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Hawesville 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

Patrick Morris

15.9%

242 votes

WINNER

Justin Basham

15.7%

239 votes

WINNER

Tracy Johnson

15.3%

233 votes

WINNER

Kevin Linn

15.1%

230 votes

WINNER

Harold Herndon

14.2%

216 votes

WINNER

Daniel Doyle

14.1%

215 votes

David Patterson

9.7%

147 votes

Candidates (7)

Choose 6

Daniel Doyle

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David Patterson

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Harold Herndon

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Justin Basham

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Kevin Linn

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Patrick Morris

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Tracy Johnson

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