Commission approves $100,000 EMS training contracts amid fire‑fund equity debate

Aug 25, 2026

The commission approved two $100,000 expenditures for EMS training from the county's fire enterprise fund, while Commissioner Erica Sugarman argued the fund is being used without addressing pay disparities among unincorporated firefighters.

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Shelby County commissioners voted to approve two separate resolutions (Items 19 and 20) to purchase EMS education and training services—one with Dyersburg State Community College and the other with Southwest Tennessee Community College—each in amounts not to exceed $100,000, funded from the county’s fire services enterprise fund.

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