City Council Office

400 Main Street, Suite 467

Knoxville, TN 37902

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https://www.KnoxvilleTN.gov/CityCouncil

City Council Meeting

400 W Main St
Main Assembly Room
Knoxville, TN 37902

https://www.KnoxvilleTN.gov/Agenda

City Council – Legislative Budget Hearing

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 8:00 AM

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS                                     

 

8:00AM - WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

 

Vice-Mayor Tommy Smith

 

8:05AM - MAYOR'S BUDGET INTRODUCTION

 

Mayor Indya Kincannon

 

8:10AM - SUMMARY

 

Savannah Kirk, Internal Auditor

 

8:15AM - BUDGET OVERVIEW

 

Boyce Evans, Chief Financial Officer

 

8:45AM - PUBLIC SAFETY

 

KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

 

Chief Paul Noel

 

KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

 

Chief Stan Sharp

 

KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT

 

Brad Anders, Executive Director

 

KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

 

Colin Ickes, Director

 

COMMUNITY SAFETY & COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

 

LaKenya Middlebrook, Director

 

10:25AM - RECESS

 

10:35AM - OPERATIONS

 

OPERATIONS

 

Grant Rosenberg, Chief Operating Officer

 

ENGINEERING

 

Tom Clabo, Director

 

PLANS REVIEW AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS

 

Peter Ahrens, Director

 

PUBLIC SERVICE

 

Rachel Butzler, Director

 

FLEET SERVICES

 

Nick Bradshaw, Director

 

KNOXVILLE AREA TRANSIT

 

Isaac Thorn, Director

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

Mark Parker, Director

 

CENTER FOR SERVICE INNOVATION 311/211

 

Russ Jensen, Director

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

 

Kyndra Brewer, Director

 

12:00PM - LUNCH

 

12:15PM - LEGISLATIVE

 

Vice-Mayor Tommy Smith

 

12:30PM - INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS AND PARTNER AGENCIES

 

HUMAN RESOURCES

 

Kelly Drummond, Director

 

CIVIL SERVICE

 

Nick Bradshaw, Interim Director

 

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 

Christine Stickler, Director

 

VISIT KNOXVILLE

 

Kim Bumpas, President

 

ZOO KNOXVILLE

 

Bill Street, President & CEO

 

TENNESSEE VALLEY FAIR

 

Scott Suchomski, Executive Director

 

KNOXVILLE CHAMBER

 

Mike Odom, President & CEO

 

KNOXVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER

 

Jim Biggs, Executive Director

 

PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITY

 

Jayne Burritt, Administrator/CEO

 

PUBLIC ASSEMBLY FACILITIES

 

Mary Bogert, General Manager

 

KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY MEDIA

 

J. Amos Oaks, Executive and Creative Director

 

1:50PM - COMMUNICATIONS

 

Kristin Farley, Director

 

2:10PM - RECESS

 

2:20PM - URBAN DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

 

URBAN DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Rebekah Jane Justice, Chief of Urban Design & Development

 

PARKS AND RECREATION

 

Sheryl Ely, Director

 

2:30PM - POLICY

 

POLICY

 

Cheryl Ball, Chief Policy Officer

 

HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT

 

Kevin DuBose, Director

 

KNOXVILLE'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

 

Ben Bentley, Executive Director & CEO

 

KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE

 

Misty Goodwin, Chief Program Officer

 

KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY PLANNING

 

Amy Brooks, Executive Director

 

OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY

 

Patience Melnik, Director

 

3:20PM - FINANCE

 

Boyce Evans, Chief Financial Officer

 

3:30PM - LAW DEPARTMENT

 

Charles Swanson, Director

 

3:40PM - CITY COURT

 

Judge Tyler Caviness

 

4:00PM - PUBLIC HEARING

 

ADJOURNMENT