KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Violence prevention nonprofit Turn Up Knox (TUK) released a response after the City of Knoxville terminated their contract in February.
The statement responds to the city’s criticisms of the nonprofit released in February. For example, the City said TUK’s spending exceeded available funds, a claim TUK said is “simply NOT true.”
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TUK also said the City failed to pay it for 139 days of work. It says it was not paid for work completed in September and October 2024, August 2023 and June through August 2022. The nonprofit did receive payment for some of these months in April 2024 after termination.
The City said there were delays in TUK submitting required reports, but TUK stated that the City’s reporting requirements changed multiple times, often with little notice. The nonprofit said that its requests for clarity were unmet…