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.
Topic: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris
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March 2020
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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.
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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.
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February 2020
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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."
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Lawsuit accuses corrections director of sexual harassment
The corrections officer says in lawsuit against Shelby County that the corrections division is a sexually hostile environment for female officers.
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Frayser could get new high school, Harris says in State of the County address
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris sees Frayser as a good place to start expanding educational opportunities for students.
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County mayor wisely paused plans to build a new juvenile center
The impatience to build a new facility from scratch caught the attention of the company holding title to an existing, unoccupied facility. Now instead of an $11 million annual lease agreement, the county could acquire the building and property for just a fraction of the original expense – $3.4 million.
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Expect bold things from the State of Shelby County address
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will speak on the past year and upcoming plans in his second State of the County address.
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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.
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The juvenile detention center needs to be replaced
The question ultimately is not whether we can afford a new facility but whether we can afford not to have one.
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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.
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Room to grow at the Shelby County Community Garden
The Shelby County Community Garden opens in April.
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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.
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Indigence among us
Cutting poverty and increasing the financial security of all Americans ought to be a political objective, if not obsession.
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January 2020
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New residency rules aim to wrangle county employees into compliance
A Shelby County Commission ad hoc committee intends to make it harder for county workers to live outside the county.
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County Commission creates panel to work MATA funding puzzle
A public transportation ad hoc committee will try to come up with a way to raise about $9 million in county funds for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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Applications available for county mayor’s summer work program
Fifty young people will be chosen randomly to take part in the work program that will place them in a Shelby County government office, a nonprofit agency or area business.
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Free MATA service a ‘wonderful idea’ but not yet possible
Kansas City, Missouri, could soon be the first major city to offer free bus service. But Memphis isn't there yet.
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Wheel tax increase to be pulled from Shelby County Commission agenda
Commissioner Willie Brooks, a sponsor of the wheel-tax resolution, said he's willing to find other ways to fund MATA.
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Wheel tax increase for MATA goes back to county committee for more study
A proposed $20 wheel tax increase for MATA funding wasn't voted on Monday by the Shelby County Commission, which will revisit the resolution next week in committee.
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses MATA funding, the refugee resettlement plan and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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Wheel tax increase squeaks through committee
Members of the committee spent hours hearing from MATA supporters Wednesday and will vote Monday on a $20 wheel tax increase for the transit authority.
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MICAH applauds plan to fund MATA with wheel tax increase
MICAH is rallying behind a Shelby County Commission resolution to raise the wheel tax by $20 to increase funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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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.
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Shelby County makes it official: It’s a refuge for refugees
In a letter to the U.S. Department of State, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris notified federal officials that the county will continue to welcome refugees.
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