Knox County Mayor pushes back against Sheriffs request for more funding

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Over the last few years, Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler said he’s been losing employees because of low salaries. Now he’s asking for a 30% budget increase. This is the first time the Sheriff has made a request this high. At a roundtable last week the sheriff spoke about school safety, recruiting, and retention. “I’m going to make sure that we do everything here in Knox County to make sure our schools are safe,” Spangler said. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said he wouldn’t go for it. “We’d like all of our people to be paid…