City of Knoxville · year in review
City Council — 2016
What the body did on the record in 2016 — 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.
12
meetings held
440
recorded decisions →
396/411
unanimous, of 411 adopted (96% unanimity rate) →
14
split votes →
25/440
deferred, of 440 decisions (6% deferral rate) →
2
failed →
Topics most voted on
- Zoning & land use 83 decisions
- Personnel & appointments 46 decisions
- Budget & taxes 44 decisions
- Roads & infrastructure 34 decisions
- Parks & community 34 decisions
- Intergovernmental & resolutions 23 decisions
- Contracts & purchasing 22 decisions
- Public safety 13 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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4-A-16-OA Amend zoning for 'Alternative Financial Services'.
5–4 (adopted by 1) · Jul 5, 2016
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10-C-16-RZ Rezone property from C-3 to RP-1 (Planned Residential)
4–5 (failed by 1) · Dec 6, 2016
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4-C-16-PA Ordinance for Fenton Nissan: One Year Plan Amendment on Clinton Highway.
6–3 (adopted by 3) · May 24, 2016
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Appeal denial of variance for 2885 Tazewell Pike
5–2 (adopted by 3) · Jul 19, 2016
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Approve appeal regarding 2885 Tazewell Pike variance
2–5 (failed by 3) · Jul 19, 2016
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 2016 — 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.