[Angela Russell]

Commissioner Jackson,
Confirming the $10,000 threshold.
Thank you

[Angela Russell]

NOTE: I will send this information by email also to make it easier to read. The below is for sunshine law compliance.

Item 37 Ordinance amending Knox County Code, Chapter 2, Article VIII, Division 4 regarding receipt and disbursement of country funds and budget procedures for defined service contracts. (Establishing Section 2-558, previously reserved).
Response: This is not replacing code but establishing code for defined service contracts to similar to the code for contracts given through the hotel occupancy tax.

Item 38 Ordinance amending Knox County Code, Chapter 58, Article III, Section 58-92 regarding disbursement of county funds levied through the Hotel Occupancy Tax. (Ord. No. O-91-11-101, adopted 1-27-92 and Ord. No. O-02-6-102,
adopted 7-22-02).
Response: The original ordinance has not been slightly amended but entirely written and adapted to a new reorganization format. A redline version would not be possible since they are entirely different. I have attached the original ordinance below for your convenience and review for comparison.

• KNOX COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 58, ARTICLE III, SECTION 58-92 REGARDING DISBURSEMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS LEVIED THROUGH THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. (Ord. No. O-91-11-101, adopted 1-27-92 and Ord. No. O-02-6-102, adopted 7-22-02)
• Sec. 58-92. – Appropriation, grant and funding contract procedures.
(a) Any person requesting the receipt of funds generated by the provisions of this article shall submit an application in such form as may be prescribed by the county director of finance and approved by the hotel and amusement tax subcommittee of the finance committee of the county commission. Such form shall include, without limitation, all information required by general state law relating to the appropriation of funds for the financial aid of any charitable or civic organization. Prior to the consideration of any applications submitted pursuant to this section, the application shall be reviewed by the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist as to form, substance, and compliance with the provisions of this article. The county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist shall recommend that the commission either approve or deny the application. After recommendation by the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist, the application shall be reviewed by the county director of finance and the county law director as to form, substance, and compliance with the provisions of this article. In reporting on all applications received and reviewed during the preparation of the annual budget of the county, the director of finance shall prepare and submit for review a fiscal note describing the total funding requirements of all applications recommended for approval by the county executive including therewith the recommendation of the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist along with anticipated revenues available for such funding. Additionally, any applications filed with the director of finance other than during the preparation of the annual budget for the county shall be presented for review as provided by this section, accompanied by a fiscal note describing the impact upon available and anticipated revenues generated pursuant to this article, as well as an accounting of the cumulative impact upon such available or anticipated revenues of the funds generated pursuant to this article.
(b)Upon completion of the review by the director of finance and the county law director of any application for funding pursuant to the provisions of this article, the application, recommendations, and other review prepared by the county director of finance shall be forwarded to a subcommittee of the finance committee of the county commission, hereby denominated the hotel and amusement tax subcommittee. Such subcommittee shall prepare its recommendations for action on the application to the finance committee for its review and recommendation for action by the county commission. No request for funding pursuant to this article shall be considered by the county commission without the review, reports, and recommendations mandated herein.
(c)Any application submitted pursuant to the provisions of this article which request or necessitate the use of property under the direction or control of the county board of education shall require the approval of the county board of education prior to its consideration by the county commission.
(d)Notice of all county commission or hotel and amusement tax subcommittee meetings involving an application for funding pursuant to this article shall be furnished to the county tourist commission or the county executive, if a tourist commission does not exist not less than ten days preceding such meeting.
(Ord. No. O-91-11-101, §§ 1—4, 1-27-92; Ord. No. O-02-6-102, § 4, 7-22-02)

[Angela Russell]

“ahead”

[Angela Russell]

Hello, I contacted the Mayor’s office last week about this issue. The mayor’s office has already been working on the very issue brought up by Commissioner Huckaby including possibly tying future raises to the State of Tennessee. They are head of this issue and there is no need for commission to try to “reinvent the wheel”. I agree with Commissioner Cofer, we need to wait and see their final language.
Thank you, Angela Russell, District 5

[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

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