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Justin Biggs

Republican · At-Large Seat 11 · Sep 1, 2018 – Aug 31, 2022

Justin Biggs has cast 1,304 published votes on the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners, attending 89.2% of recorded roll calls, with 46 motions made and 6 dissents (a “no” on an adopted item).

On the issues

Attendance

1163 of 1304

recorded votes he or she was present for

present means neither absent nor recused

141

recorded votes marked absent or recused

Counted from roll calls, not a sign-in sheet — a member who was present but recorded no vote is indistinguishable here from one who was absent.

When the board disagrees

56 contested decisions · how these are counted

56

contested decisions he or she cast a yes or no on

a decision is contested when at least one member voted the other way

6

of those, voted no on something adopted anyway

46 / 162

motions moved / seconded

Recaps: First 100 days · 2022 in review · 2021 in review · 2020 in review

Deterministic breakdowns of Justin Biggs’s published record — not a score or a rating. Raw counts are always shown; a percentage appears only once there are at least 10 votes. As of the meeting of August 31, 2026 — the newest published record.

Votes by topic

Topic Votes Aye No Abstain Body median
Zoning & land use 272 237 (87%) 10 (4%) 1 11–0 See votes →
Budget & taxes 63 53 (84%) 0 (0%) 0 10–0 See votes →
Contracts & purchasing 228 206 (90%) 0 (0%) 0 11–0 See votes →
Personnel & appointments 101 86 (85%) 6 (6%) 2 11–0 See votes →
Schools 176 147 (84%) 0 (0%) 0 11–0 See votes →
Public safety 72 61 (85%) 2 (3%) 1 11–0 See votes →
Roads & infrastructure 109 95 (87%) 0 (0%) 0 11–0 See votes →
Parks & community 32 28 (88%) 0 (0%) 1 11–0 See votes →
Intergovernmental & resolutions 121 104 (86%) 2 (2%) 0 11–0 See votes →
Surveillance & privacy technology 3 3 0 0 11–0 See votes →

Attendance & dissent over time

Attendance rate

Dissents (no on adopted)

Sep 2018 Dec 2022
Full term · Sep 2018–Dec 2022. Vertical lines mark election dates.
  • May 3, 2022 · County primary
  • Aug 4, 2022 · County general

Source: Knox County Election Commission.

Year Votes Present Attendance Dissents
2020 267 199 75% 1 See votes →
2021 664 664 100% 3 See votes →
2022 373 300 80% 2 See votes →

Agreement with other members

Computed over contested votes only — the 56 non-unanimous (split) votes Justin Biggs cast, where the room recorded at least one Aye and at least one No. Unanimous votes are excluded because they carry no signal.

Member Voted the same Shared split votes
Kyle Ward 46 of 55 (84%) 55
Randy Smith 43 of 54 (80%) 54
Charles Busler 38 of 50 (76%) 50
Richie Beeler 41 of 55 (75%) 55
Terry Hill 35 of 47 (74%) 47
Carson Dailey 36 of 55 (65%) 55
John Schoonmaker 36 of 56 (64%) 56
Larsen Jay 33 of 56 (59%) 56
Dasha Lundy 30 of 55 (55%) 55
Courtney Durrett 27 of 55 (49%) 55

See Justin Biggs’s split votes →

Motions made & seconded, by topic

Topic Made Seconded
Zoning & land use 2 53 See votes →
Budget & taxes 0 1 See votes →
Contracts & purchasing 1 24 See votes →
Personnel & appointments 7 14 See votes →
Schools 1 13 See votes →
Public safety 1 3 See votes →
Roads & infrastructure 1 7 See votes →
Parks & community 0 4 See votes →
Intergovernmental & resolutions 4 16 See votes →
Surveillance & privacy technology 0 1 See votes →

How these breakdowns are computed

Every figure on this page is a deterministic computation over Justin Biggs’s published roll-call votes on Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners — the same record set behind the vote table below. Nothing is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking. The general pipeline (sources, extraction, gates, review) is described on the methodology page.

