Votes at a glance: ordinances, grants and appointments cleared in Shelby County committee hearings

Summary

Shelby County committees advanced multiple ordinances, resolutions and grant awards during committee meetings; several items were deferred for further review. Key votes included building-code ordinances, grants to local nonprofits and a juvenile-court contract funded from opioid settlement proceeds.

Shelby County commissioners advanced a bundle of committee items Tuesday, approving updates to local building-code adoption, awarding community grants and clearing a juvenile-court contract funded by opioid-settlement money, while deferring other items for follow-up.

The session across several committees produced favorable recommendations on joint ordinances to adopt the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code and related changes to the residential and building codes; multiple community grant awards from the Milton Community Enhancement Program; a $100,000 state broadband grant and contract with Innovate Memphis; and a juvenile-court contract with Port of Leath (Parent Leadership Training Institute) using opioid-settlement funds. Several other items were deferred for additional review or sent to budget subcommittee.

Why it matters: The approved votes move building-code changes and local program spending forward to the full commission for final action, and the juvenile-court contracts deploy settlement funds designated for youth-wraparound services. Deferred items—most notably a proposed revision to the county’s compensation policy and two budget items—will return for more review, which could affect…

Votes at a glance: ordinances, grants and appointments cleared in Shelby County committee hearings

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