County Commission approves employee pay raises and bonuses
Shelby County Commissioners Edmund Ford Jr. (middle, in 2019) had proposed one-time bonuses instead of pay raises for county employees. Now raises have been approved as well. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
During the spring budget season, the commission opted for the one-time bonuses over a pay raise proposed by County Mayor Lee Harris. But after the fiscal year started, the move began to grant the pay raises as well as bonuses.
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