  • Votes by topic. Each published motion is attributed to every distinct neutral topic its agenda items carry — the primary subject and any secondary tags alike, so an item counts under every topic it’s about (and a consent-calendar motion covering several items counts under each); procedural items are excluded, as in the default vote browser. Aye/No/Abstain are counts of Justin Biggs’s own vote. A percentage is shown only when the topic has at least 10 votes. Body median is the median of the Aye and No tallies across the same motion set — the typical room split on that topic.
  • Attendance & dissent over time. Bucketed by the calendar year of each meeting. Attendance = votes where Justin Biggs was recorded present (not absent or recused) ÷ total votes that year; the percentage is shown only when the year has at least 10 votes. Dissents = “No” votes on motions the body adopted anyway. The denominators for every year are in the table above.
  • Term timeline & election markers. The two trend strips plot the yearly attendance and dissent figures above on a single time axis spanning Justin Biggs’s full term (Sep 1, 2018–Aug 31, 2022). The vertical lines mark public election-calendar dates — candidate-filing deadlines, primaries, and general elections — that fall within that span, each labeled with its date and type. Those dates are a matter of public record (source: Knox County Election Commission); the timeline itself makes no claim about them. It marks the dates and draws the line; any pattern near an election is the reader’s to notice, not ours to assert.
  • Agreement with other members. Computed over contested votes only — motions where the roll call recorded at least one Aye and at least one No. For each colleague, the record set is the split motions where both cast an Aye or No (their seated overlap); “voted the same” counts the motions they cast the identical value on. A percentage is shown only when that shared set reaches 10 votes. Unanimous votes are excluded on purpose: they would launder everyone into near-total agreement.
  • Motions made & seconded. Straight counts of published motions where Justin Biggs is recorded as the mover or the seconder in the minutes, grouped by the motion’s neutral topic(s).

Campaign finance

Reproduced from Justin Biggs’s own campaign-finance disclosures — a public record. Amounts are the totals stated on each filing, or the itemized schedule where the filing’s own totals are not machine-readable; each row links to the filed document. We add nothing the filing does not state.

Report Raised Spent Filed
Disclosure County Trustee $00 itemized $5233 itemized easyvote — →
Disclosure County Trustee $00 itemized $91,4584 itemized easyvote — →
Disclosure County Trustee as of Apr 20, 2026 $6003 itemized $18,0164 itemized easyvote — →
Disclosure County Trustee as of Mar 30, 2026 $106,5007 itemized $1,0502 itemized easyvote — →
Disclosure County Trustee as of Jun 30, 2025 $5,70011 itemized $15,21113 itemized easyvote — →
Campaign Financial Disclosure County Trustee as of Feb 4, 2025 Filed — figures not yet machine-readable easyvote — Campaign Financial Disclosure →
JUNE REPORT County Trustee as of Jul 15, 2024 summary figures do not add up as filed; reproduced as written $3,300total as filed $3,000total as filed easyvote — JUNE REPORT →
[email protected] County Trustee as of Feb 7, 2024 Filed — figures not yet machine-readable easyvote — [email protected] →
Campaign Financial Disclosure - corrected view County Trustee as of Feb 7, 2024 $8,200total as filed $819total as filed easyvote — Campaign Financial Disclosure - corrected view →

Top expenditures

Largest itemized expenditures on the latest report.

  • SAMS CLUB $273
  • GIBBS RURITAN CLUB $150
  • SOUTH DOYLE PTSO $100

Totals are the sum of the itemized contribution and expenditure schedules as disclosed. Schedules are itemized only at or above the filing threshold; sub-threshold amounts and the filer’s stated cover-page totals are not part of this structured record, so they are not shown here rather than guessed.

Disclosed interests

Reprinted from Justin Biggs’s annual Statement of Interests (Form SS-8005) — a public record filed with the Tennessee Ethics Commission. Entity names and categories exactly as filed, for the official and spouse; the form states no dollar amounts, and neither do we. Each filing links to its source.

We don’t have this. No Statement of Interests on file for Justin Biggs. It does not mean none was filed — only that we hold no copy.

Appointments moved

Board and committee appointments Justin Biggs moved or seconded, as recorded in the minutes. Each links to the full decision, where the complete roll call is shown.

