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At-a-glance: key votes and actions from Shelby County commission meeting
Summary
The commission passed a forensic audit resolution for MSCS, accepted a $100,000 broadband grant, advanced pay-parity and land-bank items on first reading, referred a compensation-policy amendment to committee, and approved several grant and budget items on the consent calendar.
At a glance, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners took the following actions during its meeting:
- Item 28: Approved a resolution to initiate an RFQ or single-source process for a forensic audit of Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS); authorized up to $50,000 and added an amendment to engage a firm by March 31, 2025 (11–0).
- Item 27: Accepted a $100,000 broadband-ready communities grant and approved an Innovate Memphis contract not to exceed $94,000; commissioners amended the item to prioritize Districts 7, 8, 9 and 10 for initial outreach (11–0).
- Item 22: Advanced an ordinance on first reading to establish pay parity between Shelby County Division of Corrections officers and Shelby County Sheriff's Office corrections deputies; will return for second reading (first reading passed).
- Item 26: Advanced an ordinance on first reading to impose an administrative application fee for Land Bank surplus-property applications ($70 anticipated, $100 cap) and amended the caption to specify applicants pay the fee; will require a 0.667 vote for final adoption.
- Item 32: Referred a compensation-policy amendment to the committee on Feb. 19 to ensure County Clerk input and to address internal-control concerns (procedural referral passed, 9–0 recorded on procedural vote).
- Consent and budget items: The commission approved the consent agenda (with multiple items pulled for separate consideration) and passed Item 5 (comprehensive monthly financial update) and Item 14 (second .25 report) after committee reports. Several Milton Community Enhancement grants were amended and approved.
These items reflect a combination of routine county business — grants, procurement and code updates — and high-profile oversight action focused on local education finances.
