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View Comments The Knox County Commission easily approved a nearly $900 million budget, a hefty document that reflects a growing community that has easily bounced back from the shrunken, pandemic-weary budget a year ago. Heading into Monday, the only outstanding question about the $893.5 million allotment was whether the commissioners would go with a 5% raise for Sheriff’s Office employees planned by Mayor Glenn Jacobs or the 8% raise proposed by Sheriff Tom Spangler for employees with the rank of captain and below. Other county employees (excluding Knox County School System employees, who c...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs had to wait a few hours longer than anticipated to deliver his third budget address as morning storms washed out the original plans. That was fine. As far as budgets go, he’s learned to be flexible. Coming off a shrunken pandemic budget from a year ago, Jacobs proposed a $893.5 million budget Tuesday. Given the challenges and uncertainties of the past year, this budget was a reminder of normalcy: no splashy buys, no tax increases but raises for county employees across the board — including a more sizable bonus for sheriff’s office employees — and overall...