Commission to consider new rules for one of the county’s ‘biggest financial concerns’ — grants
Commissioner Erika Sugarmon, left, is the sponsor of the proposal that requires applicants to list specific expenditures noting “general descriptions, including but not limited to ‘personnel,’ ‘operations’ or ‘administrative expenses’ shall not be sufficient.” (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
One commissioner is proposing to put more conditions on the $2.6 million the body allocates for grants days after Mayor Lee Harris warned that funding grants is a great share of the county’s budget.
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