Board of Commissioners · July 26, 2021
O-21-7-107
Amend Merit System for Sheriff's Office and add Grievance Hearings (first reading).
Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Chapter 42, Article II, Division 2 entitled “Employees’ Merit System” to provide for various amendments to the Merit System for classified employees of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and to add a new Section 42-67 entitled “Grievance Hearings” to define grievances which are subject to a hearing before the Merit System Council (amending Ordinance O-90-9-111, adopted September 10, 1990; Ordinance O-94-10-101, adopted December 1, 1994; Ordinance O-20-7-102, adopted September 28, 2020; and establishing Section 42-67, previously reserved).
See this item across every meeting →On July 26, 2021, “Amend Merit System for Sheriff's Office and add Grievance Hearings (first reading).” failed before the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners by a vote of 2–9.
Motion to approve Ordinance O-21-7-107 on first reading.
Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by John Schoonmaker
Topics: Personnel & appointments · Public safety
The vote as recorded
Aye · 2
No · 9
Public forum
The clerk’s minutes note 4 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.
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