City of Knoxville, TN City Council · 2026 year in review
Debbie Helsley
At-Large Seat B · Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 As of the meeting of September 29, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 114 motions not yet published.
428
Votes cast →
96%
Attendance
4
Dissents (no on adopted)
28
Motions made
107
Seconded
Topics Debbie Helsley voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 95 | 87 (92%) | 2 (2%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 53 | 43 (81%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 51 | 46 (90%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 40 | 40 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 33 | 33 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 31 | 30 (97%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 25 | 24 (96%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 24 | 24 (100%) | 0 (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 Debbie Helsley cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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Endorse Phase One of the Alternative Response plan
Debbie Helsley voted No · roll call 4–4 (margin 0) · Mar 31, 2026
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Motion to deny: Appeal of BZA approval reducing townhouse lot width requirement
Debbie Helsley voted Aye · roll call 5–4 (margin 1) · Feb 3, 2026
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Amend City Charter regarding council election process and ballot
Debbie Helsley voted No · roll call 5–4 (margin 1) · Aug 4, 2026
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11-l Motion to deny: Appeal denial of South City Sector Plan amendment for 2704 Sevier Ave
Debbie Helsley voted No · roll call 5–4 (margin 1) · Sep 1, 2026
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R-158-2026 Motion to defer: Authorize agreement for collections services for municipal court fines.
Debbie Helsley voted No · roll call 3–5 (margin 2) · Jun 9, 2026
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Debbie Helsley’s published roll-call votes on the City of Knoxville, TN City Council between Jan 1, 2026 and Dec 31, 2026. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which Debbie Helsley 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 Debbie Helsley cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Debbie Helsley’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.