The resolution authorizes the use of $50,000 from the County Commission’s Contingency Fund to pay for the audit.

The Board of Commissioners said MSCS's budget comes out to about 2.2 billion annually, entirely funded by taxpayers.

The Shelby County Commissioners are meeting Monday to decide whether or not they will call for an audit of the Memphis-Shelby County School Board.

The Shelby County Commission received a brief report from Shelby County Sheriff John Samaniego on the recent changes to various departments in Shelby County at a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday,

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools system will undergo a forensic audit to see whether taxpayer money may have been misused over the past five years.