There are 32 article(s) tagged Shelby County Commission Scorecard:

• December 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Partisan issues arise

    The County Commission Scorecard tracks some specific pandemic votes as well as a call for Medicaid expansion.

    By Bill Dries December 10, 2020

• November 2020

  • Shelby County Commission Scorecard: Monterey Estates, reserves and Shelby Farms Park

    The Commission Scorecard looks at three votes by the body on issues that were more complex than the vote totals might reflect, starting with four new homes in Capleville.

    By Bill Dries November 26, 2020

• October 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Police reform bundle, voting machine contract

    The County Commission Scorecard tracks the final stand of a set of four police reforms applying to county law enforcement and what may be the last stand of the $5.8 million contract to buy a new voting system for the county.

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2020

• September 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Voting machines, board of health and no more freeze

    The County Commission Scorecard sorts out a quartet of items from this week’s session — some that have been on the commission’s plate for some time. 

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: Police reform in the Sheriff’s Office

    Three police reform measures cleared the Shelby County Commission on the first of three readings this week. But it amounted to a test vote with more votes in play than were committed. Our commission scorecard shows where the division is on the specific issues.

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2020

• July 2020

  • County Commission Scorecard: The Race for Number Two

    First-term Republican Commissioner Brandon Morrison became chairman pro tempore of the commission with the votes of six of the eight Democratic commissioners and none of the votes of her four Republican colleagues on the body. While it's controversial, the political move is also a common feature of commission politics.

    By Bill Dries July 30, 2020

  • Shelby County Commission Scorecard: Ending the Budget Season

    The commission scorecard includes votes on a property tax hike, a Juneteenth holiday and a resolution recognizing racism as a pandemic.

    By Bill Dries July 01, 2020