Appointee Board Term Decision
Kathryne Ogrod Knox County Ethics Committee not stated Oct 25, 2021 →
Commissioner Kyle Ward Knox County Investment Committee not stated Sep 1, 2020 →

Voting record

Meeting Agenda item Vote Badges
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-601 Approve Amendment Four to Health Dept. grant for immunization services. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Amendment Four to a Grant Contract with the Tennessee Department of Health for the provision of immunization services, which amendment increases the maximum liability of the State under the Contract by $3,261,883.00 to add COVID-19 POD Funding and extends the term of the Contract to June 30, 2022 (No Local Match Required)
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-504 Approve SaaS agreement with Benevate Inc. for program administration. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Software as a Service (SaaS) Services Agreement with Benevate Inc. for the provision of software services to be utilized for the administration of local, state, and federally funded programs
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-503 Approve ARP funded projects per 2021 Knox County Recovery Plan. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the expenditures and projects funded through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) as outlined in the 2021 Knox County Recovery Plan for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-501 Approve amendment to Contract No. 21-301 with SEEED, Inc. for rental assistance. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Amendment No. One to Contract No. 21-301 with SEEED, Inc. to provide Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance funds for community engagement services, which amendment increases the award amount from $50,000.00 to $100,000.00. (Federally funded through Treasury ERA program funds)
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-411 Approve signal maintenance agreement with TDOT for Rutledge Pike intersection. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a signal maintenance agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for a traffic signal and associated warning devices for the intersection of Rutledge Pike (SR 1) and Roberts Road and Shipetown Road
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-410 Request TDOT to approve LIC application for Watt/Everett Rd improvements. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, requesting the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to approve a Local Interstate Connector (LIC) application for improvements to Watt Road/Everett Road and to officially ask TDOT to take the necessary steps to improve the adjacent interchange of Interstate 40 and Watt Road to alleviate traffic congestion in the immediate area and Hardin Valley
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-409 Approve equipment rental contracts with Bobcat and Herc Rentals. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving contracts with Bobcat of Knoxville, Inc. and Herc Rentals, Inc. for the provision of small and light equipment rental services as needed
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-408 Approve construction contract for South Northshore Greenway Project Phase 1B. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a construction contract in the amount of $828,768.50 with Design and Construction Services, Inc. for Phase 1B of the South Northshore Greenway Project
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-407 Approve Stormwater Facility Covenants with Powell Property Partners. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Powell Property Partners GP for property located at 7916 Conner Road (CLT Parcel # 047-03316) in Commission District 7
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-406 Approve Stormwater Facility Covenants with Hardin Valley Land Partners. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Hardin Valley Land Partners for properties located at 0 Hardin Valley Road (CLT Parcel # 117-027), 0 Hardin Valley Road (CLT Parcel # 117-02509), and 0 Hardin Valley Road (CLT Parcel # 117-02510) in Commission District 6
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-405 Approve Stormwater Facility Covenants with Homestead Land Holdings. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Homestead Land Holdings, LLC for property located at 0 English Ivy Lane (a portion of CLT Parcel # 129-12601) in Commission District 6
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-404 Approve Stormwater Facility Covenants with Everett Land Development for Phase 2B. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Everett Land Development, LLC for property located at 12650 Yarnell Road (a portion of CLT Parcel # 141-05003) for Phase 2B in Commission District 6
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-403 Approve Stormwater Facility Covenants with Everett Land Development for Phase 2A. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Everett Land Development, LLC for property located at 12650 Yarnell Road (a portion of CLT Parcel # 141-05003) for Phase 2A in Commission District 6
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-402 Approve Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities with MAG Development. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with MAG Development, LLC for property located at 0 Poplar Grove Lane (a portion of CLT Parcel # 055-042) in Commission District 6
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-401 Approve Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities with Mesana Investments. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Mesana Investments LLC for property located at 0 Heritage Lake Blvd. (a portion of CLT Parcel # 154BG019) in Commission District 5
