Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs had to wait a few hours longer than anticipated to deliver his third budget address as morning storms washed out the original plans. That was fine. As far as budgets go, he’s learned to be flexible.
Coming off a shrunken pandemic budget from a year ago, Jacobs proposed a $893.5 million budget Tuesday. Given the challenges and uncertainties of the past year, this budget was a reminder of normalcy: no splashy buys, no tax increases but raises for county employees across the board including a more sizable bonus for sheriff’s office employees and overall strong fiscal health.
Knox County Commission passes budget with officer raises, full funding for schools
Glenn Jacobs presented the annual plan earlier in May, and the Knox County Commission approved it Monday night. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 6:02 AM EDT May 25, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The Knox County Commission on Monday passed Mayor Glenn Jacobs $893.6 million 2021/22 budget.
The numbers tell the tale: Knox County s budget for the new fiscal year looks nothing like last year s lean spending plan.
Earlier in May, Jacobs presented a 2021/22 proposed budget of that was $42.3 million above the current adopted budget.
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It includes a fully funded $542 million schools budget, 5 percent raises for most Knox County Sheriff s Office uniformed personnel, a 33 percent boost in what it ll spend for road paving, and even money for a new environmental officer to try to curb county littering.
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