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Shelby County accepts $135,279 state grant for Project Safe Neighborhoods; MOUs approved to pursue SRO reimbursements

Shelby County Board of Commissioners (standing committee hearings) · March 4, 2026
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Summary

The County committee approved a $135,279 state Project Safe Neighborhoods grant for the sheriff's office to fund overtime, field equipment and evaluation work. The committee also approved memorandums of understanding with three school districts required for state SRO grant eligibility; commissioners questioned eligibility criteria and abstained on one MOU vote.

The Shelby County Law Enforcement, Corrections and Courts committee on March 4 approved two linked items affecting the sheriff's office. Alicia Lindsey, chief administrative officer for the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, asked commissioners to accept a state Project Safe Neighborhoods grant of $135,279 to support overtime for officers, field operational equipment (mobile mounts, firearm buffers,…

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