The Commission also made cuts to some departments within Shelby County government to get various other priorities funded.

During an 8-hour session that lasted until midnight, county commissioners approved a $1.7 billion operating budget and a $170 million capital budget and agreed to keep a $2.69 property tax rate.

Commissioners still debated raising the property tax rate heavily, and ultimately passed the property tax at a $2.69 per $100 of assessed value for Shelby County property owners.

Commissioners still debated raising the property tax rate heavily, and ultimately passed the property tax at a $2.69 per $100 of assessed value for Shelby County property owners.

While you were asleep, county commissioners worked late into the night, passing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Some good news for homeowners in Shelby County is ...

Harris' recommendation requests commissioners to accept a tax rate of $2.69, reducing the current tax rate — which stands at ...

A majority of Shelby County commissioners favored some kind of small property tax hike in the new budget, but ultimately ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris proposes an additional 4-cent cut to property tax rates, totaling a 70-cent reduction.