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A message of thanks from Mayor Kincannon as we near Thanksgiving and the holiday season.
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 200,000 TWINKLING LIGHTS: CITY EMPLOYEES
BRING THE HOLIDAY SPARKLE
There are no Grinches to be found amongst City employees.
With the cancellation of several large holiday events due to pandemic safeguards, City staff was even more determined to make the 2020 version of Christmas in the City bigger and brighter.
“Our celebration is a little different this year,” says Special Events Director Judith Foltz. “Big crowds are out. But not much is diminished. In fact, the businesses and neighborhood folks are getting creative and making new traditions. I’m proud of how the City has adapted and innovated while prioritizing public safety.”
Says Foltz: “I’m thankful to an awful lot of hard-working and conscientious City employees. I think we all wanted to pull together and see what we could do to close out an unprecedented and challenging year on a cheerful and hopeful high note.”
 'WE ALWAYS WANT DOWNTOWN TO LOOK ITS BEST'
Did you know that Public Service crew leader Dustin Hinshaw has personally had a hand in hanging more than 1 million Christmas lights downtown?
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Knoxville Fire Department Deploys its 4th State-of-the-Art Quint
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New and Dramatically Improved Cal Johnson Rec Center
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Careful Planning Reduces Flooding Risks - and Insurance Premiums
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$5.4 Million Overhaul of Underused Commercial Corridor
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The deadline is rapidly approaching to make your benefits selections for 2021.
The City of Knoxville has competitive health coverage options, life insurance and more. We are also pleased to let you know that your costs for coverage are not going up for next year!
So, if you are not changing your selections, do you need to even login?
Click the READ MORE button below for this important message from our Director of Employee Benefits & Risk Management, Christine Stickler.
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 KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S CHRIS FOSTER
Captain Chris Foster joined the Knoxville Fire Department on March 27, 1989. Today, he is our Logistic Officer--KFD's behind-the-scenes, go-to guy for a variety of tasks, great and small.
Chris keeps stations stocked with vital supplies, like cleaning products, toilet paper, disinfectants, etc. And he has overseen the remodeling projects of several of our fire stations.
 KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FRED KIMBER
The Knoxville Police Department would like to welcome back Officer Fred Kimber. A 23-year veteran of the KPD, Officer Kimber returned in late September after completing a one-year military deployment in Texas as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Upon his return, Officer Kimber, who is assigned to the Personnel Unit as a recruitment officer, was thrust into the KPD’s month-long recruitment campaign in October. In that capacity, Officer Kimber followed up with potential applicants who submitted contact forms through the KPD’s new recruiting website, www.joinknoxpd.com. Throughout the first week of November, Officer Kimber temporarily filled in on patrol to assist throughout the week of the 2020 presidential election.
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 The purpose of the “Who Can It Be Now” feature of City Matters goes beyond putting that Men at Work song in your head.
City employees are unique individuals with rich, complex lives, histories and stories to tell. In addition to serving the people of Knoxville and our co-workers, we have hobbies, passions, diversions and projects we pursue outside work hours.
Seeing the individual behind the badge, job title or steel-toed boots enriches our connection to each other and strengthens our commitment to make decisions that respect and benefit others, regardless of our differences.
Let's meet our debut “Who”:
• She has worked for the City of Knoxville for seven years and lived in East Tennessee for 38 years.
• She was born on her grandfather’s birthday.
• She lived in Panama for four years.
• She started running 5K races when she turned 50 years old.
Do you know this City employee?
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 Check out who is celebrating a work anniversary for October and November.
Thank you for your service to the City!
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