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Scott Emge
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About Scott....

 

Occupation/ Work: Small Business Owner

 

I am not a politician and have no connections with any county officials, developers, or special interest groups. I am a small business owner (a residential painting contractor). I deal with sales, customer service/relations, supervisory functions and HR functions.

I'm 45 years old, married, a 1981 graduate of Halls High School, and I attended the University of Tennessee and Pellissippi State Technical Community College. I majored in Engineering.

Three Reasons to Vote for Scott....

1. I believe that maintaining the status quo is unacceptable. New ideas are vital for the Register of Deeds office and one that I would initiate as soon as possible is to make the property records of Knox County Citizens available to them for viewing on the web free of charge. This would allow county residents to access property records easily from their home without the inconvenience of driving downtown and searching for parking. I'd also like to open a satellite office, possibly in the existing county space at Knoxville Center Mall, where parking is convenient and abundant. This would provide easier access for everyone, especially our Senior Citizens.

   
   

2. If elected, I also plan, on day one, to begin an evaluation of the staff and their duties. It has been documented that the Knox County Register of Deeds office is over staffed as compared to other county RoD offices, and it has been rumored that there may even be persons on the payroll that do no work at all. I will take steps to reduce the size of the office staff based on my evaluation, with the resulting savings being passed on to the county general fund. As you know, this fund is used for vital county services including Knox county Schools.
   
   
   

3. There will also be no nepotism or cronyism tolerated under my administration. No Knox County officials, term limited former office holders, their families or friends will be hired. Any persons currently employed that fall into these categories will be replaced. I also have no intention of being a career politician. As a firm advocate of term limits at all levels of government. My desire is to serve my county for a limited term and then go back to working in the private sector.