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Pembroke 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

Walter Bell

30%

216 votes

WINNER

Joe Rives

26.6%

192 votes

WINNER

Karen Pyle

24.4%

176 votes

WINNER

Kevin Earwood

19%

137 votes

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