There are 49 article(s) tagged Budget:

• June 2019

  • County Commission aims to engage citizens on budget

    The community budget meeting is scheduled for Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graceland Soundstage, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. 

    By Omer Yusuf June 02, 2019

• May 2019

  • Council set to vote on compromised 4% raise for firefighters, police

    A proposed 4% public safety raise goes to the full City Council Tuesday for a final vote as part of an amended budget with no property tax hike for the fiscal year that begins July 1. There could be more budget changes at the council session.

    By Bill Dries May 30, 2019

  • Shelby County Schools seeks $71.5 million in county funding

    Shelby County Schools is asking for an additional $35 million in capital funding, and $7.5 million in additional operating costs to include support for a reading program and more English as a second language teachers. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 30, 2019

  • Election commission requests $2.5M in county funds for voting machines

    The Shelby County Election Commission lowered its $5 million capital funds request to $2.5 million in the hopes of securing funding for new voting machines by the 2020 presidential election.

    By Omer Yusuf May 22, 2019

  • Price of police and fire pay raises approved by council put at $5 million

    The decision by the council to side with unions over the administration in impasse proceedings is hardly unprecedented. But finding the money in the budget sometimes takes the council and mayor around the impasse procedure.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2019

  • Council sides with police and fire unions in pay raise impasses

    The Memphis City Council has tentatively approved a bigger raise for police and firefighters than the 3 percent Mayor Jim Strickland proposed for public safety employees.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2019

  • Harris withholds election commission funding until talks held on processes

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he’s not proposing additional funding for the Shelby County Election Commission until all parties – his administration, election commission and county commission – have further discussion on improving the election process locally.

    By Omer Yusuf May 21, 2019

  • Commission to hold community meetings over budget

    The County Commission is holding the first of two community budget meetings Thursday to get feedback from constituents on the proposed budget. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 21, 2019

  • Strickland says council faces tough choices over pay raises

    City council members Tuesday will vote on the recommendations of seven council impasses committees concerning pay raises for city employees. 

    By Bill Dries May 21, 2019

  • City budget proposal could grow by $6 million

    The Memphis City Council votes Tuesday on recommendations from seven impasse committees, and that could leave the city's budget for the new fiscal year in the red.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2019

  • Newly elected officials request budget increases to County Commission

    The Shelby County Commission held its first budget hearing Wednesday, and commissioners received budget increase requests from several elected officials. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 15, 2019

  • Collierville property tax rate to remain same for 2019-20 budget

    Collierville expects no property tax increase in the coming fiscal year, the town said Monday. 

    By Abigail Warren May 13, 2019

  • Strickland says city watching coming tax sale of Firestone plant site closely

    On "Behind The Headlines," Mayor Jim Strickland said North Memphis critics of the Memphis 3.0 proposed land use and development plan want the city to turn over the former Firestone plant site to them for uses other than manufacturing.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2019

  • Commissioner Wright talks Harris’ budget proposal, MATA discussion

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright joined The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast to discuss Mayor Lee Harris' budget proposal and what lies ahead for the commission. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 02, 2019

• April 2019

  • Memphis City Council begins detailed budget review

    The process for getting neighborhood speed humps and their distribution, and the cost of a modernized traffic intersection were among detailed line items City Council members reviewed on the first day of budget hearings Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2019

  • Germantown financial commission endorses $58.9 million budget

    Germantown is reviewing a budget that is nearly $59 million. Although it is an increase, the city will not raise property taxes. The current budget does not include the potential country club purchase.

    By Abigail Warren April 30, 2019

  • Harris proposes creation of technology startup fund

    Mayor Lee Harris' $1.3 billion budget proposal includes funding for a new tech startup fund, raises for county employees and one of the county's largest investments in prekindergarten. 

    By Omer Yusuf April 30, 2019

  • Harris to propose budget with no tax increase, small raise for employees

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is expected to present a budget next week with no property tax increase, a small raise for county employees and one of the county’s largest investments in prekindergarten.

    By Omer Yusuf April 27, 2019

  • Germantown school board approves first reading of tight $60.8M budget

    Germantown Municipal School District board members approved a $60.8 million budget for fiscal 2020 on the first of three readings Monday evening, with Superintendent Jason Manuel calling the spending plan a "status quo" budget.

    By Abigail Warren April 23, 2019

  • SCS officials, County Commissioners discuss $1.04B preliminary schools budget

    Shelby County Schools board members and County Commissioners held a historic joint meeting Wednesday to discuss the district’s preliminary 2019-20 operating budget.

    By Omer Yusuf April 18, 2019

  • Budget talks could include looking at bigger pay hike for non-public safety city workers

    City council members start budget hearings next month and there are still a few more details to come about how much revenue the council will have as it considers amendments or changes in Mayor Jim Strickland's proposal.

    By Bill Dries April 18, 2019

  • SCS, County Commission to hold joint meeting about upcoming budget

    Shelby County commissioners will likely get an early preview of the Shelby County Schools budget Wednesday. 

    By Omer Yusuf April 17, 2019

  • Strickland budget proposal includes surprise initiatives

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s fourth budget proposal, totaling $709 million, includes an Affordable Housing Trust Fund to accelerate the development of new and rehabbed multifamily and single-family housing.

    By Bill Dries April 17, 2019

  • Budget process begins for Shelby County

    Shelby County is holding a budget retreat Saturday to allow newly and returning county officials to discuss the current budget as well as next steps for the upcoming budget cycle.

    By Omer Yusuf April 06, 2019