Memphis Police and Memphis Fire Associations rallied for support of a public safety referendum.
They held a rally in front of its new campaign headquarters. The mission of the referendum is to restore certain benefits those officers and firefighters lost back in 2014. Roughly a quarter million dollars was raised to encourage people to vote for the referendum on October 3rd.
A similar referendum failed in 2013 but supporters say this one is a bit different.
“This is the first time that the citizens of Memphis has spoken on behalf of fire and police and said, I don’t care what you say, I don’t care how broke you say they are. I say they need their pension and insurance,” said President of Memphis Fire Association, Thomas Malone.
Supporters of the referendum endured the summer heat, all in an effort to make sure they get the votes they need to restore police and fire benefits.