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Liberty 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

Ben Barlow

18.6%

416 votes

WINNER

Brian Beeler

14.6%

326 votes

WINNER

Robert Allen

12.9%

289 votes

WINNER

Nick Turner

12.3%

275 votes

WINNER

Larry Bowmer

12.1%

271 votes

WINNER

Adam Elmore

11.2%

250 votes

Chase Dail

10%

225 votes

Chuck Dorman

8.4%

188 votes

Candidates (8)

Choose 6

Adam Elmore

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Ben Barlow

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Brian Beeler

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Chase Dail

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Chuck Dorman

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Larry Bowmer

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Nick Turner

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Robert Allen

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