Mayor Harris to propose county pay raise
Mayor Lee Harris speaks at Youth Villages’ Breakthrough conference about community violence March 26. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The 6% proposed raise for all county employees comes two years after Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris proposed and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved a 5% pay hike.
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