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KTA chair announces departure; board elects officers for 2026

KTA (Knoxville Transportation Authority) · January 22, 2026
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Summary

At a regular KTA meeting, the chair announced this was their last meeting and said Matthew DeBartelaben will replace the board's counsel. The board approved a slate of 2026 officers and named Sarah May recording secretary after a vacancy; votes were taken by show of hands.

Speaker 2, the board chair, opened the meeting by saying, "this is my last meeting on the KTA board because we have new counsel, so my replacement will be Matthew DeBartelaben," and added that they will remain involved in transit work as the TPO representative.

The nominating committee (reported by Speaker 6) met Jan. 14 and proposed a slate for 2026: chair nominee Dustin Durham…

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