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-302 Approve CY 2022 HIDTA overtime reimbursement agreement. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the CY 2022 Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) overtime reimbursement agreement for the reimbursement of up to $95,000.00 in overtime expenses incurred by the Knox County Sheriff's Office
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-301 Approve UPS replacement contract for Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a contract with Sun Electric Company of TN for an Uninterruptable Power Rep Source (UPS) replacement for the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-206 Approve ARPA grant contract for IT and video conferencing equipment. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an ARPA grant contract in the amount not to exceed $48,328.00 with the Tennessee State Library and Archives to purchase IT and video conferencing equipment (Requires a local match of $12,081.00)
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-114 Confirm reappointment of Biggs and appointment of Gard to Emergency Comms Board. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, confirming the Knox County Mayor's reappointment of Justin Biggs and appointment of Brian Gard to the Knox County Emergency Communications District Board of Directors (Terms expire January 1, 2026)
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-113 Appoint/reappoint Commissioners Dailey and Schoonmaker to Arena Use Committee. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, appointing/reappointing Commissioners Carson Dailey and John Schoonmaker to serve on the Arena Use Committee (Terms to expire December 31, 2023)
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-112 Appoint David Icove, Ph.D., P.E. to Board of Construction Appeals. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, appointing David Icove, Ph.D., P.E. to the Knox County Board of Construction Appeals. (Term expires December 31, 2028)
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-111 Accept resignation and appoint John Duncan to Advisory Board of Health. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, accepting the resignation of Dianna Drake, Pharm.D. on the Knox County Advisory Board of Health and appointing John Duncan, Pharm.D. (nominated by the pharmaceutical society serving the County) to complete the unfulfilled term of Dianna Drake, Pharm.D. on the Advisory Board of Health, which term expires January 31, 2024
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-110 Appoint Commissioner Richie Beeler to Metro Drug Coalition Board. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, appointing Commissioner Richie Beeler to the Metro Drug Coalition Board of Directors (Term of Office)
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-205 Authorize acceptance of grant funds and donations for Knox County Schools. Consideration of a 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 $113,395.77
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-204 Approve FY 2021 Central Cafeteria Fund balance designation for School Nutrition Program. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Fiscal Year 2021 Central Cafeteria Fund Balance Designation of close-out entries in the amount of $1,249,500.00 for the School Nutrition Program
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-203 Approve contract with Finchum Sports Floors, LLC for gym floor services. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a contract with Finchum Sports Floors, LLC for gym floor repair, refinish, and replacement services not to exceed a cost of $100,000.00 annually for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2022 which may be extended for an additional four (4) years
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-202 Approve ApplicationXtender Software Support Agreement with InStream, LLC. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an ApplicationXtender Software Support Agreement with InStream, LLC for annual software renewal from November 14, 2021 to November 13, 2022 at a cost of $8,981.96
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
R-21-12-201 Approve ACT State Testing Program agreement for Spring 2022. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an ACT State Testing Program agreement for Spring 2022 administration of the ACT at a cost of $37.00 per student.
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 20, 2021
Amendments to the agenda including adding and deferring items. Amendments to the Agenda.
Aye
Unanimous
Dec 7, 2021
R-21-12-101-SS Appoint a Judge for Knox County General Sessions Court, Division II. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, APPOINTING _______________ AS JUDGE FOR THE KNOX COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT, DIVISION II, TO SERVE THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF JUDGE GEOFFREY P. EMERY:
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-2-11-110 Approve Walt Hillis surface mine expansion with 11 conditions Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Walt Hillis for expansion of the existing surface mining and mineral extraction operation as described in the Mining Plan of Operations (Amendment II) for BWI Forks of the River Quarry and as shown in Appendix C, Plan of Operations Map South, subject to 11 conditions.