Residency issue has been recurring for 16 years at City Hall
At their first session since the Oct. 3 city election day, city council members take up a familiar issue -- residency requirements. A new proposal would allow police and fire brass to hire outside Shelby County if voters approve it in a November 2020 referendum. It would be the third residency referendum in 16 years.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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