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Newport City Commissioner

Passes laws and regulations for your city.

Full office description

  • Your city commission is made up of four elected city commissioners and a mayor. Together, they share the legislative and executive duties of the city government. In some cities, they also have administrative powers.
  • The city commission is responsible for the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
  • The city commission passes and enforces city laws, oversees all departments of the city government, and passes the city budget.
  • Most cities in Kentucky hold nonpartisan elections for city officials. City commission members serve two-year terms and elections are held in even-numbered years.

How this impacts you

  • TaxesThe city commission can directly impact how much you pay in taxes to the city and how your tax money is spent.

  • PolicingThe city commission has the final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.

Election results

WINNER

Julie Smith-Morrow

26.6%

2,861 votes

WINNER

Mike Radwanski

25.6%

2,753 votes

WINNER

Ken Rechtin

24.5%

2,632 votes

WINNER

Aaron Sutherland

23.3%

2,502 votes

Jerry Peluso

Vince Proffitt

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