City of Knoxville · City Council

Every recorded decision

Every published motion, unanimous or not — nothing curated out. A high unanimity rate is itself a finding.

Filtered · year 2026

90.5%

Unanimity rate — 6401 of 7072 adopted motions in the published minutes

Excludes 114 motions not yet published.

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unanimous6401
split442
failed91
deferred329
withdrawn73

Most no votes on adopted motions

Meeting	Agenda item	Disposition	Tally	Badges
Aug 18, 2026	Update City Charter to reflect current election processes An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, specifically Chapter 412 of the Private Acts of 1923 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, entitled, "An act to incorporate the City of Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee, and define the rights, powers and liabilities of the same; to fix the boundaries of said municipality, and repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act," and all acts amendatory thereto, by amending Article VII, Sections 707(A), (B), and (C) so as to reflect the process for primary and regular elections of council members implemented in 2025 to be consistent with Public Chapter 391, Acts of 2023, including establishing by charter that only voters within a city district shall vote in a council district election, and changing the candidates placed on the regular election ballot to candidates receiving the two (2) highest number of votes in the primary rather than the two (2) candidates with the highest number of votes, and further providing for the submission of this ordinance to the qualified voters of the City of Knoxville for approval as provided in Article XI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee. (Requested by Councilmember Parker)	Failed	2-6-0-1	Split Failed
Jun 9, 2026	Authorize agreement for collections services for municipal court fines. R-158-2026 — A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP to provide collections services for outstanding fines and fees from adjudicated cases in the Knoxville Municipal Court. (Requested by Law Department) Contracts & purchasing Item history →	Failed	3-5-0-1	Split Failed
Mar 31, 2026	Endorse Phase One of the Alternative Response plan A Resolution endorsing implementation of Phase One of the Alternative Response Business and Service Delivery Plan and thanking the members of the Alternative Response Task Force (ARTF) and other engaged stakeholders whose contributions were integral to the development of the plan. (Requested by Councilmember Parker)	Failed	—	Failed
Mar 31, 2026	Endorse Phase One of the Alternative Response plan A Resolution endorsing implementation of Phase One of the Alternative Response Business and Service Delivery Plan and thanking the members of the Alternative Response Task Force (ARTF) and other engaged stakeholders whose contributions were integral to the development of the plan. (Requested by Councilmember Parker)	Failed	4-4-0-1	Split Failed Decided with 1 absent — margin 0
Mar 17, 2026	Appeal of Planning Commission approval of a special use permit at 5200 Clinton Highway 1-A-26-SU — A Resolution of the Council of the City of Knoxville approving an appeal filed by David Hamilton for the Norwood Homeowners Group, Humberto Rodriguez for H&M Clinton Hwy LLC, Morris Shaso for Clinton TN LLC, and Jason Sorrell for Knoxville Combatives LLC, thereby overturning the decision of the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission to grant a special use application filed by CareCuts for a social service provider in the C-H-1 (Highway Commercial) district for property located at 5200 Clinton Highway. (Planning staff recommended approval; Planning Commission Approved 13-0) (File No. 1-A-26-SU) (Council District 5). (Requested by Knoxville-Knox County Planning) Zoning & land use Item history →	Failed	—	Failed

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