Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners · 2021 year in review
Randy Smith
District 3 · Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 As of the meeting of August 31, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 13 motions not yet published.
664
Votes cast →
99%
Attendance
1
Dissents (no on adopted)
106
Motions made
169
Seconded
Topics Randy Smith voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 127 | 122 (96%) | 5 (4%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 116 | 116 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Schools | 93 | 93 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 58 | 57 (98%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 50 | 48 (96%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 47 | 46 (98%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 42 | 40 (95%) | 2 (5%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 33 | 30 (91%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
Raw counts are always shown; a percentage appears only once a topic reaches 10 votes.
Biggest split votes
The most divided decisions Randy Smith cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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RZ-21-7-101 Substitute motion: Approve rezoning for Jenkins Builders, Inc. (A Ag to PR, 3 units/acre).
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 5–5 (margin 0) · Jul 26, 2021
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RZ-21-3-102 Rezone 8520 West Emory Road from A Agricultural/F Floodway to PR Planned Residential/F Floodway.
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 6–5 (margin 1) · Mar 29, 2021
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O-20-12-101 Substitute motion to defer: Ordinance amending County Board of Health role
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 6–5 (margin 1) · Jan 25, 2021
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O-21-7-104 Amend Merit System Council section (first reading).
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 5–6 (margin 1) · Jul 26, 2021
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O-21-7-104 Amend Merit System Council section (first reading).
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 5–6 (margin 1) · Jul 26, 2021
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Randy Smith’s published roll-call votes on the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners between Jan 1, 2021 and Dec 31, 2021. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which Randy Smith appears in the roll call. Attendance = votes recorded present (not absent or recused) ÷ votes cast; shown as a percentage only at or above 10 votes, otherwise as the raw fraction.
- Dissents = “No” votes on motions the body adopted anyway.
- Topics voted on most attributes each vote to every neutral topic its agenda items carry (primary and secondary), procedural excluded; a topic percentage appears only at or above 10 votes.
- Biggest split votes are decided (adopted or failed) contested motions Randy Smith cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Randy Smith’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.