There are 2 article(s) tagged Gerald Thornton:

• October 2022

  • County Commission sets goals for county clerk problems, Wanda Halbert

    The commission’s unanimous vote covers staffing, a job study and the opening of the clerk’s new Riverdale Road location by Halloween. But Clerk Wanda Halbert and County HR director Gerald Thornton clashed on some of the basic details of what the office has and what it needs. 

     

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    County Commission delays final vote on how chief ethics officer is picked

    By Bill Dries October 18, 2022

• January 2022

  • Pay raises for corrections workers part of crime fight, Lee Harris says

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said the raises approved this month for 200 corrections center guards are being funded in part by fees the Justice Department is paying the county as it closes down a privately run federal prison. And he said more raises and bonuses are coming for others.

    By Bill Dries January 16, 2022