Board of Commissioners · May 18, 2026
Amend Knox County Sheriff's Office Merit System Rules
Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Employees’ Merit System Rules and Regulations, Subsection 3.1.b.6. Structure and Qualifications, to provide for members of the Merit System Board to be eligible to serve if he/she has not previously been employed by the Sheriff’s Office within the five (5) years instead of ten (10) years preceding his/her appointment and to remove the requirement that a person is not eligible to serve on the Merit System Board if any member of the person’s family is or becomes employed by the Knoxville Police Department - R-26-5-903
On May 18, 2026, the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners deferred “Amend Knox County Sheriff's Office Merit System Rules” to a later meeting.
Motion to defer to the June 2026 meeting
Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Terry Hill
The vote as recorded
Aye · 6
No · 4
Abstain · 1
Public forum
The clerk’s minutes note 6 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.
A sign-up count from the minutes — not a measure of overall public opinion.