The Knox County Fiscal Court is the legislative body of county government, and the Judge/Executive is the Court's Chief Executive Officer. There are nine additional Knox County governmental offices, run by their own, independently elected officials.

Judge/Executive

The Judge Executive serves as a member and presiding officer of the fiscal court and acts as the county’s chief executive and administrative official.

Fiscal Court

The Knox County Fiscal Court is the governing policy board and legislative body of the county. It is comprised of 5 Magistrates, each serving a four-year term and is elected from single member districts, and the Judge/Executive, elected county-wide.

Elected Offices

Nine independently elected office run the additional Knox County governmental offices that oversee many functions and services of county government. The County Board has no direct control over these offices, except in the passage of their budgets and approvals of their bond issues, contracts and payroll in some cases.