City of Knoxville · year in review
City Council — 2017
What the body did on the record in 2017 — 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
412
recorded decisions →
382/395
unanimous, of 395 adopted (97% unanimity rate) →
14
split votes →
11/412
deferred, of 412 decisions (3% deferral rate) →
3
failed →
Topics most voted on
- Zoning & land use 69 decisions
- Budget & taxes 40 decisions
- Roads & infrastructure 33 decisions
- Contracts & purchasing 31 decisions
- Parks & community 27 decisions
- Personnel & appointments 26 decisions
- Public safety 15 decisions
- Intergovernmental & resolutions 15 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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Reorder ordinances on agenda
5–4 (adopted by 1) · Nov 7, 2017
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Amend by substitution to deny Resolution R-105-2017
3–5 (failed by 2) · Mar 28, 2017
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Exhibit: 9-L-17-RZ Rezone property with Historic Overlay and Design Guidelines
6–3 (adopted by 3) · Nov 7, 2017
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R-105-2017 Authorize sale of surplus property at 114 E. Fifth Avenue
6–2 (adopted by 4) · Mar 28, 2017
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Request MPC to consider zoning change near Midway Rd & I-40
2–7 (failed by 5) · Nov 7, 2017
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 2017 — 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.