[simage=5300,200,y,left] With the New Year comes the start of the budget process. Knoxville City Manager Harold Stewart says that right now, he’s working with each individual City Council member on a budget tour. He says he’ll look over what was spent in 2011, and look forward to what each department has requested for 2012. After that, the Council will look at the big picture of the budget, something they’ve already started with their prioritization meetings. After that, Stewart says it’s a matter of fitting together requests and priorities, adjusting the budget so it reflects the direction the City Council wants Knoxville to go.