Board of Commissioners · September 22, 2025
R-25-9-905
Defer amendment to Sheriff's Office Merit System Rules.
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE EMPLOYEES’ MERIT SYSTEM RULES AND REGULATIONS, SUBSECTION 3.1.B.6 STRUCTURE AND QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE MERIT SYSTEM BOARD TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IF HE/SHE HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WITHIN THE FIVE (5) YEARS INSTEAD OF TEN (10) YEARS PRECEDING HIS/HER APPOINTMENT AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE MERIT SYSTEM BOARD IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PERSON’S FAMILY IS OR BECOMES EMPLOYED BY THE KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
See this item across every meeting →On September 22, 2025, “Defer amendment to Sheriff's Office Merit System Rules.” failed before the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners by a vote of 4–6.
Substitute motion to approve Resolution R-25-9-905 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an amendment to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Employees’ Merit System Rules and Regulations, Subsection 3.1.b.6 Structure and Qualifications to provide for members of the Merit System Board to be eligible to serve if he/she has not previously been employed by the Sheriff’s Office within the five (5) years instead of ten (10) years preceding his/her appointment and to remove the requirement that a person is not eligible to serve on the Merit System Board if any member of the person’s family is or becomes employed by the Knoxville Police Department with the amendment to take effect January 1, 2027; and the additional amendment to delete the language that reads “five (5) years” and replace with eight (8) years.
Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Andy Fox
Topics: Personnel & appointments
The vote as recorded
No · 6
Aye · 4
Absent · 1
Public forum
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