County mayor proposes budget with no property-tax hike
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris makes his budget presentation to the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The budget proposal includes a 6% pay raise for county employees. The county commission begins budget hearings later this month with votes on the plan some time in June.
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