City of Knoxville · year in review
City Council — 2020
What the body did on the record in 2020 — 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.
26
meetings held
761
recorded decisions →
631/700
unanimous, of 700 adopted (90% unanimity rate) →
57
split votes →
40/761
deferred, of 761 decisions (5% deferral rate) →
11
failed →
Topics most voted on
- Zoning & land use 163 decisions
- Budget & taxes 110 decisions
- Personnel & appointments 91 decisions
- Roads & infrastructure 88 decisions
- Contracts & purchasing 77 decisions
- Parks & community 46 decisions
- Intergovernmental & resolutions 42 decisions
- Public safety 37 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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Motion to add public forum to beginning of agenda
4–5 (failed by 1) · Oct 6, 2020
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12-h Rezone 4625/4625-B Asheville Hwy from O to C-G-1
6–3 (adopted by 3) · Nov 3, 2020
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O-164-2020 Rezone 4625/4625-B Asheville Hwy from O to C-G-1
6–3 (adopted by 3) · Nov 17, 2020
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Resolution approving appeal of BZA denial for zoning interpretation at 7040 Strawberry Plains Pike
6–3 (failed by 3) · May 19, 2020
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Rezone property at 920 Oak Grove Lane from RN-1 to RN-2 District
6–3 (adopted by 3) · Apr 7, 2020
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 2020 — 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.