To read the budget for Shelby County budget, there is the requirement to accept the following disclaimer, which seems the height of bureaucratic thinking. Thankfully, the City of Memphis budget is easily available and without having to take an oath:
Shelby County provides a full range of services, including law enforcement, judicial system, jail and correction facilities, health services, community services, fire protection and recreational activities.
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Which attorney provided this advice? Wow.
I didn’t know that smoking pot had reached east of the Mississippi river. Whoever wrote this must have just returned from Colorado or Washington state.