Shelby Co. Clerk Wanda Halbert asks for $2.5 million to give staff raises, purchase 'essential equipment'
Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert told commissioners because of the amount of revenue her office generates, her employees are due more.
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Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert told commissioners because of the amount of revenue her office generates, her employees are due more.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright is calling for General Session Judge Bill Anderson to step down. Wright says Anderson should resign based on his leadership and because too many criminal defendants are being released back on the streets of Memphis. “They (Memphians) are seeing friends and neighbors assaulted and harmed by all the crime […]
The resolution, provided to The Commercial Appeal, asks for Halbert's office to correct issues state auditors found during their audit.
The City of Memphis is still looking into the matter; however, no entity at the city, county or state level knows who owns this property.
Halbert was first elected Shelby County Clerk in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. Her tenure has been plagued by repeated issues and investigations.