Mayor Paul Young vetoes pay referendum, city council overrides
Memphis Mayor Paul Young addresses the Memphis City Council during a Jan. 9, 2024, meeting. Young issued his first veto Tuesday, Jan. 23, since taking office. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The referendum, which would allow the Memphis City Council to set its own pay and that of city division directors, will remain on the August 2024 ballot for city voters to decide.
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