Shelby County administration outlines fixes after comptroller refuses FY26 budget
After the state comptroller declined to certify Shelby County's FY26 budget, Chief Administrative Officer Harold Collins described steps the administration has taken — adding budget staff, revising submission processes and resubmitting under comptroller guidance — while commissioners pressed for clearer reconciled numbers and written communication with Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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The Shelby County administration told commissioners on Oct. 22 that it has added personnel and altered processes after the state comptroller refused to approve the county's FY26 budget, a refusal that county officials said stemmed from a cascade of technical and timing issues around an Oracle conversion and tax-rate certification.
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