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Elkhorn City City Council Member

Passes laws and regulations for your city.

Full office description

  • City council members make up the legislative body of the city's government and are responsible for the public's health, safety, and welfare. Its legislative duties include enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget.
  • The city council has the authority to investigate all activities of the city government and its employees.
  • City councils in Kentucky typically have between 6 and 12 council members. They serve two-year terms except in Louisville and Lexington where some members serve four-year terms.
  • Council members can be elected to represent a single district or the city at-large. Elections take place in even-numbered years.

How this impacts you

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

  • PolicingThe city council 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

Johnny Owens

15%

265 votes

WINNER

Richard Salyer

14.6%

258 votes

WINNER

Mike Stacy

13.3%

234 votes

WINNER

Rocky Taylor

11.9%

209 votes

WINNER

Jerrica Taylor

10.1%

178 votes

WINNER

Jeffery Ward

9.9%

174 votes

Aaron Butler

9.8%

172 votes

Sandy Spears

8.1%

142 votes

Sabrina Bennett

7.4%

130 votes

Candidates (9)

Choose 6

Aaron Butler

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Jeffery Ward

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Jerrica Taylor

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Johnny Owens

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Mike Stacy

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Richard Salyer

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Rocky Taylor

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Sabrina Bennett

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Sandy Spears

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