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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Tom Guleff
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JoeCitizens.com Considers "Gifting" $200 to
Commissioner to Change Vote
Upon
the recent passage of the amendment loosening the ethics policy by the Shelby
County Commission, JoeCitizens.com is considering the unthinkable. "Some
may view this as a little strange, but gifting $200 to a politician to do the
right thing might be the only way to go. We
don't believe that the commissioners will change their minds unless they see
something in it for themselves," says
Simply put, we would like the commission to revisit and overturn their recent amendment on gifts and free University of Memphis basketball tickets. If you stare at the ethics policy hard enough, one can view this as an offer to everyone on the commission. However, only one commissioner will receive the cash by making a stand and reversing the policy mistake.
We
invite others in the community to follow our lead. There are those in town who
will say that they have already given, and have the access and zoning they need.
We simply say, dig deeper. Please contact the Shelby County Commission and
insist that they forget about the perceived entitlements, perks, and gifts, and
simply do the right thing by removing the recent amendment.
*
(previous limit under ethics policy)
Commissioner Mike
Carpenter
District 1, Position 3
(901) 545-4301
mike.carpenter@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner George S. Flinn, Jr.
District 1, Position 2
(901) 545-4301
george.flinn@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner Mike Ritz
District 1, Position 1
(901) 545-4301
mike.ritz@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner Henri E. Brooks
District 2, Position 2
(901) 545-4301
henri.brooks@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner J. W. Gibson, II
District 2, Position 1
(901) 545-4301
jw.gibson@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner Deidre Malone
District 2, Position 3
(901) 545-4301
deidre.malone@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner Sidney Chism
District 3, Position 2
(901) 545-4301
sidney.chism@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner Joe S. Ford
District 3, Position 3
(901) 545-4301
joe.ford@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner James M. Harvey
District 3, Position 1
(901) 545-4301
james.harvey@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner Joyce Avery
District 4, Position 1
(901) 545-4301
joyce.avery@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner Wyatt Bunker
District 4, Position 2
(901) 545-4301
wyatt.bunker@shelbycountytn.gov
Commissioner David Lillard
District 4, Position 3
Office Phone: (901) 524-5176
Home Phone: (901) 751-3366
dlillard@bpjlaw.com
Commissioner Steven Mulroy
District 5
(901) 545-4301
steven.mulroy@shelbycountytn.gov
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