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Budget Uproar Suggests The Need For More From The Sheriff’s Department

Budget Uproar Suggests The Need For More From The Sheriff’s Department

by | Jun 11, 2020 | , , | 0

Thumbnail: Another volatile county commissioners’ meeting resulted from suggestions that the sheriff’s budget should be reduced.  The budget is significantly larger than the mayor’s budget and accounts for 45% of the general fund.  The sheriff needs to step forward to lead the process to reimagine better law enforcement.

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The Drivers Of The County Budget: Houses, Kids and Tax Breaks

The Drivers Of The County Budget: Houses, Kids and Tax Breaks

by | May 21, 2020 | , | 9

Thumbnail: The Shelby County budget process is a good time to remember taxes are high because of math, not management; that our community’s large number of children drives budgets; that it’s strange that $50 million in tax breaks are never mentioned in budget deliberations; and that comments about DeSoto County’s property tax rate are misleading.

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