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Commission approves multiple Milton Community Enhancement grants, several increased by amendment
Summary
The Shelby County Commission approved Items 22–26 from the Milton Community Enhancement Grants Committee, increasing several awards through successive on-floor amendments; commissioners also recorded conflict-of-interest disclosures and passed the consent agenda unanimously or by recorded ayes.
The Shelby County Commission on Feb. 10 approved a series of grant awards from the Milton Community Enhancement Program, with commissioners adopting multiple floor amendments that raised several awards before the consent agenda vote.
The actions originated with the Milton Community Enhancement Grants Committee (chaired by Commissioner Thornton). Item 22 was read as a resolution allocating FY2026 funds to the River City, Tennessee chapter of The Links, Inc.; the clerk recited both a caption figure and a program grant amount during the reading and the measure passed following a recorded roll-call of ayes. Commissioner Clay Bibbs disclosed he is a member of a related volunteer service organization before the vote.
Item 23 initially proposed $25,000 for the Golden Key Entrepreneur Training Academy. Commissioners moved on the floor to increase the award: Commissioner Lowry first proposed $30,000; Commissioner Brooks then offered a $2,500 amendment; the chair offered a further $2,500 amendment. The final amended amount (noted on the floor as $35,000) was approved with a recorded roll call that included 11 aye votes.
Item 25, an award to the Memphis Retired Teachers Association originally listed at $5,000, attracted a series of amendments. Commissioner Clay Bibbs moved to add $5,000; Commissioner Lowry proposed an additional $10,000; Commissioner Brooks and others then sought further increases; Commissioner Thornton moved a $1,000 amendment and Chair Avant offered a final $5,000 amendment. The item was approved on the consent agenda after the final amendment was recorded (discussion on the floor identified the final amended amount as $29,000).
Item 26 (Milestones of Tennessee at the Christopher A. Pew Center for Men) began at $15,000 and drew multiple amendment motions: Commissioner Caswell moved to add $5,000, Commissioner Lowry moved another $5,000, and Commissioner Brooks moved to add $1,500, after which the item passed as amended.
Chair remarks closed the consent agenda and the commission moved to regular business.
Votes at a glance: the clerk read aye votes for the recorded votes during the consent agenda; final roll-call lists appear in the meeting record. The commission recorded no sustained objections when amendments were offered and the chair declared each motion passed after the clerk reported the ayes.
The clerk, commissioners, and committee chairs provided the procedural texts and amendment motions on the record; all direct quotes in this account are attributed to speakers identified in the meeting transcript. The commission advanced the regular agenda after these items.
