City of Knoxville · year in review
City Council — 2015
What the body did on the record in 2015 — every figure a mechanical count over the published minutes, each linking to the exact rows it summarizes. This is a breakdown of the record, not a score or a grade. As of the meeting of September 29, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 114 motions not yet published.
13
meetings held
318
recorded decisions →
298/304
unanimous, of 304 adopted (98% unanimity rate) →
7
split votes →
6/318
deferred, of 318 decisions (2% deferral rate) →
4
failed →
Topics most voted on
- Zoning & land use 60 decisions
- Roads & infrastructure 36 decisions
- Personnel & appointments 35 decisions
- Parks & community 28 decisions
- Contracts & purchasing 22 decisions
- Budget & taxes 15 decisions
- Intergovernmental & resolutions 15 decisions
- Public safety 6 decisions
Biggest split votes
The year’s most divided decisions — the closest winning margins (|aye − no|). Each links to its full roll call.
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Deny appeal regarding parking variance at 937 N Broadway
4–4 (failed by 0) · Dec 8, 2015
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File No. 9-C-15-VA Resolution on appeal by Daniel A. Sanders regarding parking variance
3–5 (failed by 2) · Dec 8, 2015
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R-307-2015 Approve appeal of MPC decision on Branch Towers telecommunications tower
7–1 (adopted by 6) · Sep 30, 2015
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11-A-14-OA Amend zoning regulations regarding pet services
7–1 (adopted by 6) · Nov 10, 2015
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Define terms and uses for Urban Agriculture
7–1 (adopted by 6) · Jun 9, 2015
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over the City of Knoxville, TN City Council’s published motions on meetings held in 2015 — the same records behind the vote browser each card links to. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Unanimity rate = adopted motions with at least one aye and no dissent or abstention, divided by all adopted motions. Shown as a percentage only when there are at least 10 adopted motions.
- Deferral rate = motions disposed as deferred, divided by all recorded decisions in the year. Shown as a percentage only at or above 10 decisions.
- Topics most voted on counts each decision under every neutral topic its agenda items carry (primary and secondary tags alike); procedural items are excluded, as in the default vote browser.
- Biggest split votes are decided (adopted or failed) contested motions ordered by the smallest winning margin |aye−no| first — the most divided decisions.
The general pipeline (sources, extraction, gates, review) is on the methodology page. Compare this body with others on the cross-body comparison.