City Council · November 11, 2025
O-142-2025
Emergency ordinance to appropriate $100,000 for food insecurity
An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville to amend the operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 25/26 in order to appropriate one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund’s unassigned fund balance (Fund 100) and to distribute such funds to The United Way of Greater Knoxville to address food insecurity in our city caused by the current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit’s crisis.
See this item across every meeting →On November 11, 2025, the City of Knoxville, TN City Council adopted “Emergency ordinance to appropriate $100,000 for food insecurity” by a vote of 9–0.
Motion to approve the ordinance
Moved by Gwen McKenzie · seconded by Lauren Rider
Topics: Budget & taxes
Public forum
The clerk’s minutes note 4 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.
A sign-up count from the minutes — not a measure of overall public opinion.
Minutes of the 11 November 2025 meeting — page 18
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