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Board of Commissioners · July 27, 2026

O-26-7-103

Require budget adoption in two readings (First Reading)

CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AMENDING THE KNOX COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VIII, DIVISION 4, SECTION 2-548, “ADOPTION OF CONSOLIDATED BUDGET, TAX RATES, AND APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION; EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ADOPT, “ TO REQUIRE THE BUDGET TO BE ADOPTED IN TWO READINGS (AMENDING ORDINANCE O-90-9-122, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 10, 1990) – (FIRST READING)

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On July 27, 2026, the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners adopted “Require budget adoption in two readings (First Reading)” by a vote of 10–0.

Adopted 10-0-1-0

Part of Property taxes & reappraisal

Motion to approve Ordinance O-26-7-103 - Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending the Knox County Code, Chapter 2, Article VIII, Division 4, Section 2-548, “Adoption of Consolidated Budget, Tax Rates, and Appropriations Resolution; Effect of Failure to Adopt, “ to require the Budget to be adopted in Two Readings (amending Ordinance O-90-9-122, adopted September 10, 1990) on first reading.

Moved by Shane Jackson · seconded by Larsen Jay

Topics: Budget & taxes

The vote as recorded

Aye · 10

Gina Oster District 3 Rhonda Lee District 7 Larsen Jay At-Large Seat 10 Kim Frazier At-Large Seat 11 Courtney Durrett District 2 Terry Hill District 6 Damon Rawls District 1 Shane Jackson District 4 Adam Thompson District 8 Andy Fox District 9

Abstain · 1

Angela Russell District 5

Public forum

The clerk’s minutes note 11 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.

A sign-up count from the minutes — not a measure of overall public opinion.

Minutes of the 27 July 2026 meeting

  • Disposition: the video read Unknown; the minutes record Adopted.

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