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| MAYOR DANIEL T. BROWN |
Mayor's Message
Since becoming mayor I have been
impressed with the ability and
commitment of the people who work
for the City. I have always believed
that hiring and keeping great people
is critical in achieving excellence in
any organization – public, nonprofit,
or private.
During my first few years I heard a
lot about our compensation structure.
Frankly much of what I heard concerned
me. Were our wages and
benefits what they should be? Were some long-term employees
paid at a level that did not adequately reflect their experience?
I wanted unbiased, clear, answers to these questions. So last
year I put together a broad-based team with representation from
administration, council, and employee groups to guide and
oversee a study of our compensation. I asked them to recommend
any changes necessary to bring our compensation to that
of peers.
As you know by now we found that we are indeed behind in
our compensation. As a result we are taking steps this year and
in the next two fiscal years to bring every employee's salary up
to market level, and to put a system in place to keep salaries
competitive and to avoid salary compression in the future. To
reach this goal will mean that salary adjustments will not be the
same for everyone. However each employee will receive at
least a 2.5% increase in each of the next three years.
We're doing this because it's the right and fair thing to do for
our employees as well as for all of our residents. Thank you for
the good things that you do every
day to make Knoxville an even
better place to live, work
and raise a family.
Sincerely,
Dan
EMPLOYEE SERVICE MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following employees
who have reached service milestones:
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10 Years
Charles L. Blair
Carl Steven Bobo
Lisa Jean Bradney
Karen M. Butler
Robert Lee Cameron
John Howard Carter II
Tammy Michelle Chaney
Deena Chase
John Joseph Coward
Donna French Dyer
Beth Graham Field
Karen E. Gourley
Scott C. Harmon
John Harold
Cicely Henderson
Jeffrey Alan Holmes
Jeffrey Dean Hopkins
Jason D. Householder
Tracy Ann Hunter
Molly K. Hyatt
Mark R. Jenks
Amy Kathryn Jinks
Corinne Harper Jones
William Eric Lay
Doyle Kitts Lee
Ricky Wayne Loveday
Mickey Patricia Mallonee
Dwayne Otis Miley
Glen F. Morrell
Scott Gordon Noe
Terry Dewayne Pate
James Kenneth Ray
Patricia Mary Resig
Darrell Wayne Sexton
Christine M. Sliger
Chyrl Mathia Spitzer
William H. Summers
Michael A. Thornton
Gary Scott Tidwell
Windall Jay Tinsley
Bert Robert Turner II
James L. Turner
Calvin Wilson
15 Years
Michael Craig Anders
Savannah L. Ayub
Leonard Eugene Blair
Angela L. Bourne
Kenno Edward Carlos
Michael Wynne Chase
Victoria L. Chessman
Lynn Edward Clemons, Jr.
Shelley Deann Clemons
Barry Scott Coffey
William J. Cooper
Daniel Joseph Corcoran
Vicki Rimmer Dagnan
Keith Charles Debow
Trevor Allen Dunham
Ricky Vaughn Eastridge
James Robert Edwards
Don Richard Evans
James E. Gadd
David Martin Gray
Steven Blaine Harnden
Kevin Levan Hoffman
Joseph Huckleby
Teresa Craig Johnson
Carla Renee Jones
Ronald Michael Linkins, Jr.
Bryan James Malone
Tracy Dawn May
John Michael Mays
Christopher Brandon McCarter
James Michael McCarter II
Brian Keith Moran
Frances C. Nichols
Ray Edwin Offenbacher
Scott Dean Owens
Dean Gary Ray
Bruce A. Smith
William Steven Still
Shawanna Romina Tipton
Joseph C. Waterson
William Victor Wilson
Marcus Love Yarbrough
Donna Roberta Young
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20 Years
James Edward Anderson
Shawn Joseph Austin
Roy Michael Brooks
Samuel D. Brown
James Gregory Coker
Robert J. Edmonds
Steven M. Fowler
Randall Jay Gibbs
Janet Brewer Gorman
Terry Lamar Griffitt
Warren Eugene Hamlin
Gary Lynn Holliday
James Floyd Hunter
Kenneth Ray Jackson
Michael Vincent Kennedy
Robert Andrew Kollenberg
Donald Wallace Large
Gary Steven Lowe
Craig Eric McNew
Antoinette Mullet
Dennis Carroll Noe
Brian Keith Osterman
Dianna Starr Perrin
Gregory Dale Roberts
Richard Lee Roller
Robert George Russell, Jr.
Michael Keith Smith
Jeffrey Harold Stooksbury
Brian Edward Townsend
Danny Ray Wagner
William Scott Warwick
Darrell Jeff Wells
Darrell Wayne Whitaker
James Verlin Williams
25 Years
Virginia K. Carty
William Rogers Doughty
Susan Kay Henry
Lou Ann Manning
Marshall George Mullett
Mary A. Winton
30 Years
Tommy G. Alexander
Van James Bubel
Randall C. Carman
David Lee Doyle
Kim Hawkins
David L. Hubbard
Stephen J. King
Cindy Abbott Mitchell
William Mark Pressley
Patricia Jean Randolph
Russell Gene Sasscer
Linda L. VanDergriff
35 Years
Joseph T. Cox
Charles B. Harrell
Eddie L. Ingle
Darrell W. King
Kenneth E. Lowe
Rose M. Manley
Gary R. Moyers
Harold R. Parks
James M. Waggoner
David W. Walton
David W. Welch
Tommy L. White
Jerry W. Williams
David D. Woods
45 Years
Phillip W. Bell
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cal years to bring every employee's salary up
to market level, and to put a system in place to keep salaries
competitive and to avoid salary compression in the future. To
reach this goal will mean that salary adjustments will not be the
same for everyone. However each employee will receive at
least a 2.5% increase in each of the next three years.
We're doing this because it's the right and fair thing to do for
our employees as well as for all of our residents. Th |
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| FEBRUARY 2010 |
If you have something you would like contribute to the next City Works please contact:
Cathy Chesney
Policy & Comminications
865-215-2831
cchesney@cityofknoxville.org
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| 311 STATS |
BASIC STATS
Total Calls - 69,038
Avg. Answer Time - 60 seconds
Avg. Talk Time - 103 seconds
Service Requests - 12,467
TOP 10 SERVICE REQUESTS
Lot Complaint - 4,146
Court Request - 2,267
Mow Overgrown Lot - 872
Signs / St.Marking / Parking - 471
Dead Animal Pick-up - 354
Tree Limb Removal - 346
Structure Complaint - 268
Inspections - 248
Abandoned Vehicle - 235
Pothole - 123
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