Knox County workshop debates tying commissioners' pay to state-set raises

Oct 20, 2026

At an informal Knox County workshop, commissioners discussed an ordinance (026-9-101 / 026-10-104) to link commissioner pay to the state's annual elected-official raise letter rather than county employee increases; no vote was taken and discussion continues.

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Knox County commissioners met in an informal workshop to review a proposed ordinance (listed in materials as 026-9-101 and 026-10-104) that would tie commissioner pay adjustments to the state's annual elected-official raise rather than to county employee raises. The chair opened the session and said the meeting was discussion-only and that no votes would be taken.

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