There are 10 article(s) tagged Shelby County Budget:

• June 2023

  • Suburban school districts eye Shelby County budget

    The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will review Mayor Lee Harris’ proposed budget on Monday, and it includes increased funding for the suburban school districts.

    By Abigail Warren June 24, 2023

• May 2023

  • Suburban superintendents hope for increased county funds

    Area school superintendents are closely watching Mayor Lee Harris’ wheel tax proposal, if approved the could see an increase in funding for capital needs.

    By Abigail Warren May 28, 2023

• March 2023

  • Mayor Harris tests wheel tax hike to fund Regional One rebuild

    The Shelby County mayor wants to know if the current commission has the “political will” to support options that would also pay for new Frayser and Cordova high schools.

    By Bill Dries March 05, 2023

• June 2021

  • City and county budget paths get more interesting as fiscal year nears

    The path of the two budget seasons and the use of federal funds to close financial gaps — plus other topics — are the focus of a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2021

• May 2021

  • Letter to the Editor: Don’t frame property tax rate in moral terms

    ‘I’m not opposed to funding social programs, but let’s do it without pretending there’s morality in extracting money from people this way.’

    By Letters to the Editor May 24, 2021

• December 2020

  • County leaders contemplate budget red ink

    Last week’s budget retreat by the Shelby County Commission included word of a $27.5 million deficit and calls for the county to come up with a way to replenish its reserves and avoid short-term borrowing.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2020

• October 2020

  • County budget season blueprint gets closer look

    Budget committee chairman Edmund Ford Jr. amended his resolution to stick with the county’s policy of keeping its financial reserves at 20% of general fund revenues. He has suggested a 15% to 20% guideline.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2020

• June 2020

  • Harris talks COVID-19, the budget and more

    This week on WKNO’s Behind the Headlines, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries.   

    By Eric Barnes June 25, 2020

• May 2020

  • County leaders owe us a balanced budget without a tax increase

    In recent years, spending has begun to exceed revenue — a structural imbalance that is unsustainable over time without property tax increases.

    By Mark Luttrell May 30, 2020

• April 2020

  • Lee Harris wants budgets cuts now while elected officials say not so fast

    Shelby County elected officials say county Mayor Lee Harris' administration went too far with proposed cuts to the current fiscal 2020 budget.

    By Linda A. Moore April 06, 2020