Henri Brooks returns to commission, proposes changes to office that investigated her
Shelby County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks (left) moved to amend the county ethics policy to take the appointment of the county ethics officer out of the Shelby County Attorney’s office. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Commissioner Miska Clay-Bibbs attends the Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, meeting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell Jr. (right) attends the Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, meeting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Commissioner Shante Avant (right) attends the Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, meeting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Commissioner Britney Thornton (right) listens to fellow commissioner Edmund Ford, Jr. (left) on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon attends the Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, meeting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Commissioners Michael Whaley (left) and Mickell Lowery (right) attend the Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, meeting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The ordinance would take the power to appoint the county ethics officer away from the county attorney’s office. It comes eight years after that office investigated whether Brooks lived in the commission district she represented, and concluded she didn’t.
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