Commission to consider agent for city, county collab
Shelby County Commission Chairman Michael Whaley is sponsoring the More for Memphis ordinance with Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas and commissioner Erika Sugarmon. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Commissioners also vote on $300,000 in funding to a workforce development program that fired its director last week and discuss changes to the 6% pay raise for county employees approved in the previous budget season.
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