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City of Knoxville · Budget season

Fiscal year 2014

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Every budget & taxes decision the body made in this fiscal year, in the order it happened. Each step shows who moved it, how the body voted, and any dollar figure written into the motion — and links to that meeting and its source minutes.

What this shows — and what it doesn't. This is the sequence of published motions carrying the budget & taxes topic whose meeting fell in this fiscal year (City of Knoxville's runs July 1 – June 30). It is not the county budget document, not actual money spent, and not a complete account of budget deliberations. Movers, votes, and dollar amounts are copied from the record; nothing is inferred. Amounts sum only across adopted motions.

Excludes 114 motions not yet published. Contested and deferred votes publish only after review, so this arc can run short until the queue clears.

12

budget decisions on the record

10

adopted

$2,002.46

written into adopted motions across 2 figures

  1. July 9, 2013 meeting Source minutes (PDF)

    Our summary — not the record

    Plain-language summary

    The City Council met to approve minutes from a previous meeting and held discussions on various ordinances and resolutions. Most of the ordinances presented were postponed to future dates. Several resolutions were approved, including funding for infrastructure projects, consulting services, and grant applications. The Mayor reported on a settlement for an old lawsuit concerning the McClung Warehouses, and upcoming travel to Washington D.C. for the "Let's Move!" program.

    Quotes are copied word-for-word from the official minutes linked on this page.

  2. September 3, 2013 meeting Source minutes (PDF)

    Our summary — not the record

    Plain-language summary

    The City Council met and approved several ordinances and resolutions. Key decisions included setting the certified tax rate, approving zoning and plan amendments for properties on Bridgewater Road, and approving resolutions for homelessness prevention, medical program updates, and infrastructure improvements. Several measures, including numerous road closures requested by the University of Tennessee, were postponed to later dates.

    Quotes are copied word-for-word from the official minutes linked on this page.

  3. October 29, 2013 meeting Source minutes (PDF)

    Our summary — not the record

    Plain-language summary

    The City of Knoxville Council met and withdrew multiple ordinances related to land use and rezoning for a property on Deane Hill Drive. They also postponed an ordinance concerning the fiscal year budget and another rezoning proposal for Westland Drive. The council approved several resolutions granting pensions to former city employees and confirmed reappointments to city commissions.

    From the minutes

    “POLICE CHIEF DAVID RAUSCH COMMENTED ON LOSING OFFICER DAVID MUNSON IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND. OFFICER MUNSON LEAVES HIS WIFE CHRISTINE, PARENTS AND TWO BROTHERS.”

    Quotes are copied word-for-word from the official minutes linked on this page.

  4. November 12, 2013 meeting Source minutes (PDF)

    Our summary — not the record

    Plain-language summary

    The City Council met and approved several ordinances, including amendments to the operating budget and regulations for underage beer sales. They also passed resolutions authorizing grant applications for emergency management and greenway projects, and approved zoning changes for several properties. Multiple rezoning and planning amendment requests concerning property on S. Northshore Drive and Deane Hill Drive were withdrawn.

    Quotes are copied word-for-word from the official minutes linked on this page.

  5. April 15, 2014 meeting Source minutes (PDF)

    Our summary — not the record

    Plain-language summary

    The City Council met and approved several ordinances and resolutions. Key decisions included appropriating funds to local schools for various projects, authorizing the acquisition of properties identified as chronic problem properties, and approving agreements for drainage improvement projects. The council also approved first readings for numerous ordinances, many of which related to rezoning properties and closing street sections.

    From the minutes

    “Council Member Finbarr Saunders and COO Christi Branscom.”
    “Mayor Madeline Rogero, Council Member Duane Grieve and Margaret Gaiter.”
    “Mayor Madeline Rogero and Coach Shelley Collier.”
    “Community Development Director Becky Wade.”
    “Council Member Stair.”
    “Council Member Nick Della Volpe, Engineering Director Jim Hagerman, Council Member Brown.”
    “Council Member Nick Della Volpe, Parks and Recreation Director Joe Walsh.”

    Quotes are copied word-for-word from the official minutes linked on this page.

  6. May 27, 2014 meeting Source minutes (PDF)

    Our summary — not the record

    Plain-language summary

    The City Council approved the annual budget and set the property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, also adjusting employee compensation plans. Several zoning changes and sector plan amendments were approved, including rezoning properties to commercial districts and closing certain streets. The council also agreed to donate funds to the Boys & Girls Club and for various park improvements.

    Quotes are copied word-for-word from the official minutes linked on this page.

How this is built. The arc is every published motion carrying the neutral budget & taxes topic whose meeting fell in this fiscal year, ordered by meeting date. Movers, dispositions, tallies, and dollar figures are read straight from the record; amounts are copied verbatim and summed only across adopted motions. This is a view of the record, not the budget document itself. See spending approved and Methodology.