TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 25, 2025

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is being sued by Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner over the FY2026 budget. According to court records obtained by The Commercial Appeal, Bonner is seeking to restore $67 million to his office's budget, which he says was not included in the mayor's budget request or approved by the Shelby County Commission. Harris, in his response to the suit, denied that he did not include Bonner's $67 million in budgetary requests, stating the allegations are "inconsistent with the plain language" within the adopted budget.