Posted on: January 11, 2021
I think we all recognize that our local restaurant and hospitality industries have been hard hit during the course of this pandemic. That’s why, over the last several weeks, we have partnered with several members of the Shelby County Board of Co...
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Community Updates
Posted on: January 4, 2021
You may not have heard, but we recently brought Fire Engine 60 back into service. The return of Engine 60 is a long time coming for the communities of Brownsville Maher Woods and East of Old Brownsville, and this is just the start. We are committed to mak...
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Community Updates
Posted on: October 19, 2020
Right now, Shelby County Government is in the midst of considering law enforcement reform. In Shelby County, the discussion of law enforcement reform builds on the best practices and ideas that we have seen come out of our very own Sheriff’s Office. Even ...
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Community Updates
Posted on: October 1, 2020
Recently, the County Commission approved the largest purchase of hybrid fleet vehicles in Shelby County Government’s history. In addition, the Division of Planning and Development has been awarded $500,000 in federal grant funding to implement a...
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Community Updates
Posted on: September 17, 2020
Dear friend,
This month marks two years as Mayor of Shelby County, the largest in Tennessee and, in my opinion, the greatest county in America.
Together, we have accomplished a lot.
We have focused on supporting working families. As one of the largest and hi...
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Community Updates
Posted on: September 15, 2020
This pandemic has impacted all of us, but none more so than our seniors and our residents of long-term care facilities. Seniors, in particular, are a priority risk group because of the high risk of complications with COVID-19. Because of this, nursing hom...
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Community Updates
Posted on: September 24, 2020
As you know, Shelby County Schools recently began the school year. Unlike any year before, this school year’s start is virtual. That means that all of us should think deeply about what we can do to support the thousands of virtual learners in our communit...
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Community Updates
Posted on: August 12, 2020
I may be biased but I believe Shelby County is one of the greatest places to live.
What makes our community great are the people.
This summer, I had the chance to celebrate several very special Shelby County residents on their birthdays. Although we should ...
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Community Updates
Posted on: August 6, 2020
We know that this community and our neighboring communities are working very hard to slow the spread of COVID-19. We all meet together regularly and safely. We are coordinating our response.
But, we cannot ignore the reality that our cases are likely to mo...
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Community Updates
Posted on: July 28, 2020
Yesterday, the County Commission took the final vote on our Ban the Box ordinance, and approved the measure.
Ban the Box is an effort by our administration and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners to create a new countywide policy that eliminates inqui...
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Community Updates
Posted on: July 24, 2020
We continue to adjust to life amid COVID-19, since the virus will likely be with us for the foreseeable future. We have all made important sacrifices. But we are at a pivotal point, and we must not let up. That’s why masks are now required in pu...
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Community Updates
Posted on: July 17, 2020
As I have mentioned in past messages, the County Commission is currently considering our ordinance to Ban the Box. This new ordinance would remove the inquiry into criminal history from most Shelby County Government job applications. Ban the Box creates m...
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Community Updates
Posted on: July 10, 2020
On Tuesday, July 14, Shelby County will partner with the Memphis Urban League on the first #SouthernJustice Summit. This all-virtual conference will bring together activists and thinkers around issues of arrest and detention, bail reform, alternatives to ...
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Community Updates
Posted on: July 9, 2020
This Monday, the County Commission will consider the third and final reading of the “Ban the Box” ordinance. “Ban the Box” is an effort by our administration and Commissioner Sawyer, with support from several other ...
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Community Updates
Posted on: June 30, 2020
Today, I signed an Executive Order to expand the protections for prisoners housed with the Shelby County Division of Corrections. This Order will build on our previous efforts to be extremely aggressive in working to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our pri...
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Community Updates
Posted on: June 23, 2020
I am pleased to report that Shelby County Government has just put the finishing touches on the first paid parental leave policy for county employees. That means, starting next week on July 1, county employees will have access to six weeks of paid parental...
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Community Updates
Posted on: June 19, 2020
Shelby County and the state of Tennessee were facing a public health emergency long before COVID-19 hit our communities. The Tennessee General Assembly has let seven years pass by without expanding Medicaid, and that single decision has left hundreds of t...
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Community Updates
Posted on: June 15, 2020
Over the last few weeks, we have received increasingly urgent reports from various County operations, worried about the Commission’s action on this year’s budget. They have been trying to make sense of the massive cuts the Commission h...
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Community Updates
Posted on: June 8, 2020
Right now, we are in the middle of the Shelby County budget process. The County Commission is considering a budget during one of the worst economic contractions in US history. About 40 million Americans have filed unemployment claims, nearly one in four w...
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Community Updates
Posted on: May 29, 2020
The protection of prisoners and other vulnerable populations is one of our top priorities and we have to be aggressive. A verse from Matthew reads: “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and...
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Community Updates
Posted on: May 28, 2020
COVID-19 has cut lives short and put livelihoods in jeopardy. To confront this public health emergency, we have expanded testing capacity, worked with the state to expand local hospital capacity, and expanded public health capacity. However, we have to al...
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Community Updates
Posted on: May 22, 2020
We have recently announced the move into Phase 2 of our Back-to-Business framework. This is a sign of solid progress. In fact, take a moment to think about just two of our indicators of progress in light of what’s happening right now.
First, reca...
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Community Updates
Posted on: May 18, 2020
Right now, we are positioned to make a significant investment in protecting our public health. Today we will be asking the Shelby County Commission to approve 141 new positions in the Shelby County Health Department, new positions that will be singularly ...
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Community Updates
Posted on: May 4, 2020
County Mayor Lee Harris Remarks Regarding COVID-19 Shelby County Health Directive #3 Delivered on May 4, 2020
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