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-109 Approve rezoning for Graham Corporation to CA General Business Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Graham Corporation for rezoning from A (Agricultural), PC (Planned Commercial) and OB (Office, Medical and Related Services) to CA (General Business) as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-108 Approve Sector Plan Amendment for Graham Corporation Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Graham Corporation for Northwest County Sector Plan Amendment from LDR (Low Density Residential) and SP (Stream Protection) to MU-CC (Mixed Use Community Commercial) and SP (Stream Protection) as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-107 Approve rezoning for Jammie Davis from A to CA General Business Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Jammie Davis for rezoning from A (Agricultural) to CA (General Business) for all of Parcel 31 and the southern portion of Parcel 31.01 as shown on Exhibit A as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-106 Approve Sector Plan Amendment for Jammie Davis Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Jammie Davis for Northwest City Sector Plan Amendment from LDR (Low Density Residential) and HP (Hillside Protection) to GC (General Commercial) and HP (Hillside Protection) for all of Parcel 31 and the southern portion of Parcel 31.01 as shown on Exhibit A as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-105 Approve rezoning for Dominion Group from RA to PR Planned Residential Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Dominion Group for rezoning from RA (Low Density Residential) to PR (Planned Residential) up to 21 dwelling units per acre as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-104 Approve Sector Plan Amendment for Dominion Group Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Dominion Group for South County Sector Plan Amendment from LDR (Low Density Residential) to MDR/O (Medium Density Residential/Office) as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-103 Approve rezoning for Grassy Creek, LLC from A to CA General Business Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Grassy Creek, LLC for rezoning from A (Agricultural) to CA (General Business) as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-102 Approve Sector Plan Amendment for Grassy Creek, LLC Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Grassy Creek, LLC for Northwest County Sector Plan Amendment from MU-SD, NWCO-10 (Mixed Use Special District-Schaad Road/Oak Ridge Highway) and HP (Hillside Protection) to GC (General Commercial) and HP (Hillside Protection) as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
RZ-21-11-101 Approve rezoning for Ball Homes, LLC from A to PR Planned Residential Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the request of Ball Homes, LLC for rezoning from A Agricultural to PR Planned Residential up to 3 dwelling units per acre as per Planning Commission’s recommendation.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
O-21-10-101 Second Reading: Repeal and replace Knox County Code, Chapter 26, Article V "Litter" Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, to repeal and replace Knox County Code, Chapter 26, Article V entitled “Litter” to adopt updated regulations for litter control in Knox County (amends Ordinance O-96-4-101, adopted May 28, 1996; Ordinance O-96-11-102, adopted December 23, 1996; and Ordinance O-99-4-101, adopted April 26, 1999) – O-21-10-101 - (Second Reading):
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
O-21-11-101 First Reading: Amend Knox County Code Ch. 42 re: County Sheriff's Civil Service Law Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Chapter 42 by repealing Sections 42-51 through 42-66 and by adding a new Section 42-51 to adopt the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-8-401 et seq., known as the “County Sheriff’s Civil Service Law of 1974” in order to bring Knox County into compliance with state law (amends Ordinance O-90-9-111, adopted September 10, 1990; Ordinance O-91-8-114, adopted November 25, 1991; Ordinance O-94-10-101, adopted December 1, 1994; Ordinance O-95-4-101, adopted April 24, 1995; Ordinance O-19-1-101, adopted February 25, 2019; Ordinance O-20-7-102, adopted September 28, 2020; Ordinance O-21-7-105, adopted August 23, 2021; and Ordinance O-21-7-106, adopted August 23, 2021) – O-21-11-101 - (First Reading):
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
O-21-11-101 First Reading: Amend Knox County Code Ch. 42 re: County Sheriff's Civil Service Law Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Chapter 42 by repealing Sections 42-51 through 42-66 and by adding a new Section 42-51 to adopt the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-8-401 et seq., known as the “County Sheriff’s Civil Service Law of 1974” in order to bring Knox County into compliance with state law (amends Ordinance O-90-9-111, adopted September 10, 1990; Ordinance O-91-8-114, adopted November 25, 1991; Ordinance O-94-10-101, adopted December 1, 1994; Ordinance O-95-4-101, adopted April 24, 1995; Ordinance O-19-1-101, adopted February 25, 2019; Ordinance O-20-7-102, adopted September 28, 2020; Ordinance O-21-7-105, adopted August 23, 2021; and Ordinance O-21-7-106, adopted August 23, 2021) – O-21-11-101 - (First Reading):
No
Split Failed
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-910 Authorize joining TN Opioid Abatement Agreement and approving settlements Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing Knox County to join the State of Tennessee and other local governments as participants in the Tennessee State-Subdivision Opioid Abatement Agreement and approving the related settlement agreements.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-906 Amend Commission Rules: Move Zoning Ordinances to Rule VII, amend Rule VII Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending the Knox County Commission Rules to move Rule VI, Section I, Zoning Ordinances, to Rule VII and to provide for various amendments to Rule VII, Rezoning Requests and Appeals.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-901 Approve Interlocal Project Agreement for Multi-Use Stadium Project Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the execution of an Interlocal Project Agreement (Multi-Use Stadium Project) with the City of Knoxville, Tennessee and the Sports Authority of the County of Knox and the City of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Approve 145 Notary Public Applications 145 Notary Public Applications
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Approve Budget Amendments totaling $2,316,419.76 Budget Amendments - Total amount $2,316,419.76
