Former County Commissioner Craig Leuthold is apparently in negotiations with Knox County Property Assessor Phil Ballard to change his employment from the Trustees office to the Property Asessors office. Leuthold’s position will be abolished in March 2011 when the four Trustee satellite offices close. Leuthold has been the Supervisor of the Trustee satellite offices.

Also, it is rumored that Ballard has instructed his Supervisors to inform employees of the Assessors office to voluntarily reduce their hours to 30 hours per week.