Jenkins 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
Taxes — The city council can directly impact how much you pay in taxes to the city and how your tax money is spent.
Policing — The 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
Richard Damron
17.4%
363 votes
WINNER
Chuck Anderson
17.2%
359 votes
WINNER
Ernestine Hill
17%
355 votes
WINNER
Garnett Bentley
16.5%
345 votes
WINNER
Joshua Gibbs
16.5%
344 votes
WINNER
Shaun Collier
15.3%
320 votes
Candidates (6)
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Chuck Anderson
(R)
Ernestine Hill
(D)
Garnett Bentley
(D)
Joshua Gibbs
(R)
Richard Damron
(D)
Shaun Collier
(I)
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The candidate is running for this race unopposed.