Shelby County Commission Chairman Joyce Avery has formed the following Ad Hoc Committees listed below, which include citizen members.  Additional Ad Hoc Committees may be created as needed after the first of the year.

EOC Policies, Procedures and Operations:  

This committee will review current policies and procedures and make recommendations to the Commission for approval and implementation.

Chair:                    Commissioner Sidney Chism

Vice Chair:          Commissioner James Harvey

Commissioner Henri Brooks       Commissioner Mike Ritz               

Commissioner Steve Mulroy                    

Med Funding and Health Disparity Issues :

This committee will study, recommend and work to execute strategies to assist with obtaining revenue for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis and their clinics. His committee will also look at health disparity issues in Memphis and Shelby County and make recommendations on how the County might be able to assist.

Chair:                    Chairman Joyce Avery

Vice Chair:            Commission J.W. Gibson

Commissioner George Flinn      Commissioner Henri Brooks   

Yvonne Madlock                        Joel Kimbrough                                 

Jeane Chapman                         Gene Holcomb

Claude Watts                             Calvin Anderson                             

Homeland Security, Disaster Preparedness and 911 Communications Center :

 This committee will complete the Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness ad hoc work and participate in advancing the discussion of a 911 Communications Center.

Chair:                                    Commissioner Wyatt Bunker

Vice Chair:                         

Commissioner Sidney Chism                    Commissioner Mike Ritz

Commissioner Mike Carpenter                 Commissioner Steve Mulroy

Chairman Joyce Avery                               Commissioner Deidre Malone

E-Government Initiatives:

 This committee will study and recommend strategies to make government more cost-effective and efficient through e-initiatives.

Chair:                    Commissioner George Flinn

Vice Chair:            Commissioner James Harvey

Commissioner Mike Ritz                              Commissioner Mike Carpenter

Commissioner Steve Mulroy                     

Music Commission and Music Foundation:

This committee will review the status of efforts to preserve and to globally market the music asset of Memphis and Shelby County. This committee will make recommendations to the Commission on additional ways we might be able to assist in growing this industry.

Chair:                    Commissioner Mike Carpenter

Vice Chair:            Commissioner J.W. Gibson

Commissioner Wyatt Bunker                     Commissioner George Flinn

Commissioner Henri Brooks                      Commissioner James Harvey