incoming Mayor Paul Young and put a fifth referendum on the August 2024 ballot.
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