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Knox County ethics committee narrows proposed meal/gift rules, debates annual cap
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Knox County Ethics Committee proposed a single $75 per-occasion limit on meals (defined as up to two meals per day) and discussed an annual cap (30 vs. 60 days fiscal year) and exemptions for recognized conferences; no final vote on the code changes was recorded.
The Knox County Ethics Committee on March 18 reviewed proposed edits to the county code of ethics that would consolidate thresholds for meals and modest items and clarify when such items do not constitute "anything of value." The chair proposed setting a single dollar limit of $75 per occasion, limiting acceptance to two meals per day and establishing an annual cap tied to the fiscal year; members continued to debate whether the annual cap should be 30 or 60 days.
The proposal would replace an earlier two-tiered approach and, as the chair summarized, "put 1 number" in the policy to simplify administration. The committee discussed the practical effect of a per‑occasion cap and how it should interact with conference travel. A meeting participant asked whether recognized…
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