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Approve Line Item Transfers totaling $1,692,566.38 Line Item Transfers - Total amount $1,692,566.38
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Approve closure of right of way adjacent to 7001 Cunningham Road (2nd Reading) Consideration of the closure of the right of way adjacent to 7001 Cunningham Road at the corner of Maynardville Pike - (Second Reading):
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Acceptance of new county roads Acceptance of New County Roads
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Approve minutes of previous meetings Approval of minutes of previous meeting held on October 21, 2021 (Special Session); October 25, 2021 (Regular Session); and October 28, 2021 (Special Session).
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-101 Honor Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, honoring the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club for being named the High Performance Board Team of the Year for the Southeast Region.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-909 Accept OJP grant award for Juvenile Indigent Defense Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $392,453.00 from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) for the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office for the purpose of Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-908 Approve Quitclaim Deed for Collier Preserve property acceptance Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Quitclaim Deed for the acceptance of property located in the Powell Community at 316 West Emory Road (Parcel Number 056-12406) and known as Collier Preserve from the Legacy Parks Foundation to be used as a park.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-907 Approve amendment to Databank IMX contract for online document management system Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an Amendment to the Contract with Databank IMX for the implementation of an online document management system for the Knox County Criminal, Criminal Sessions, Fourth Circuit, Juvenile, Circuit, and Civil Sessions Courts, which amendment provides for the licensing model change to subscription basis on all new software module purchases going forward.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-905 Amend Commission Rules: Add Rule V, Section S, Committee Reports Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Rule V of the Knox County Commission Rules by adding a new Section S, Committee Reports, to require all committees on which one or more Commissioners serve to submit at least one (1) written report to the Commission Chair and Commission Office summarizing the work of the committee by August 1st of each year.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-904 Request Planning Commission to amend Zoning Ordinance re: name change Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, requesting the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission to recommend amendments to the Knox County Zoning Ordinance to reflect the name change of the Planning Commission by removing “Metropolitan” from the name in the Zoning Ordinance.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-903 Approve amendment and assignment of contract 20-304 with Delta Blue and Ahead, Inc. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an Amendment to and Assignment of Knox County Contract Number 20-304 with Delta Blue and Ahead, Inc. to assign the Contract to Ahead, Inc. and to provide for additional amendments to the contract.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-902 Approve MERP enhancement to Knox County Employee Benefit System Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an amendment to the Knox County Employee Benefit System to provide for a Medical Expense Retirement Plan (MERP) enhancement to further encourage and assist eligible employees to save for their own retiree medical expenses by increasing the maximum annual Matching Employer Contribution from 50% of the first $416 to 50% of the first $832 contributed by the participant.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-804 Approve contract with Bass, Berry, Sims, PLLC for Bond Counsel Services Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a contract with Bass, Berry, Sims, PLLC for the provision of Bond Counsel Services.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-803 Approve contracts with T-Mobile and Verizon for mobile solutions Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving contracts with T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Verizon Wireless to provide mobile solutions for Knox County.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-802 Approve use of Omnia Partners, MMCAP, and Sourcewell purchasing programs Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving agreements for the use of the Omnia Partners (formerly known as the Cooperative Purchasing Network/Region 4 ESC), Minnesota Multi-State Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy (MMCAP), and Sourcewell cooperative purchasing programs as allowed under the CARES Act with approval of the local legislative body.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-801 Approve contract with Baker Tilly US, LLP for Executive Search Services Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a contract in the amount of $47,025.00 with Baker Tilly US, LLP for the provision of Executive Search Services.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-603 Approve 7th Amendment to Contract 12-500 with Rural Metro for ambulance services Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the Seventh Amendment to Contract Number 12-500 with Rural Metro of Tennessee, L.P. to provide medial ambulance services in Knox County, which amendment deletes and replaces the definition of “ALS First Responder” and adds the definition “Quick Response Vehicle”.