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The reparations subcommittee will look at areas including affordable housing and homeownership, healthcare, the criminal justice system, career opportunities and financial literacy.

Halbert still holds her position as clerk. The special advisor will help fix issues and report to the commission, giving the commission a small bit of oversight.

It looks like the Shelby County Clerk is getting a special adviser with hopes to address the continuous issues.

Shelby County voters could recall County Clerk Wanda Halbert much more easily under a bill that cleared its first hurdle Wednesday.

It currently takes about 15 percent of signatures from voters, but a new bill sponsored by a Memphis state representative could drop that down to 1 percent.

Memphis has one of the oldest civilian law enforcement review boards, but also one of the weakest, CLERB Chairman James Kirkwood said Tuesday.

Beer permit renewals in Shelby County were due at the end of January, but those at some Memphis area bars say they never got a notice in the mail in the first place.

An update on Riverdale County Clerk location funding can't be released based on "attorney-client" privilege, Halbert said.

During Jan. 24 to Jan. 27 as well as Jan 30 to Feb. 3 the Downtown Shelby County Clerk's Office will cease motor vehicle registration and title requests.

The closure will affect the motor vehicle registration and title departments at only the clerk’s downtown office from Jan. 24 through Jan. 27 and Jan. 30 through Feb. 3.