There are 806 article(s) tagged Shelby County Commission:

• March 2020

  • Shelby County budget $85M in the hole for 2021

    County Commissioners were told Wednesday that revenue shortfalls and funding requests have the upcoming fiscal 2021 budget projections out of balance.

    By Linda A. Moore March 04, 2020

  • Residency ordinance passes on first reading in commission committee

    The ordinance formalizes the documentation employees must present when challenged about living in Shelby County.

    By Linda A. Moore March 04, 2020

  • County Commission committee endorses paid parental leave

    The resolution gives Shelby County employees six weeks of leave at full pay for employees who have babies or adopt. It would take effect July 1, 2020.

    By Linda A. Moore March 04, 2020

• February 2020

  • Commission panel has suggestions on monitoring employee residency

    Committee recommendations include an annual certification of residency for Shelby County employees.

    By Linda A. Moore February 29, 2020

  • AFSCME to Harris: Veto residency ordinance for public safety workers

    The labor union official says the ordinance that allows some public safety workers to live outside the county is not "morally or fiscally responsible."

    By Linda A. Moore February 28, 2020

  • Residency rules go away for sheriff’s deputies, firefighters, corrections officers

    Amending the county's residency requirements for public safety workers is intended to help with hiring and retention. 

    By Linda A. Moore February 25, 2020

  • Controversial Quinn Ridge development returns to County Commission

    The controversial Quinn Ridge development near Collierville takes another stab at approval from the County Commission Monday. 

    By Abigail Warren February 23, 2020

  • Commission committee declines recommendation on neighborhood near Collierville

    The County Commission's Land Use, Planning, Transportation and Code Committee failed Wednesday to endorse the Quinn Ridge development near Collierville.

    By Abigail Warren February 19, 2020

  • Living outside Shelby County could come with a cost for some workers

    If approved, an amended ordinance would let public safety workers live outside of Shelby County, but they would pay $2,500 in "residency compensation."

    By Linda A. Moore February 19, 2020

  • County commissioner raises concerns about Wellpath

    Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter assures commissioners there is oversight of Wellpath.

    By Linda A. Moore February 19, 2020

  • County officials learn PILOTs won’t raise funds fast enough for MATA

    There are things the Shelby County can and can't do to raise $10 million for public transit.

    By Linda A. Moore February 18, 2020

  • Officials see new opportunities for juveniles at old Shelby Training Center

    Shelby County officials toured the old Shelby Training Center as a possible site for new juvenile detention facility.

    By Linda A. Moore February 13, 2020

  • Shelby County can change residency without referendum

    If the proposed ordinance passes, it would eliminate the residency requirement for public safety employees hired between April 1, 2020, until April 1, 2024. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 11, 2020

  • County attorney: Funding for new voting machines only through referendum

    The Shelby County Commission will have to hold a public referendum if it wants to use capital funding for new voting machines, according to commission attorney Marcy Ingram.

    By Omer Yusuf February 11, 2020

  • County residency exemption fails on second commission vote, has one more chance

    The proposal could still pass on third reading.

    By Omer Yusuf February 10, 2020

  • Commissioners move to allocate 1.5% of budget for transit

    The funds for transit would be allocated through the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to the ordinance. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 10, 2020

  • Commissioner Tami Sawyer to host town hall meeting Saturday

    Safety will be the focus of a town hall meeting Saturday at the Springdale Baptist Church.

    By Linda A. Moore February 07, 2020

  • Residency stance isn’t anti-police, Sawyer says

    Commissioner Tami Sawyers defends her opinion on law enforcement officers living where they work.

    By Linda A. Moore February 05, 2020

  • County approves 1.5% of budget for transit, but unsure what to do with other MATA money

    Shelby County Commissioners wonder what to do with $2.5 million for MATA that has not been used.

    By Linda A. Moore February 05, 2020

  • Iowa app problems cast shadow on local voting discussion

    Shelby County Commissioners' decision regarding a new voting system for August ballots isn't the final word, but a recommendation for the Shelby County Election Commission. 

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2020

  • County Commission panel weighs MATA funding ideas

    Participants at a Shelby County public transportation ad hoc committee examined a number of ways the county can find dedicated funding for MATA.

    By Linda A. Moore February 05, 2020

  • Klondike-Smokey City CDC holding community lunch to discuss vacant lots

    The Klondike-Smokey City CDC purchased 150 vacant lots from the Shelby County Commission in September. They are now taking the first step in creating a plan for the lots. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 04, 2020

• January 2020

  • Politics Podcast: Hitting the reset button on the transit issue

    Shelby County Commissioners Tami Sawyer and Mick Wright talk about the effort to get some kind of county funding for the city bus system back on the road and what that means in terms of accountability and what taxpayers can afford.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2020

  • Suburban opponents denounce MATA funding proposals

    Suburban leaders are raising the alarm over proposals to help fund Memphis Area Transit Authority improvements.

    By Michael Waddell January 30, 2020

  • Shelby County Wheel tax will stay at $50 after commission debate

    A resolution to cut the wheel tax by $5 was voted down by the Shelby County Commission Monday. 

    By Linda A. Moore January 28, 2020