Shelby County Commission votes on tax rate changes, Wanda Halbert
Shelby County Commissioner Edmond Ford Jr. speaks at a County Commission meeting Dec. 14. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Mayor Lee Harris is proposing dropping the rate, but the votes weren’t there. Meanwhile, another effort to take a possible step toward ouster proceedings against County Clerk Wanda Halbert came up short.
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