City of Knoxville, TN City Council · 2022 year in review
Tommy Smith
District 1 · Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 As of the meeting of September 29, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 114 motions not yet published.
581
Votes cast →
93%
Attendance
4
Dissents (no on adopted)
74
Motions made
59
Seconded
Topics Tommy Smith voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 121 | 115 (95%) | 3 (2%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 74 | 72 (97%) | 1 (1%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 71 | 69 (97%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 57 | 53 (93%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 47 | 45 (96%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 41 | 36 (88%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 20 | 20 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 18 | 16 (89%) | 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 Tommy Smith cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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R-249-2022 Approve Magnolia Ave Warehouse District Redevelopment Plan amendment for TIF and PILOT
Tommy Smith voted No · roll call 5–4 (margin 1) · Aug 23, 2022
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R-113-2022 Authorize MOU with One Knoxville Sporting Club for Mini-Pitch at Harriet Tubman Park
Tommy Smith voted No · roll call 4–5 (margin 1) · Apr 5, 2022
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Approve appeal of denial regarding Level II Development Plan Review for 451 West Blount Ave
Tommy Smith voted Aye · roll call 3–5 (margin 2) · Dec 13, 2022
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Levy tax for General Fund and Debt Service Fund for FY 2022-2023
Tommy Smith voted Aye · roll call 5–3 (margin 2) · May 3, 2022
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R-249-2022 Approve Magnolia Ave Warehouse District Redevelopment Plan amendment for TIF and PILOT
Tommy Smith voted Aye · roll call 6–3 (margin 3) · Aug 23, 2022
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Tommy Smith’s published roll-call votes on the City of Knoxville, TN City Council between Jan 1, 2022 and Dec 31, 2022. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which Tommy Smith 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 Tommy Smith cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Tommy Smith’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.