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Commission approves contract with University of Memphis to build CLEAR criminal-justice data dashboard, with amendment to contract language
Summary
The Shelby County Commission approved a contract with the University of Memphis to fund the CLEAR initiative, a research unit and data dashboard to track criminal-justice outcomes; the County Attorney recommended amending the resolve clause to match the $300,000 contract caption and commissioners pressed staff on data access and sustainability.
The Shelby County Commission on Feb. 10 approved a contract with the University of Memphis to create a criminal-justice data dashboard known as the CLEAR initiative, and amended contract language on the floor to correct the dollar figure in the resolve clause.
The contract (Item 30), as read, is for an initial term through Feb. 29, 2028 with options to renew and described a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 for the initial term; the resolve clause in the printed text included a different figure ($175,000) which County Attorney Megan Smith advised should be amended to $300,000 to match the caption. The commission amended the resolve clause on the floor…
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