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-602 Approve contract with UT for Community Health Assessment Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a contract with the University of Tennessee for the provision of a Community Health Assessment.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-601 Approve Amendment 1 to contract with TN Dept of Health for child fatality review Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Amendment 1 to a contract with the Tennessee Department of Health for the provision of child fatality review services, which amendment extends the term of the contract to September 29, 2023 and increases the maximum liability of the State under the contract by $5,000.00 for a new total contract amount of $25,000.00.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-501 Approve revised agreement with UT for HMIS operation Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a revised Agreement with the University of Tennessee for the operation of the Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to include an additional provision as required by State Law.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-410 Approve TDOT Agreement Amendment 4 for Lovell Road widening Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Amendment Number 4 to an Agreement with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for the widening of State Route 131 (Lovell Road) from Cedardale Lane to Middlebrook Pike (Knox County is responsible for the amount of $19,720.00 for the project).
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-409 Approve 5 Agreements with TDOT for highway-rail safety improvements Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving five (5) Agreements with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for safety improvements at the following highway-rail grade crossing locations: Candora Road, Foster Road, Jones Road, McCampbell Drive and Old Washington Pike.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-408 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Knoxville Habitat for Humanity for property located at 0 Strawberry Plains Pike, (CLT Parcel #073-172) in Commission District 8.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-407 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Denali, L.P. Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Denali, L.P. for properties located at 7409 Thomas Lane (CLT Parcel #029-05409) and 7415 Thomas Lane (CLT Parcel #029-05408) in Commission District 7.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-406 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Turner Homes, LLC Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Turner Homes, LLC for property located at 0 Thomas Lane (CLT Parcel #029-05405) in Commission District 7.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-405 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Dannaher MOB, LLC Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Dannaher MOB, LLC for property located at 7750 Dannaher Drive (CLT Parcel #047-033.29) in Commission District 7.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-404 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Hardin Valley Medical Investors Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Hardin Valley Medical Investors, LLC for property located at 2449 Reagan Road (CLT Parcel #104-01105) in Commission District 6.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-403 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Beacon Park, LLC Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Beacon Park, LLC for properties located at 0 Arcadia Peninsula Way (CLT Parcel #163-03006), 0 Arcadia Peninsula Way (a portion of CLT Parcel #163-02861), and 0 Arcadia Peninsula Way (a portion of CLT Parcel #163-02862) in Commission District 5.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-402 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Homestead Land Holdings Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Homestead Land Holdings, LLC for property located at 861 South Gallaher View Road (CLT Parcel #133-03101) in Commission District 5.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-401 Approve Covenants for Stormwater Maintenance with Botezat Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Covenants for Permanent Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities and Best Management Practices with Aleksandr Botezat and Dana Botezat for properties located at 0 Cain Road (CLT Parcel #092-102) and 5107 Cain Road (CLT Parcel #092KK003) in Commission District 3.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-305 Approve OCDETF FY22 Overtime Agreement (NetFlx Doc and Chill) Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) FY 2022 Overtime Agreement (NetFlx Doc and Chill) for the reimbursement of up to $10,000.00 in overtime expenses incurred by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-304 Approve OCDETF FY22 Overtime Agreement (Missing Package) Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) FY 2022 Overtime Agreement (Missing Package) for the reimbursement of up to $15,000.00 in overtime expenses incurred by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-303 Approve MOU with City of Knoxville for JAG award funding Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Knoxville for the administration of the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award and authorizing the acceptance of the grant funding in an amount up to $46,595.00 as Knox County’s portion of the grant award.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-302 Accept donation from Lowe's for Flock cameras Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing the acceptance of a donation in the amount of $5,000.00 from Lowe’s for the purchase of Flock cameras.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-301 Approve OCDETF FY22 Overtime Agreement (Operation Reckoning) Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) FY 2022 Overtime Agreement (Operation Reckoning) for reimbursement of up to $25,000.00 in overtime expenses incurred by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-110 Reappoint Dr. Marcy Souza to Advisory Board of Health Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, reappointing Dr. Marcy Souza, DVM, MPH, MPPA, DACVPM, DABVP (Avian) to the Knox County Advisory Board of Health (term expires December 31, 2025).
