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Justin Biggs’s votes on Public safety · in 2022

15 recorded votes: 13 aye · 1 abstain · 1 absent

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Meeting	Agenda item	Justin Biggs’s vote	Disposition	Tally	Badges
Aug 22, 2022	Approve grant contract with TEMA for DOE funding for EMA equipment. R-22-8-501 — Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a grant contract with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) for Department of Energy (DOE) pass-through funding in the amount of $16,000.00 to provide equipment for the Knoxville-Knox County Emergency Management Agency for off-site emergency planning and response. (No local match required). Public safety Item history →	Absent	Adopted	9-0-0-2	Unanimous
Jun 27, 2022	Approve O-22-6-103 amending Sheriff's Office Merit System (First Reading). O-22-6-103 — Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Knox County Code, Chapter 42, Article II, Division 2 entitled "Employees' Merit System" to provide for various amendments to the Merit System for Employees of the Knox County Sheriff's Office and to add a new Section 42-67 entitled "Grievances which may be addressed by the Merit System Board". (Ord. No. O-90-9-111, adopted 9-10-90; Ord. No. O-91-8-114, adopted 11-25-91; Ord. No. O-94-10-101, adopted 12-1-94; Ord. No. O-95-4-101, adopted 4-24-95; Ord. No. O-19-1-101, adopted 2-25-19; Ord. No. O-20-7-102, adopted 9-28-20; Ord. No. O-21-7-105, adopted 8-23-21; Ord. No. O-21-7-106, adopted 8-23-21; and establishing Section 42-67, previously reserved) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	9-0-1-1
Jun 27, 2022	Approve O-22-6-102 adopting County Sheriff's Civil Service Law (First Reading). O-22-6-102 — 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 Tenn. Code Ann. § 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. (Ord. No. O-90-9-111, adopted 9-10-90; Ord. No. O-91-8-114, adopted 11-25-91; Ord. No. O-94-10-101, adopted 12-1-94; Ord. No. O-95-4-101, adopted 4-24-95; Ord. No. O-19-1-101, adopted 2-25-19; Ord. No. O-20-7-102, adopted 9-28-20; Ord. No. O-21-7-105, adopted 8-23-21; and Ord. No. O-21-7-106, adopted 8-23-21) Public safety Item history →	Abstain	Failed	2-4-4-1	Split Failed
Jun 27, 2022	Approve O-22-6-101 amending penalties for alcohol sales to minors (First Reading). O-22-6-101 — Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending Chapter 4, Article I, Section 4-8 of the Knox County Code regarding penalties for sales of alcoholic beverages to minors. (Ord. No. O-09-3-107, adopted 4-27-09; Ord. No. O-09-8-101, adopted 9-28-09; and Ord. No. O-10-1-101, adopted 2-22-10) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	10-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jun 27, 2022	Approve contract for body-worn cameras. R-22-6-210 — Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a contract with Central Technologies, Inc. for the provision of body-worn cameras at a cost of $205,293.75 for the term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, which may be extended annually for four (4) additional years Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	10-0-0-1	Unanimous
May 23, 2022	Posthumously honor Richard Harms for 33 years of service as a firefighter. R-22-5-107 — CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, POSTHUMOUSLY HONORING RICHARD HARMS FOR HIS 33 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS A FIREFIGHTER - R-22-5-107: Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	11-0-0-0	Unanimous
May 23, 2022	Honor Firefighter/Paramedic Eric Bradshaw as GMR Star of Life. R-22-5-103 — CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, HONORING KNOXVILLE FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC ERIC BRADSHAW FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF 33 GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE (GMR) STARS OF LIFE – R-22-5-103: Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	11-0-0-0	Unanimous
May 23, 2022	Recognize May 15-21, 2022 as Emergency Medical Services Week. R-22-5-101 — CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, RECOGNIZING MAY 15-21, 2022 AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK IN KNOX COUNTY – R-22-5-101: Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	11-0-0-0	Unanimous
May 23, 2022	Approve grant contract for Knox Recovery Court and Veterans Treatment Court. R-22-5-901 — CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, APPROVING A GRANT CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $275,000.00 WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE KNOX RECOVERY COURT AND KNOX COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 (NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIRED) - R-22-5-901: Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	11-0-0-0	Unanimous
Apr 25, 2022	Ordinance on first reading - Sheriff's Civil Service Law. O-22-4-101 — 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 Tenn. Code Ann. § 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. (Ord. No. O-90-9-111, adopted 9-10-90, Ord. No. O-91-8-114, adopted 11-25-91; Ord. No. O-94-10-101, adopted 12-1-94; Ord. No. O-95-4-101, adopted 4-24-95; Ord. No. O-19-1-101, adopted 2-25-19; Ord. No. O-20-7-102, adopted 9-28-20; Ord. No. O-21-7-105, adopted 8-23-21; and Ord. No. O-21-7-106, adopted 8-23-21): O-22-4-101 on first reading Public safety Item history →	Aye	Deferred	11-0-0-0	Deferred
Mar 28, 2022	Approve Ninth Amendment to Contract No. 12-500 with Rural Metro. R-22-3-602 — Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving the Ninth Amendment to Contract Number 12-500 with Rural Metro of Tennessee, L.P. to provide medical ambulance services in Knox County, which amendment adds a temporary fifth response time exemption to begin December 1, 2021 and continue through the date on which the United States Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services determination that a Public Health Emergency exists as a result of COVID-19 ends, or until April 30, 2022, whichever comes first. Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	10-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 28, 2022	Approve contract with TN Dept. of Health for Regional Forensic Center. R-22-3-901 — Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a contract with the Tennessee Department of Health in an amount not to exceed $930,666.00 for the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026 for the Knox County Regional Forensic Center to provide Medical Examiner Investigations, Postmortem Examinations and Consultations. Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	10-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 28, 2022	Approve MOUs with fire/rescue depts. for SLFR funding. R-22-3-502 — Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving Memorandums of Understanding with Karns Fire Department, Knox County Rescue, and Seymour Volunteer Fire Department allocating State and Local Fiscal Recovery (SLFR) funding in support of fire/rescue emergency services. Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	10-0-0-1	Unanimous
Mar 28, 2022	Approve grant contract with TEMA for hazardous materials training funds. R-22-3-501 — Consideration of a Resolution of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, approving a grant contract with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency for the provision of $9,600.00 in pass-through funding from the United States Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Grant for fire training to benefit personnel within Knox County (in-kind match provided through fire department personnel time). Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	10-0-0-1	Unanimous
Jan 24, 2022	Approve contract with Black Creek for jail security system upgrade R-22-1-301 — CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE, APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH BLACK CREEK INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORPORATION FOR A JAIL SECURITY CONTROL AND CCTV SYSTEM UPGRADE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,613,090.00 (FUNDED IN CAPITAL PLAN) Public safety Item history →	Aye	Adopted	11-0-0-0	Unanimous

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