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Council adds internal auditor to waste/fraud reporting; approves two public-safety grant applications

Knoxville City Council · April 29, 2026
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Summary

Council voted to have the internal auditor receive waste/fraud reports and approved two grants: a joint Knox County Edward Byrne JAG application for $156,082 and a $50,000 UVA innovation pilot to analyze overdose clusters; councilmembers debated policing vs. public-health leadership on overdose response.

The council approved a resolution asking the mayor to modify an executive order so the internal auditor receives copies of waste, fraud and abuse reports, reflecting audit-committee recommendations and discussion about codifying the process by ordinance in the future.

Separately, the council authorized…

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