Ethics-commission nominations split commission; votes on mayoral nominees fail or split
The mayor's nominees to the county Ethics Commission drew contentious debate and mixed outcomes: the vote on two nominees (Yolanda Hardaway and Dwayne Thompson) failed in committee; a separate vote on Register Willie F. Brooks Jr. produced a mixed tally and also did not advance with a favorable recommendation.
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The mayor's office presented three nominees for the Shelby County Ethics Commission: attorney Yolanda Hardaway, former state representative Dwayne Thompson, and Register Willie F. Brooks Jr. The mayor's special assistant described nominees' legal and public-service backgrounds and invited them to address the committee.
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