Pooler City Council Member
Passes laws and regulations for your city
Full office description
- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy.
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district.
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan.
How this impacts you
Policing — City council has final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get and how they are trained.
Quality of roads — City council has the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.
Housing costs — City council can decide which housing developments to approve, require affordable housing and set property tax rates.
Election results
WINNER
Aaron C. Higgins
11.8%
2,046 votes
WINNER
Melanie Shannon Black
10.7%
1,858 votes
WINNER
Michael Carpenter
10.2%
1,777 votes
WINNER
John M. Wilcher
10%
1,741 votes
WINNER
Thomas "Tom" Hutcherson
9.9%
1,721 votes
WINNER
Wesley Bashlor
9%
1,563 votes
Shirlenia Daniel
8.5%
1,474 votes
David "Dave" Legasse
8.4%
1,455 votes
Maribeth Lindler
7.8%
1,360 votes
Rebecca C. Benton
7.8%
1,353 votes
Ruthie Woodard
5.8%
1,002 votes