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Shelby County extends full pay and benefits for Sgt. Samuel Lilly indefinitely while policy is drafted
Summary
After more than two hours of debate, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved a substitute resolution to continue Sergeant Samuel Lilly’s full salary and benefits indefinitely until the county adopts a catastrophic/medical‑retirement policy. The vote followed legal concerns about precedent and a push from law‑enforcement advocates and the family.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 17 to continue paying Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Samuel Lilly his full salary and benefits indefinitely until the county adopts a formal policy to govern catastrophic duty injuries.
The item began as a resolution to continue Lilly’s salary, health care, line‑of‑duty (OJI) coverage and related benefits “until his retirement or death, whichever first occurs.” After the county attorney said the proposed resolution was outside existing county policy and risked setting a precedent, commissioners negotiated a substitute that removes a fixed short extension and instead authorizes an indefinite…
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