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-209 Accept grant funds for Knox County Schools Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing the acceptance of grant funds for the Knox County Schools as shown on the attached list and in the total amount of $58,981.00.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-208 Accept donation of land from Little Rabbit Holdings LLC Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing the acceptance of a donation of 1.1 acres of land located at Clinton Highway (Parcel ID 055 052) from Little Rabbit Holdings LLC with a tax appraisal of $52,700.00.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-207 Accept Safe Schools Grant award and matching funds Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, authorizing the acceptance of a Safe Schools Grant award for 2021-2022 from the Tennessee Department of Education in the amount of $1,306,422.31 with required matching funds in the amount of $474,950.00 that will be provided by in-kind services from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Knoxville Police Department.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-206 Approve schematic design for new West High School Softball Facility Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the schematic design for the new West High School Softball Facility by George Armour Ewart Architect.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-205 Approve increase to construction contract for Gibbs High School stadium project Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an increase of $100,000.00 to the construction contract with Path Construction Northeast, Inc. for the Gibbs High School stadium replacement project.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-204 Approve increase to construction contract for Powell High School renovations Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an increase of $85,200.07 to the construction contract with Merit Construction, Inc. for renovations and additions at Powell High School.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-203 Approve contracts for asbestos abatement and demolition services Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving contracts with E. Luke Greene Company, Inc., Helton and Associates, Inc., and NEO Corporation for the provision of asbestos abatement and demolition services for the term of December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, which may be extended for four (4) additional years at a maximum cost of $500,000.00 annually.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-202 Approve Master Services Agreement with Ellevation Inc. for platform services Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a Master Services Agreement with Ellevation Inc. for the use of Ellevation’s platform of servers, software, and related technology for a one-year term at a cost of $58,832.81.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
R-21-11-201 Approve Amendment to Contract with Anlar, LLC for external evaluator services Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving an Amendment to Contract with Anlar, LLC for the provision of external evaluator services.
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Amend Agenda: Add Opioid Abatement, Blue Oval, TDOT; Defer Rezoning Amendments to the Agenda
Aye
Unanimous
Nov 15, 2021
Amend Agenda: Add Opioid Abatement, Blue Oval, TDOT; Defer Rezoning Amendments to the Agenda
Aye
Unanimous
Oct 28, 2021
O-21-10-102-SS Ordinance to establish Board of Education Districts for Knox County (Second Reading) Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Section 2-911 entitled "Districts" to establish the Board of Education Districts for the County of Knox. (Ord. No. O-01-11-101-SS adopted 11-19-01; Ord. No. O-01-12-104, adopted 1-28-02; and Ord. No. O-11-10-102, adopted 11-10-11): O-21-10-102-SS SECOND READING:
Aye
Split
Oct 28, 2021
O-21-10-101-SS Ordinance to establish County Commission Districts for Knox County (Second Reading) Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Section 2-31 entitled "Districts" to establish the County Commission Districts for the County of Knox. (Ord. No. O-91-11-104, adopted 12-16-91; Ord. No. O-01-7-103, adopted 8-27-01; Ord. No. O-09-8-103, adopted 9-28-09; and Ord. No. O-11-10-101, adopted 11-10-11) (SECOND READING):
Aye
Split
Oct 28, 2021
O-21-10-101-SS Ordinance to establish County Commission Districts for Knox County (Second Reading) Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Section 2-31 entitled "Districts" to establish the County Commission Districts for the County of Knox. (Ord. No. O-91-11-104, adopted 12-16-91; Ord. No. O-01-7-103, adopted 8-27-01; Ord. No. O-09-8-103, adopted 9-28-09; and Ord. No. O-11-10-101, adopted 11-10-11) (SECOND READING):
No
Split Failed
Oct 28, 2021
O-21-10-101-SS Ordinance to establish County Commission Districts for Knox County (Second Reading) Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Section 2-31 entitled "Districts" to establish the County Commission Districts for the County of Knox. (Ord. No. O-91-11-104, adopted 12-16-91; Ord. No. O-01-7-103, adopted 8-27-01; Ord. No. O-09-8-103, adopted 9-28-09; and Ord. No. O-11-10-101, adopted 11-10-11) (SECOND READING):
No
Split Failed
Oct 25, 2021
6-G-21-RZ Deny appeal to rezone from A to CA Appeal by Pavel and Emilia Gushtyuk of the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission’s decision to deny rezoning from A (Agricultural) to CA (General Business)
Aye
Unanimous
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