County Commission Ad Hoc Committees

The Commissioner's Permanent Rules of Order permits the Commission Chairman to create Ad Hoc Committees as needed. With each committee, the chairman appoints members and officers to serve collectively in an effort to achieve the mission of the special committee. 

Joint Shelby County and Memphis City Transportation /Transit Ad Hoc Committee (Est. October 5, 2018)

MISSION: to identify resources and effective solutions for Transportation and Transit needs for Shelby County, TN and the City of Memphis.  GOALS/OBJECTIVES:  The Committee is established to oversee the following activities in pursuit of its Mission:

q  Review the current structure of the Public Transit System-MATA.

q  Determine barriers to a world class Public Transit System and identify feasible action steps to address those barriers

q  Draft recommendations for a reimagined world class Public Transit System.

Joint Shelby County and Memphis City Workforce Development/Education Ad Hoc Committee (Est. October 5, 2018)

MISSION: to identify best practices and feasible solutions in areas of Workforce Development and Education needs for Shelby County, TN and the City of Memphis. 

GOALS/OBJECTIVES:  The Committee is established to oversee the following activities in pursuit of its Mission:

q  Review the current structure of the Workforce Development Programs in Memphis and Shelby County.

q  Determine barriers to creating a world class Workforce Development Program and identify feasible action steps to address those barriers

q  Draft recommendations for a reimagined world class Workforce Development Initiative.

 Shelby County Community Health Ad Hoc Committee (Est. November 6, 2018) 

MISSION: to provide guidance and strategic advice to support the development of recommendations for the highest impact investments of County funds to achieve the Shelby County Board of Commissioner’s community health improvement objectives.  

GOALS/OBJECTIVES:  The Committee is established to oversee the following activities in pursuit of its Mission:

q  Review the current Public Health/Healthcare Services funded or provided by Shelby County via Regional One, Shelby County Health Department and other contracted partners of Shelby County Government.

q  Draft recommendations for the RFQ scope of work for the Shelby County funded Health Services Assessment and Recommendations Study.

q  Upon delivery of the Health Services Assessment and Recommendations Study, review and provide input to recommendations for highest impact investments of County funds to achieve the Shelby County Board of Commissioners community health improvement objectives.