Board of Commissioners · March 23, 2026
R-26-3-903
Approve amendment to Employee Disability Benefit Plan.
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, APPROVING THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE KNOX COUNTY EMPLOYEE DISABILITY BENEFIT PLAN TO ELIMINATE THE 90-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS; REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PARTICIPANT EXHAUST ACCRUED LEAVE PRIOR TO DISABILITY APPROVAL AND INSTEAD PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF ALL ACCRUED LEAVE UPON APPROVAL OF DISABILITY BENEFITS; AND REQUIRE THAT A PARTICIPANT BE ON APPROVED LEAVE AND NOT ACTIVELY WORKING WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF APPLYING FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS AND DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE DISABILITY REVIEW PROCESS
See this item across every meeting →On March 23, 2026, the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners adopted “Approve amendment to Employee Disability Benefit Plan.” by a vote of 11–0.
Motion to approve Resolution R-26-3-903 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the amendment and restatement of the Knox County Employee Disability Benefit Plan to eliminate the 90-day waiting period for disability benefits; remove the requirement that a participant exhaust accrued leave prior to disability approval and instead provide for payment of all accrued leave upon approval of disability benefits; and require that a participant be on approved leave and not actively working within two (2) weeks of applying for disability benefits and during the pendency of the disability review process.
Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Courtney Durrett
Topics: Contracts & purchasing
The vote as recorded
Aye · 11
Public forum
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