[Angela Russell]

Commissioner Fox,
Please provide this to the commission office in pdf or word form so that it can be attached to the final agenda when it is published. I would like the public to be able to easily access the detail in advance for the meeting.
Thank you.

[Angela Russell]

Thank you.

[Angela Russell]

Please add me as a co-sponsor.

[Angela Russell]

Commissioner Frazier,
Please give consideration to the following suggestion:

Qualifications. All members of the Merit System Board must be over 21 years of age; of good moral character; a citizen of the United States and the state; and must reside in the county. No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board if he has previously been employed by the county Sheriff’s office within the greater of five (5) calendar years preceding his/her appointment, or has previously been employed under the current Sheriff’s administration, or if any member of such person’s family is or becomes employed by the county Sheriff’s office at any time during such person’s term of service as a member of the board. For purposes of this section, “family” shall include spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, child, and grandchild or equivalent “step”, “foster”, or “in-law” or any other person that resides in the same household.

I appreciate all the work that you have put into this. My suggested wording above primarily focuses on the definition of family. Thank you so much for your consideration, Commissioner Russell

[Angela Russell]

Commissioner Fox,
Please let me know if you do or do not plan to submit a resolution to put a moratorium on data centers until regulations can be established and included in the UDO. If you are planning to put forth a resolution, I would like to co-sponsor. If you do not plan to put forth a resolution, I will be submitting a resolution.
Thank you,
Commissioner Russell

[Angela Russell]

I would be interested in co-sponsoring. I know a few TN counties have already put restrictions on this. The environmental impact is very high especially to area lakes and water levels. Our lakes are part of what makes this area so desirable.

[Angela Russell]

Below in CAPS is the amendment that I plan to propose as discussed at our optional agenda review meeting. I will email copies of the entire ordinances with this item in red. I wanted you to have the language prior to the meeting so that you could properly consider the ordinances. Thank you for your consideration, Angela Russell

Section 2. Last paragraph
Upon approval of the Knox County Budget, any organization approved for funding pursuant to this article must sign a contractual agreement with the county and ensure compliance with all stated terms and conditions; including, providing Knox County’s internal audit department access to all financial, operational, and compliance records, and implementation of any recommendations and/or requirements that the internal audit department deems necessary. Included in the contract will be a requirement for the grant recipient to have an external audit with a clean unqualified opinion of each fiscal year they receive funds OF $50,000 OR GREATER as a requirement in order to continue receiving funding from Knox County in the following year.

[Angela Russell]

Please move item 12 to non-consent. Thank you.

[Angela Russell]

Thank you for the clarification. I will go back through my emails this evening. As I indicated during the meeting, I was having computer issues so it could have inadvertently been overlooked.
I am not finding a hard copy in the paperwork I was given, but with the seat shifting with the Junior Commissioners, those things happen. I prefer electronic copies anyway due to my vision, so not a problem.
Thank you so much for the information.

[Angela Russell]

I have been unable to locate R-26-3-501 in our optional review packet. Please provide a copy so I can ensure that I do not want to request it be moved to non-consent. Thank you so much, Angela Russell

[Angela Russell]

Please move items 23 and 25 to non-consent. I want to review the detail of these items in entirety and the agenda attachments on the commission website are not currently functioning. Thank you, Angela Russell

[Angela Russell]

I’m sorry, I do not want to remove #28. I miss read my notes. Please leave it on consent.

[Angela Russell]

Please remove 28, 29, 32, & 45 from consent

[Angela Russell]

Commissioner Fox,

Several persons have expressed concerns about this particular “immigration law” requirement of the ordinance. I understand that many organizations have identification processes in place.

However, one concern expressed is that some basic (water/food) survival service non-profits do not require identification as a requirement for the service. For instance food pantries, meals delivered to the elderly, or homeless shelters serving Christmas meals do not request identification. I would like to ensure that the wording is such that we are not requiring a meals on wheels type organization to force their volunteers to “card” an elderly person before they can leave the meal.

The second concern expressed is that an organization receiving funding (for instance something similar to a park) would be overburdened to have to card or identify each person entering their facility in the normal course of business, especially if many of their patrons are non-driving minors.

Would you be willing to adjust the wording so organizations providing basic food/water services or organizations open to ALL members of the general public in the normal course of business not be required to implement new “carding or immigration status” processes?
I appreciate the hard work you have done on this ordinance and appreciate your consideration of my request.

Also I plan to make the suggested wording change to item 5 as follows:
5. STATEMENT SAYING THE ORGANIZATION UNDERSTANDS THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO A signed contractual agreement allowing Knox County’s internal audit department to be granted access to all records for financial, operational, and compliance auditing that the internal audit department deems necessary.

Thank you, Commissioner Russell

[Angela Russell]

Commissioner Fox,
Due to my vision issues, I am unable to read long messages in this gray format. Since this has been shared publicly, please email a copy in word format to me so I can read it.
Thank you, Angela Russell

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