Lakeland commissioners failed to approve a salary increase for elected officials, leaving the compensation the same as its been for 23 years.
By Michael Waddell, Daily Memphian Updated: May 08, 2026 2:37 PM CT | Published: May 08, 2026 2:37 PM CT
A vote to give elected officials a raise failed at the Lakeland Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, May 7. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
Lakeland commissioners failed to approve a salary increase for elected officials, leaving the compensation the same as its been for 23 years.
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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