There are 163 article(s) tagged Edmund Ford Jr.:

• February 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

• January 2020

  • Transit funding approved by County Commission on second reading

    Extended funding for transit was approved by the Shelby County Commission in an ordinance on second reading that gives it 1.5% of county's CIP budget.

    By Linda A. Moore January 27, 2020

  • Referendum on residency idea fails in County Commission committee

    An ordinance that would put the question of residency requirements for employees to Shelby County voters failed in committee Wednesday.

    By Linda A. Moore January 23, 2020

  • Commissioners to consider $20 wheel tax increase to fund MATA

    Commission committees will be asked to consider raising the wheel tax by $20 to fund MATA.

    By Linda A. Moore January 07, 2020

• November 2019

  • Public transit can help environment, experts tell Commission

    A former EPA official told Shelby County commissioners Wednesday the county can fight pollution by investing in public transportation.

    By Linda A. Moore November 13, 2019

  • Conaway: A taxing lesson

    On Oct. 3, we voted in a half percent sales tax increase, raising our sales tax to nearly 10%. The police and fire unions campaigned to get the issue on the ballot, promising to restore benefits cut in 2014, but other city employees would be cut out of the tax increase windfall. 

    By Dan Conaway November 08, 2019

• October 2019

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Impact of the sales tax referendum

    Shelby County Commissioners Edmund Ford Jr. and Van Turner discuss the possible impacts of the passing of a sales tax increase by referendum in the recent Memphis city elections with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

    By Natalie Van Gundy October 11, 2019

  • County asks about ‘fair share’ of sales tax increase

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley has asked the county attorney for an opinion on a plan for the county to get its "fair share" of the city's newly approved sales tax increase. Meanwhile, Commissioner Edmund Ford now has questions for Memphis city government.

    By Linda A. Moore October 10, 2019

  • Aftermath of city sales tax referendum gets more complex

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says, according to one legal opinion, a referendum for county government to claim half the city revenue from the half-cent sales tax increase would be a vote among citizens in unincorporated Shelby County. 

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2019

• September 2019

  • Edmund Ford Jr. says county should prepare to get ‘fair share’ of proposed sales tax increase

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says if a sales tax increase referendum passes in Memphis, the County Commission should go after the county's “fair share” of the funds.

    By Linda A. Moore September 25, 2019

  • Council contenders sign progress pledge, Conrad and Ford come out against sales tax hike

    The "Pledge for Progress" is a promise on the priorities five council contenders would have if elected to the body, including a possible change to 13 single-member districts. Meanwhile, council Chairman Kemp Conrad and county commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. are the first public opponents of the sales tax hike ballot question on the Oct. 3 ballot.

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2019

• August 2019

  • NACA event makes home ownership a possibility

    The Achieve the Dream event this weekend is an opportunity for potential homebuyers to get pre-approved for low-interest loans with no down payments and no closing costs.

    By Linda A. Moore August 22, 2019

  • Shelby County Commission committees consider worker pay, rugby field grant

    Shelby County Commission committees will consider Wednesday legislation to pay county employees $15 an hour. Commissioners also will consider measures giving a $50,000 grant for a rugby field and rescinding a resolution that amended how county properties are named.

    By Linda A. Moore August 21, 2019

  • County Commission committee does not commit to request for school pay study

    Shelby County Commission committees Wednesday sent several measures to the full commission meeting without a recommendation, including a request for a study on school district workers who do not make $15 an hour.

    By Linda A. Moore August 21, 2019

• July 2019

  • Sanford: His seat is a target, but Cohen is having the time of his political life

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, first elected in 2006, plans to seek reelection in 2020 and 2022, but it's no secret that more than a few Democrats are positioning themselves to run for the seat the moment he decides to step aside.

    By Otis Sanford July 11, 2019

• June 2019

  • County Commission is doing ‘the hard and meticulous work’ of the budget

    The mayor said he "yields to the will of the body, namely the County Commission. My recommendation is that he does just that so the commission can finish his incomplete homework assignment."

    By Edmund Ford Jr. June 12, 2019

  • Commission faces $78M in additional budget amendment requests

    The County Commission has about three weeks to amend the budget if it wants to approve it in time for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. 

    By Omer Yusuf June 09, 2019

• May 2019

  • Commissioners introduce budget amendments for MATA, Tom Lee Park renovations

    The Shelby County Commission is considering 26 amendments to the 2019-2020 budget, including one that would provide county funds for MATA public transportation for the first time. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 30, 2019

  • County commissioners weigh election commission’s request for new voting machines

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner says he may propose a joint resolution with the election commission to seek further assurances before granting them funding for new voting machines. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 25, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Voting machines, the county budget, and more

    Shelby County Commission chairman Van Turner and commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. talk about money for voting machines and other issues in the county’s budget season.

    By Natalie Van Gundy May 24, 2019

  • Commissioners continue push for more SkyCop camera funding

    County Mayor Lee Harris' budget proposal contains funding for 130 new SkyCop cameras, fewer than half the commission's request of 325 SkyCop cameras. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 19, 2019

• April 2019

  • Commission approves resolution to ‘retain and protect’ legislative authority

    Shelby County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to “retain and protect” its authority to fill county office vacancies Monday.

    By Omer Yusuf April 29, 2019