Commission balks at $300,000 transfer for legal bills in wrongful death suit
“Now we’re hearing wrongful death,” said Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., seen here in 2016, “First was the pandemic. Then it was complex litigation. It’s like a chameleon.” (Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County commissioners will meet in special session next week to vote on a transfer of $300,000 from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office budget to the county attorney’s office.
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Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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