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Knox County ethics subcommittee keeps one‑year ban on former officials lobbying the county

Knox County Ethics Committee subcommittee on policies and procedures · April 16, 2026
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The Knox County Ethics Committee subcommittee voted to retain a one‑year prohibition on former county officeholders representing others for compensation before the county, after members heard that some jurisdictions use a two‑year standard but declined to extend the local restriction.

Knox County — The Ethics Committee subcommittee voted to keep the existing one‑year restriction barring former county officeholders from personally representing another person or entity for compensation before the county. The rule as written now reads one year; some committee research noted a national practice of a two‑year standard.

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