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Committee approves bills to restore Shelby County constitutional officers and limit midyear budget diversions
Summary
Two bills affecting Shelby County — clarifying that county officers are constitutional officers and preventing midyear diversion of approved county-office funds — passed committee after sponsor testimony and local testimony from Shelby County officials.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee approved two measures sponsored by Senator Taylor aiming to restore and clarify the roles and budget authority of Shelby County’s constitutional officers.
Senate Bill 274 clarifies that Shelby County’s county offices are constitutional officers after a 2008 charter change created confusion that, officials said, led to litigation and disputes over duties. SB 275 seeks to prevent the county administration from withholding or diverting funds mid‑year from budgets the county commission previously approved for county offices; the…
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