The Knox County Commission is the legislative body of Knox County. A recent Charter Amendment reduced the body to eleven commissioners - one from districts 1 through 9 and one from each of the county-wide districts 10 and 11. Districts must conform to the one-person, one-vote rule and district lines are changed each ten years following the federal census.
The Commission elects a chairman and vice-chairman annually, and adopts its own rules and procedures. Utilizing its home rule powers, the Commission adopts ordinances, emergency ordinances, and resolutions that govern the operation of Knox County government or regulate the conduct and affairs of the residents of Knox County. The Commission adopts the annual county budget and sets the county government property tax rate, including that of the Knox County School System.
The County Commission meets in regular session on the Fourth Monday each month in the Large Assembly Room of the City-County Building. Special meetings are sometimes scheduled. All meetings are open to the public, and the time and adequate public notice must be given prior to all special meetings. Should the meeting fall on a legal holiday, the meeting is held on Tuesday of that week.
Visit the Knox County Commission Webpage for more information on County Commissioners, Meetings, Agendas, Minutes, Committees, District Maps, and Constituent Services.
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