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Knox County commissioners approve $64.7 million in non‑general fund budgets for 2026
Summary
The Knox County Commissioners on Jan. 8 approved non‑general fund operating budgets totaling $64,710,365 for 2026; when Knox Public Health (~$14.6–14.7M) is included the countywide appropriations rise to about $108 million. The board also approved routine disbursements and hired outside counsel for tax appeals work.
Knox County commissioners approved the county’s 2026 non‑general fund operating budgets, county staff said on Jan. 8, setting appropriations at $64,710,365 and noting that Knox Public Health (about $14.6–14.7 million) will be added when the full budget is pulled into the system, bringing total countywide appropriations to roughly $108 million.
Jason, a county staff presenter, told the board the non‑general fund total “is $64,710,365,” and outlined the largest components: roughly $14.1 million in Job and Family Services (JFS) funding, about $10 million for Knox DD (developmental disabilities), $9.8 million in capital/permanent improvements and about $9.2 million for the county engineer’s function. He said the JFS public assistance subfund is approximately $6.7 million of the JFS total and that the county general fund subsidizes about $1 million of children’s…
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