Commission overrides Harris veto of county ethics advisory panel
The veto override by the commission is the latest chapter in an ongoing dispute between County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris.
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August 2021
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County Commission delays resolution mandating masks
The Shelby County Commission delayed action Monday, Aug. 9, on a resolution requesting a countywide mask mandate.
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County commission takes up mask mandate
The commission is the latest body to take up a call for a countywide mask mandate that would come from the Shelby County Health Department. The health department amended its latest health directive Friday to require all K-12 students in all schools – public and private – across the county to wear masks as the school year begins. Also on Monday’s agenda is a veto override.
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Van Turner weighs 2023 bid for mayor
Shelby County commissioner’s exploratory committee for Memphis mayor is another indication that county Mayor Lee Harris will seek re-election next year.
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Taylor says she’d have no problem with mask mandate
County commissioners will vote Monday, Aug. 9, on a resolution urging the Shelby County Health Department to require masks be worn in public. Some on the commission are trying to avoid the politics of the county’s first mask mandate.
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County Commission Scorecard: Crossing party lines and a new chairman
The Commission Scorecard also looks at a possible compromise to the stand-off over a new voting system that may be beyond reach.
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Election commission chief says Democrats want ‘cloudy elections’
Shelby County Election Commission Chairman Brent Taylor said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, that local Democrats want disputed election results, referring to the push for paper ballots, which he believes will lead to chaos.
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July 2021
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Commissioner warns ethics advisory group might clash with Ford probe
The County Commission will soon have a panel of five to advise on ethics. One commissioner warns it could be seen as conflicting with the ongoing special prosecutor’s investigation into a 2019 grant proposed by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.
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Election Commission chairman says County Commission not cooperating on voting machines
Brent Taylor says the County Commission decision to take its own bids on a new voting system “effectively bypasses” the Election Commission and “doesn’t indicate a willingness to work cooperatively.”
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County Commission keeps tax rate at $3.45, Brooks is new chairman
The commission also delayed the second of three votes on the Byhalia Connection Pipeline ordinance after it was amended.
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New voting machines rejected as County Commission moves to rebid
Shelby County commissioners Monday voted down a new touch-screen voting system that includes a paper trail and moved to cut the Election Commission out of the process by taking new bids on a system that primarily uses hand-marked paper ballots.
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Commissioners approve Taylor as health director, Mitchell-Sims for judicial vacancy
Shelby County commissioners chose Dr. Michelle Taylor as the new head of the county’s Health Department Monday, and they picked Judicial Commissioner Danielle Mitchell-Sims to fill a General Sessions judge vacancy.
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County Commission returns from five-week break
Monday’s commission agenda includes confirming a health director whose nomination is in trouble, possibly reopening the contentious question of a property tax hike, a long-delayed decision on a voting system for the county, and appointing a new judge.
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New voting machine issue is moving again in County Commission
A vote Monday by the Shelby County Commission on a new voting system could mean new voting machines by the May county primary elections.
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Ford-Harris bad blood renewed over county pay bonuses
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. wants the county to get the bonuses to county workers in the next pay period. County Mayor Lee Harris says the county needs to be sure the use of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds is allowed before it cuts checks.
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June 2021
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Commission balks at panel to screen ethics commission nominees
The proposed review of appointees to the ethics body comes as County Mayor Lee Harris is about to propose new ethics regulations.
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County Commission drops one-cent hike in property tax rate
The absence of four county commissioners, including three of the “yes” votes for the $3.45 property tax rate set two weeks ago, was crucial to undoing the tax hike. However, the issue is likely not over.
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County Commission takes final vote on penny tax hike
The tax rate vote will mark the end of county government’s budget season. The commission also votes on moving items from the current fiscal year into the new fiscal year that begins July 1.
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Longtime Judge John Donald steps down from bench
Shelby County General Sessions Judge John Donald is set to retire next month after 35 years on the bench.
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County Commission’s tax rate hike vote gets legal review
The legal opinion will be about the chain of events at the June 7 session that led to the first approval of the $3.46 county tax rate.
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Both sides in Head Start dispute make case to County Commissioners
Shelby County Schools officials say the Head Start contract with Porter-Leath is unprecedented in terms of its autonomy. A Porter-Leath representative says the relationship started to go bad two years ago.
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SCS approves $2.2 billion budget
Shelby County Schools approved a proposed budget of $2.2 billion to be presented to the County Commission on Wednesday, June 16.
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County budget shifts funding as part of approval process
Here are some of the highlights, including additional funding for MATA, from the county budgets for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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SCS revises lofty plans in wake of budget reality
The Shelby County Commission granted Shelby County Schools $23 million, less than half of what the school board sought.
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County Commission approves 1-cent property tax hike to rate of $3.46
The tax hike requires one more vote by the commission after notice is given to the public and the Board of Equalization with a chance for public comment. The commission also approved $1.3 million in recurring funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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