Council approves referendum on police, fire residency
Outgoing Memphis City Council member Joe Brown (left) talks with fellow councilmembers Reid Hedgepeth (center) and Worth Morgan (right) during a Memphis City Council Executive session Dec. 17. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
City Council approves referendum on police and fire residency. Residents will have a chance next November to weigh in on whether police and firefighters can live within 50 miles of the city or in neighboring counties.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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