There are 84 article(s) tagged Wanda Halbert:

• June 2023

  • Long-awaited Riverdale clerk’s office quietly doing business

    The long-awaited and discussed office of the Shelby County Clerk at 3785 Riverdale Road opened this week after many delays. 

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2023

  • Halbert touts ‘soft opening’ Tuesday of clerk’s Riverdale office

    Halbert has talked of opening a new clerk’s office on Riverdale Road since late last year. The “soft opening” means the office won’t be fully staffed.

    By Bill Dries June 05, 2023

• May 2023

  • Shelby County Commission votes on tax rate changes, Wanda Halbert

    Mayor Lee Harris is proposing dropping the rate, but the votes weren’t there. Meanwhile, another effort to take a possible step toward ouster proceedings against County Clerk Wanda Halbert came up short.

    By Bill Dries May 01, 2023

• April 2023

  • Adviser says more locations, temporary workers can end County Clerk’s problems

    The new special adviser to Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she has some “concrete ideas” about how to end lines outside the office locations.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2023

  • Shelby County Commission appoints Wanda Halbert’s special adviser

    The Shelby County Commission chose former city council member Janet Hooks to be Wanda Halbert’s special adviser.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2023

• March 2023

  • Halbert: ‘I’m not going anywhere ... Nobody asked anybody else to quit’

    Wanda Halbert met March 29 with county commissioners who pressed for specifics on a lease at Poplar Plaza and an opening date for the Riverdale Road office. One commissioner pushed his call for her to resign.

    By Bill Dries March 29, 2023

  • Poplar Plaza, Wanda Halbert have been discussing office space since September

    An email chain indicates representatives from Poplar Plaza have been asking Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert since at least September 2022 about relocating the clerk’s office space in the shopping center.

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    Your questions about Wanda Halbert’s office, answered

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2023

  • Your questions about Wanda Halbert’s office, answered

    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert goes before county commissioners Wednesday, March 29. Here are some of the basics of the controversy that has been ongoing for about a year.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2023

  • Halbert asserts independence in response to county mayor’s ultimatum

    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she has a back-up plan to move the clerk’s office now at Poplar Plaza to an old bank branch at Quince and Perkins.

    By Bill Dries March 24, 2023

  • Halbert could face ouster if she doesn’t move Poplar Plaza office

    If Wanda Halbert does not move the Poplar Plaza office location, Mayor Harris could make the case that she is derelict in her duty.

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2023

  • County Commission Scorecard: Wanda Halbert’s adviser and reparations

    The Daily Memphian’s County Commission Scorecard looks at the Feb. 22 commission meeting that was moved and covered two controversial topics, racial reparations and a special adviser for County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2023

• February 2023

  • Shelby County Commission approves special adviser for Wanda Halbert

    What began as a call for a special counsel to investigate the clerk’s office turned into a special adviser hired by and reporting to the county commission, working with Clerk Wanda Halbert in a three-month period.

    By Bill Dries February 23, 2023

  • Bill making it easier to recall Wanda Halbert passes first hurdle

    If the Shelby County Commission adopts a resolution of no confidence in Halbert, 88,481 voters have to sign a petition to put a recall question on the ballot. Republican state Rep. Mark White’s bill brings that down to 5,899.

    By Ian Round February 16, 2023

  • Still no opening date for Halbert’s Riverdale branch

    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert pledged the Riverdale branch office would open by the end of 2022. It’s not open yet, and Halbert told county commissioners Monday she doesn’t know when it will be.

    By Bill Dries February 06, 2023

• January 2023

  • Anticipating February ‘rush,’ Halbert to close Downtown vehicle registration for two weeks

    Less than 24 hours before the partial closing begins, the Shelby County Clerk says it is to “stay ahead of February’s anticipated rush.”

    By Bill Dries January 24, 2023

• December 2022

  • County Clerk’s new Riverdale office misses another opening deadline

    The new Shelby County Clerk’s office missed a second opening deadline of Dec. 1.

    By Bill Dries December 01, 2022

• November 2022

  • County Commission Scorecard: Ethics change, new school board member and the clerk’s office

    The Commission Scorecard covers October votes on a change to county ethics rules, filling a vacancy on the MSCS board, Election Commission funding and the new commission’s relationship with County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries November 11, 2022

• October 2022

  • County Clerk misses Halloween office opening deadline

    County chief administrative officer Harold Collins says the office is fully equipped, but Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert says the office won’t open until early December, missing a deadline set by Shelby County commissioners. 

    By Bill Dries October 31, 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

  • Conaway: A few things for my birthday

    “There are some things I want. I’ve wanted them for a while and the hints just aren’t working. So, I’ve made a modest list — 10 things you can choose from.”

    By Dan Conaway October 14, 2022

• September 2022

  • Halbert’s ‘whistleblower’ claim ‘nonsense’ by legal standards

    Employment and labor attorney Alan Crone, a former Memphis City Council member, says the claim of “whistleblower” status by County Clerk Wanda Halbert is “nonsense” and likened it to an episode of “The Office.”

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2022

  • Halbert says ‘whistleblower’ status should make her immune to recall

    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert reacts to talk of legislation lowering the number of signatures needed to force a recall election. She also continues to blame County Mayor Lee Harris’ administration for a backlog of license plates and tags that she says has been cleared up.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2022

  • Voters could recall Shelby County Clerk under proposed bill

    Under the current law, 15% of registered county voters have to sign a petition to get a recall question on the ballot. State Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) wants to lower that to 1%.

    By Ian Round September 22, 2022

  • Couple gets marriage license after ‘mass confusion’ at county clerk’s office

    It took some effort, but Connor Dunning and Catherine Wylie finally got their marriage license — with a little help from their friends — from the office of Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert this week. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 22, 2022

  • County Clerk’s office closes to public for second weeklong ‘blackout’

    County Court Clerk Wanda Halbert said the weeklong closing to the public, which begins Monday, Sept. 19, is necessary to clear a backlog of car titles. It’s the Shelby County Clerk’s second closing in a month. 

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2022