Shelby County Commission passes measure that will put $1000 in the pockets of hospitality workers Author: Rudy Williams Updated: 10:32 PM CST January 11, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn Danielle Inez is Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Chief of Staff. We ve heard from residents across the county. They immediately began calling about these funds. They re desperate to receive this benefit. I think that s very, very clear to all of us, said Inez.
With the Mayor, the Urban League and worker union s, Inez worked on the $2.5 million relief plan for Shelby County restaurant and hotel workers hit hard by pandemic fallout. For many of them $1000 will aid in paying their rent, utilities and some food at a time when their hours are being cut because of a reduction in tourism an the inability for the public to dine-in at pre-pandemic levels, said Inez.