Board of Commissioners · February 25, 2026
O-26-2-101
Restructure oversight of Juvenile Service Center and create advisory board
Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, to repeal Knox County Code Sections 18-141 and 18-142 relative to the operation of the East Tennessee Regional Juvenile Service Center and adopting new Sections 18-141 and 18-142 to place the control and supervision of the Juvenile Service Center under the Knox County Juvenile Court Judge and to create an Advisory Board. (First Reading)
See this item across every meeting →On February 25, 2026, “Restructure oversight of Juvenile Service Center and create advisory board” failed before the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners by a vote of 3–8.
Part of The juvenile detention center
Substitute motion: seven-member board with two mayor appointees and five elected by full commission
Moved by Angela Russell · seconded by Andy Fox
Topics: Intergovernmental & resolutions
The vote as recorded
No · 8
Aye · 3
Public forum
The clerk’s minutes note 24 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.
A sign-up count from the minutes — not a measure of overall public opinion.