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City Council · August 4, 2026

Amend City Charter regarding City Council election manner

An Ordinance to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville specifically Chapter 412 of the Private Acts of 1923 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, entitled, “An Act to incorporate the City of Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee, and define the rights, powers and liabilities of the same; to fix the boundaries of said municipality, and repeal all Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this Act,” and all Acts amendatory thereto, by amending Article VII, Section 707 (B) and Section 707 (C) so as to align the manner of holding elections for members of the City Council with that of the Mayor as provided for in Section 707 (A) and further providing for the submission of this Ordinance to the qualified voters of the City of Knoxville for approval as provided in Article XI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee. (Requested by Vice- Mayor Fugate and Councilmembers Honeycutt, Adams, Thomas, Helsley, and DeBardelaben)

On August 4, 2026, the City of Knoxville, TN City Council adopted “Amend City Charter regarding City Council election manner” by a vote of 6–3.

Split Adopted 6-3-0-0

Motion to approve the ordinance

Moved by Lynne Fugate · seconded by Karyn Adams

The vote as recorded

Aye · 6

Karyn Adams District 1 Nathan Honeycutt District 2 Matthew DeBardelaben District 4 Charles Thomas District 5 Lynne Fugate At-Large Seat A Debbie Helsley At-Large Seat B

No · 3

Doug Lloyd District 3 Denzel Grant District 6 Amelia Parker At-Large Seat C

Public forum

The clerk’s minutes note 3 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 4 August 2026 meeting — page 14

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