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Board of Commissioners · August 31, 2026

Amend agenda to withdraw ordinance prohibiting amplified Islamic call to worship.

Motion to amend the agenda to withdraw the following item from the agenda: Item #56 – Ordinance O-26-8-103 - Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, creating the Knox County Code, Chapter 50, Article I, Section 50-4, prohibiting an amplified Islamic Call to Worship.

On August 31, 2026, the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners adopted “Amend agenda to withdraw ordinance prohibiting amplified Islamic call to worship.” by a vote of 11–0.

Unanimous Adopted 11-0-0-0

Motion to amend the agenda to withdraw an item

Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Kim Frazier

The vote as recorded

Aye · 11

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 Angela Russell District 5 Adam Thompson District 8 Andy Fox District 9

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The clerk’s minutes note 24 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.

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Minutes of the 31 August 2026 meeting

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