Board of Commissioners · November 15, 2021
O-21-11-101
First Reading: Amend Knox County Code Ch. 42 re: County Sheriff's Civil Service Law
Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Chapter 42 by repealing Sections 42-51 through 42-66 and by adding a new Section 42-51 to adopt the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-8-401 et seq., known as the “County Sheriff’s Civil Service Law of 1974” in order to bring Knox County into compliance with state law (amends Ordinance O-90-9-111, adopted September 10, 1990; Ordinance O-91-8-114, adopted November 25, 1991; Ordinance O-94-10-101, adopted December 1, 1994; Ordinance O-95-4-101, adopted April 24, 1995; Ordinance O-19-1-101, adopted February 25, 2019; Ordinance O-20-7-102, adopted September 28, 2020; Ordinance O-21-7-105, adopted August 23, 2021; and Ordinance O-21-7-106, adopted August 23, 2021) – O-21-11-101 - (First Reading):
See this item across every meeting →On November 15, 2021, the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners adopted “First Reading: Amend Knox County Code Ch. 42 re: County Sheriff's Civil Service Law” by a vote of 11–0.
Motion as a substitute motion to defer this item to the January 24, 2022 Board of Commissioners meeting. Also included in the motion was for the Commission Chairman to work with the Knox County Law Director on formulating the question to have a legislator from the Knox County Delegation request the Attorney General’s opinion on this matter.
Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Kyle Ward
Topics: Public safety
The vote as recorded
Aye · 11
Public forum
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