§ 2.01. Legislative powers.

The legislative power of the County is vested in the Commission of Knox County (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"), which is the Legislative Branch and Legislative Body of Knox County. The legislative power of the County includes all lawful authority to adopt ordinances, emergency ordinances and resolutions governing the operation of government or regulating the conduct and affairs of the residents of the County, to adopt and amend the County budget, to fix all County tax rates and to provide for the collection of all County taxes, to release County taxpayers from double taxes, when such has occurred, to provide for corrections in tax lists, to appropriate County funds for any and all lawful purposes, and to exercise all other authority of a legislative nature which is vested in the County by the Constitution and all applicable laws of the State of Tennessee. The Commission may adopt any ordinance, emergency ordinance or resolution which is not in conflict with the Constitution or general laws of the State of Tennessee or this Charter.