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Knox County Job & Family Services director: staffing vacancies, benefits counts and $150 school vouchers

Knox County Board of Commissioners · April 30, 2026
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Director Scott Boone told commissioners his department has five eligibility/referral specialist vacancies, plans to exit a regional call center in October, and provided SNAP, TANF and Medicaid figures; he announced back‑to‑school vouchers ($150) with applications opening June 10.

Scott Boone, director of Knox County Job & Family Services, told the Board of Commissioners on April 30 that public assistance currently has five eligibility/referral specialist vacancies and a vacant supervisor role, and said the department plans to give notice to exit a regional collaborative call center in October in order to focus on Knox County–only service delivery. "We're prepared to move forward with that in October," Boone told…

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