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Clerk asks legislature to allow countywide penny "round up/round down" policy as Shelby County sees many cash transactions
Summary
General Sessions Court Clerk Tammy Sawyer told commissioners the county sees a high volume of cash transactions and asked the commission to seek legislative action so counties may adopt a standardized round-up/round-down policy for pennies; vote moved the item forward with 4 ayes and 1 abstain.
Tammy Sawyer, General Sessions Court Clerk, briefed commissioners on a proposal to seek statewide legislative action enabling counties to adopt a standard "round up/round down" policy for penny amounts in cash transactions. Sawyer said guidance from the Tennessee Comptroller already allows counties to adopt such a policy locally but that a unified approach is preferable:…
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