Today was day two of the Knox County Commission retreat at Johnson Bible College in far, far away South Knox County.
Organized by at Large Commissioner Seat 10 Larsen Jay. Media entity Compass Knox was present Friday and part of Saturday. I attended the Saturday morning session when Knox County Mayor’s Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Caldwell discussed the county finances. I stayed for the first exercise that the Commissioners worked on.
Greeting the attendees
Commissioners Carson Dailey and John Schoonmaker gathering up breakfast snacks
After it began, with Jerry Asquith leading the three groups
Commissioners Hugh Nystrom, Charles Busler, John Schoonmaker and Evelyn Gill in one work group
Commissioners Brad Anders, Jay and Michele Carringer in a work group.
Commissioners Dailey, Randy Smith, Richie Beeler and Justin Biggs in another work group.
All of them
The things I subject myself to for the readers of #TheMegaBullhornofTruth
Caldwell apparently NOT a fan of tax free weekend
Where does the financial growth come from!
Debt Capacity and Revenue
More to come, Stay tuned
Johnson is now Johnson University, a fully accredited University with over 70 degrees, all the way up to Masters and doctorates, with almost 1500 students spread. Their degrees range from business to social work to teaching to communications to non profit leadership to sports and fitness leadership to traditional ministries. They transitioned from Johnson Bible College to a full scale University a number of years ago, and have been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 most financially strong Colleges and Universities in America. They are an under appreciated major asset in our own backyard – the “other” fully accredited University in Knox County. Thanks for covering the Commission retreat on Johnson’s beautiful campus!