City of Knoxville, TN City Council · 2017 year in review
Brenda Palmer
District 3 · Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 As of the meeting of September 29, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 114 motions not yet published.
253
Votes cast →
86%
Attendance
2
Dissents (no on adopted)
36
Motions made
10
Seconded
Topics Brenda Palmer voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 59 | 42 (71%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 33 | 33 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 20 | 18 (90%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 19 | 15 (79%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 14 | 12 (86%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 11 | 9 (82%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 9 | 9 | 0 | See votes → |
| Public safety | 7 | 6 | 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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Reorder ordinances on agenda
Brenda Palmer voted No · roll call 5–4 (margin 1) · Nov 7, 2017
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Amend by substitution to deny Resolution R-105-2017
Brenda Palmer voted No · roll call 3–5 (margin 2) · Mar 28, 2017
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Exhibit: 9-L-17-RZ Rezone property with Historic Overlay and Design Guidelines
Brenda Palmer voted Aye · roll call 6–3 (margin 3) · Nov 7, 2017
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R-105-2017 Authorize sale of surplus property at 114 E. Fifth Avenue
Brenda Palmer voted Aye · roll call 6–2 (margin 4) · Mar 28, 2017
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Request MPC to consider zoning change near Midway Rd & I-40
Brenda Palmer voted No · roll call 2–7 (margin 5) · Nov 7, 2017
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, 2017 and Dec 31, 2017. 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.