There is no provision for removing a Shelby County commissioner facing criminal charges like Edmund Ford Jr., but there is a push to strengthen the ethics commission’s role, chairman Michael Whaley ...

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was indicted for allegedly using a community grant program for personal gain. The indictment alleges Ford directed funds to nonprofits that then funneled ...

“As of March 3, Edmund Ford, Jr. has been placed on administrative leave without pay,” a City of Memphis official said.

Instead of a complete overhaul of the grant program, Commission Chairman Michael Whaley proposed an amendment for a 30-day moratorium on any decision-making for those grants. "What I'm proposing ...