There are 938 article(s) tagged Shelby County Commission:

• March 2020

  • Sexual harassment policy resolution passes County Commission

    A resolution that asks Shelby County government to enforce the rules laid out in the employee handbook on sexual harassment regardless of who is accused was passed by the County Commission Monday, March 9.

    By Linda A. Moore March 11, 2020

  • Shelby County Commission to reconsider Quinn Ridge

    Shelby County Commission will reconsider John Porter's Quinn Ridge proposal in April. The commission previously denied the project.

    By Abigail Warren March 10, 2020

  • Shelby County wants out of permitless gun carry legislation

    Shelby County Commission wants to be "carved out" of Tennessee's proposed permitless carry law.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

  • Paid parental leave now a reality for Shelby County employees

    The new policy launches July 1 and gives six weeks pay for county employees who have a baby or adopt.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

  • Widow gets $800,000 settlement from county in husband’s shooting death

    Edmund Studdard was killed by two Shelby County sheriff's deputies in 2016.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

  • Commission passes on first reading new rules for proving employee residency

    Details on how the county defines residency and what employees need to prove it passed in an ordinance on first reading.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

  • County commissioners want sexual-harassment policy enforced

    Shelby County commissioners want to send a message about following the sexual harassment policy, regardless of who is accused.

    By Linda A. Moore March 04, 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