There are 28 article(s) tagged County Commission Scorecard:

• August 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Finding the budget line and holding it

    Our scorecard of commission votes includes a possible swap of some CARES Act funding as well as the first rejection of a move to get past county government's hiring freeze.

    By Bill Dries August 14, 2020

• July 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Ban the Box and Budget Aftermath

    Our scorecard tracks what could a close final vote to come on the ban the box ordinance after it was amended. We also detail the three budget amendments that got through before the commission approved a hiring freeze.

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2020

• June 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Sheriff’s Office defunding and health insurance turmoil

    We start an ongoing scorecard of Shelby County Commission votes with a pair of budget season amendments and the latest incursion into a seven-year controversy about who gets the health insurance contract for 5,000 county employees.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2020