Regular meeting — September 22, 2025

Motion to amend the agenda to add Item #27 - Resolution R-25-9-113 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, accepting the resignation of Commissioner Angela Russell from the Knox County Audit Committee and appointing a Commissioner to succeed Commission Russell on the Audit Committee.

Moved by Adam Thompson · seconded by Terry Hill

Motion to amend the agenda to defer Item #28 – Resolution R-25-9-301 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an agreement with Robert G. Campbell & Associates, L.P. in the amount of $132,200.00 for engineering services at the Driver Training and Certification Facility located on Foote Mineral Road; and Item #29 – Resolution R-25-9-701 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the Bylaws governing the Knox County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Moved by Adam Thompson · seconded by Terry Hill

Motion to amend the agenda to withdraw Item #32 - Resolution R-25-9-904 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, codifying policies, procedures and new permitting related to utility poles.

Moved by Adam Thompson · seconded by Terry Hill

Approve Resolution R-25-9-201 - Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a License Agreement with Knoxville Expo Center, LLC for use of exhibit hall space for the 2026 Knox County Schools Nutrition Food Show at an estimated cost of $8,094.50.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-202 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Letter of Engagement with Pugh & Company, P.C. for a best practices review of Internal School Funds at an approximate cost of $20,000.00 - $25,000.00.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-203 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an ApplicationXtender Software Support Agreement with InStream, LLC for annual software renewal for digital storage of IEP documentation from November 14, 2025 through November 13, 2026 at a cost of $12,615.00.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-204 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Master Services Agreement with Navigate360, LLC for the provision of a PBIS rewards system at West High School for the term of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 at a cost of $4,623.75.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-205 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving contacts with Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, Kids Place, Inc., Kids Place at Sequoyah, Inc., KidTime, Inc., SHADES of Development, Inc, and YMCA of East Tennessee for the provision of after-school care program services for the term of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, which may be extended for four (4) additional years.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-206 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Central Cafeteria Fund Balance Designation in the amount of $1,318,100.00.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-207 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Tennessee Department of Education Fiscal Year 2026 Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) Grant in the amount of $2,173,178.03 with required in-kind and matching funds of $1,500,145.45.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-208 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Tennessee Department of Education Fiscal Year 2026 Special Education Preschool Grant in the amount of $899,072.55.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-209 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Tennessee Department of Education Fiscal Year 2026 IDEA Partnership for Systemic Change Grant in the amount of $100,000.00.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-210 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley and receipt of up to $106,317.87 in funding from a 2025-2026 21st Century Community Learning Cener Grant for extended learning programs at Dogwood Elementary, Norwood Elementary, and South Knox Elementary Schools.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-211 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing the acceptance of grant funds and donations for the Knox County Schools as shown on the attached list and in the total amount of $228,014.00.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-302 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a grant contract in the amount of $115,000.00 with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to provide police traffic services as part of the Tennessee Highway Safety Plan for the period beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026 (no local match required).

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-401 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a construction contract with APAC-Atlantic, Inc. in the amount of $340,577.50 for the installation of an eastbound left turn lane with 75 feet of storage on East Emory Road at Brackett Road.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-501 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Amendment Number One to Contract Number 24-584 with the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee to provide additional Opioid Settlement Program funds in the amount of $50,000.00 to expand workforce development partnerships through opioid remediation strategies (no local match required).

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-601 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Amendment One to a Grant Contract with the Tennessee Department of Health for the provision of Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Program Services, which amendment decreases the maximum liability of the State under the Grant Contract by $716,012.00 for a total amount of $8,988,388.00 (no local match required).

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-901 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing Knox County to join the State of Tennessee and other local governments in amending the Tennessee State-Subdivision Opioid Abatement Agreement and approving the related Settlement Agreements.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-906 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an agreement with Blount County for the Knox County Regional Forensic Center to assume the role of medical examiner and to conduct medicolegal death investigations and perform autopsy services for a term of up to five (5) years with revenue of $711,055.00 annually.

Moved by Terry Hill · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve the minutes from the previous meeting held on August 25, 2025.

Moved by Adam Thompson · seconded by Damon Rawls

Approve the above new county roads.

Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Shane Jackson

Approve the Line Item Transfers – Total Amount of $23,729,498.87.

Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Terry Hill

Approve the Budget Amendments – Total Amount of $6,667,144.63.

Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Terry Hill

Approve the 135 Notary Public Applications.

Moved by Kim Frazier · seconded by Terry Hill

Approve Resolution R-25-9-110 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, accepting the resignation of Ms. Kyle Nahrebne (District 8 seat) from the Knox County Library Advisory Board and appointing Julie Thompson to complete the unfulfilled term of Ms. Nahrebne on the Library Advisory Board, which term expires July 1, 2026.

Moved by Kim Frazier · seconded by Adam Thompson

Approve Resolution R-25-9-111 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, appointing Daniel Herrera and Steve McFall to serve on the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Employees’ Merit System Board of Directors (terms expire September 30, 2028).

Moved by Kim Frazier · seconded by Terry Hill

Appoint Phillip Graves for District 8 to the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals.

Moved by Adam Thompson · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve Resolution R-25-9-112 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, reappointing Jonathan Repass (District 2), Ashley Williams (District 4), John Elliott (District 6) and Phillip Graves (District 8) to the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals (terms expire September 30, 2027).

Moved by Adam Thompson · seconded by Kim Frazier

Approve the amended Resolution R-25-9-113 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, accepting the resignation of Commissioner Angela Russell from the Knox County Audit Committee. Also included in the motion was to defer to the October 2025 meeting the appointment of a Commissioner to succeed Commissioner Russell on the Audit Committee.

Moved by Damon Rawls · seconded by Terry Hill

Approve Resolution R-25-9-902 - Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, requesting the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) leadership team to incorporate a comprehensive utility permitting process into the existing UDO efforts.

Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Terry Hill

Defer to the December 2025 meeting the Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, granting authority to Knox County Engineering and Public Works to withhold future utility permit applications of utility providers that do not comply with County procedures or promptly address matters such as the removal of surplus equipment/facilities, remediation of hazardous facilities, and the relocation of facilities in conflict with Knox County road projects.

Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Adam Thompson

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

Substitute motion to defer to the November 2025 meeting the 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.

Moved by Kim Frazier · seconded by Shane Jackson

Defer to the November 2025 meeting the Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending the Knox County Code, Chapter 42, Article II, Division 2, Section 42-53, “Merit System Board of Directors”, to revise in Subsection (C) the qualifications 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 any member of the person’s family is or becomes employed by the Knoxville Police Department (amending Ordinance O-90-9-111, adopted September 10, 1990; Ordinance O-91-8-114, adopted November 25, 1991; Ordinance O-95-4-101, adopted April 24, 1995; Ordinance O-19-1-101, adopted February 25, 2019; and Ordinance O-22-6-103, adopted July 25, 2022.

Moved by Kim Frazier · seconded by Shane Jackson