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Grand Rivers 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

Mark Sunderman

18%

126 votes

WINNER

Oliver Hunt

17.7%

124 votes

WINNER

Wanda Evans

17%

119 votes

WINNER

Michael O'leary

16.7%

117 votes

WINNER

Pat Gorbett

16.3%

114 votes

WINNER

Scott Parsons

14.4%

101 votes

Candidates (6)

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Mark Sunderman

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Michael O'leary

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Oliver Hunt

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Pat Gorbett

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Wanda Evans

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