0:00 → 1:08(1m 8s)
Meeting opened with instructions for public participation: two ways to join (email or phone), rules for public comment (appearance card required; 3 minute limit; chair may shorten time; disruptive attendees may be removed), and request that audience use thumbs up/down instead of applause.
Shelby County Commission met to consider routine business, dozens of budget/contract items, and several contentious civic issues: a stalled pre‑K contract with First Aid Memphis prompted large public turnout and a passed resolution urging Mayor Harris to sign; commissioners postponed indefinitely a school‑board election resolution after heated public testimony; and the commission approved a sole‑source contract for sheriff promotional exams amid questions about vendor exclusivity.
