City of Knoxville, TN City Council · 2012 year in review
Brenda Palmer
District 3 · Jan 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012 As of the meeting of September 29, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 114 motions not yet published.
223
Votes cast →
100%
Attendance
1
Dissents (no on adopted)
34
Motions made
43
Seconded
Topics Brenda Palmer voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 55 | 55 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 33 | 33 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 22 | 22 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 17 | 17 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 16 | 16 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 15 | 15 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 9 | 8 | 1 | See votes → |
| Public safety | 8 | 8 | 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 Brenda Palmer cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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Amend City Charter regarding pension plans, close current plans, adopt new plan.
Brenda Palmer voted Aye · roll call 5–3 (margin 2) · Aug 7, 2012
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Amend City Charter regarding pension plans, close current plans, adopt new plan.
Brenda Palmer voted No · roll call 3–5 (margin 2) · Aug 7, 2012
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Amend City Charter regarding pension plans, close current plans, adopt new plan.
Brenda Palmer voted Aye · roll call 6–2 (margin 4) · Aug 7, 2012
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Approve budget amendment for Fulton Bellows Project on first reading
Brenda Palmer voted Aye · roll call 7–2 (margin 5) · Oct 2, 2012
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O-78-2012 Amend Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2011/2012
Brenda Palmer voted Aye · roll call 7–2 (margin 5) · May 29, 2012
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Brenda Palmer’s published roll-call votes on the City of Knoxville, TN City Council between Jan 1, 2012 and Dec 31, 2012. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which Brenda Palmer 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 Brenda Palmer cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Brenda Palmer’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.