City of Knoxville · year in review
City Council — 2018
What the body did on the record in 2018 — 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.
15
meetings held
474
recorded decisions →
445/464
unanimous, of 464 adopted (96% unanimity rate) →
12
split votes →
6/474
deferred, of 474 decisions (1% deferral rate) →
0
failed →
Topics most voted on
- Zoning & land use 88 decisions
- Roads & infrastructure 47 decisions
- Intergovernmental & resolutions 43 decisions
- Parks & community 37 decisions
- Budget & taxes 36 decisions
- Contracts & purchasing 31 decisions
- Personnel & appointments 29 decisions
- Public safety 22 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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12-m Ordinance to rezone property on Cherokee Trail
7–2 (adopted by 5) · Aug 14, 2018
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Approve amendment to Central City Sector Plan land use.
7–2 (adopted by 5) · May 8, 2018
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Rezone property from C-3 to C-4 district.
7–2 (adopted by 5) · May 8, 2018
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R-283-2018 Apply for and accept School Violence Prevention Program Grant
7–1 (adopted by 6) · Jul 31, 2018
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12-a Ordinance appropriating funds for historic preservation
8–1 (adopted by 7) · Aug 14, 2018
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 2018 — 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.