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Committee hears dozens of operating and CIP amendment requests; most sent to full committee without recommendation
Summary
The subcommittee reviewed a broad slate of FY26 budget amendments — from the District Attorney's office and court tech upgrades to nonprofit grants and zoo funding — and moved most items to the full committee (June 18) without recommendation while asking for detailed exhibits and funding sources.
The Budget & Finance subcommittee considered a wide range of operating and capital‑budget amendments submitted by commissioners and departments, including personnel requests by the District Attorney, technology upgrades for court clerks, allocations for the Memphis Zoo, funding for community nonprofits, and establishment of a criminal‑justice data laboratory. Many items were discussed briefly and then sent to the full committee without a recommendation so members could review exhibits and funding sources.
District Attorney staff asked to restore personnel funding and to move certain records‑storage costs; the district also requested paralegals and a litigation analyst to manage body‑worn‑camera evidence and redaction work. County Trustee and court clerks presented smaller technical and personnel requests. The University of Memphis and other community partners proposed a criminal‑justice data laboratory to centralize cross‑agency metrics; the committee asked staff to package a spreadsheet of internal vs. external requests and their offsets for next week's meeting.
Public comment included a speaker urging the committee to reject a $1.5M recurring appropriation to the Memphis Zoo, calling for greater fundraising accountability. Most amendments will resume before the full committee next week with more detailed backup materials and, when appropriate, line‑by‑line offsets.
