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Clifton 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.
  • Most city council members in Virginia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are partisan.

How this impacts you

  • PolicingThe city council decides how many police are hired and posted on your city's streets, as well as how much they are paid and what equipment and training they receive.

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Darrell D. Poe

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John L. Davis III

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Lynn M. Screen

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Regan P. McDonald

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Stephen R. Effros

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