Shelby County proposed spending plan would include employee pay raises, keep property tax rate same. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:28 PM CDT April 21, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Describing it as Shelby County's 'road map forward', Mayor Lee Harris Wednesday morning unveiled his proposed $1.4 billion budget. It calls for a 1.5% raise or a minimum wage bump to $15.29 for Shelby County employees, $8.5 million for the Pre-K program, two new Shelby County Fire Department stations in South Cordova and Southeast Shelby County. The Shelby County property tax rate would also remain the same. "This is not the time to raise taxes because there are too many in this community who are still on the road to recovery given the pandemic's effects," Mayor Harris said. "Once more, our property tax rate is already one of the highest in the state."