Manchester 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
"Country" Earl Owens
10.2%
328 votes
WINNER
Charles Weaver
9.9%
321 votes
WINNER
Traci Rice White
9.4%
302 votes
WINNER
Russell Gregory
7.8%
253 votes
WINNER
Dorothy Sizemore
7.5%
242 votes
WINNER
Mark Deaton
7.4%
238 votes
WINNER
Betty Meredith
7.2%
234 votes
WINNER
Donna Allen
7.1%
228 votes
Whitney Smith
7%
225 votes
Joshua Jackson
6.9%
224 votes
Darnell Hipsher
6.1%
196 votes
Wanda White
5.2%
169 votes
Westley Brumley
4.6%
149 votes
Tim McGinty
3.7%
120 votes
Candidates (14)
Choose 8
"Country" Earl Owens
(R)
Betty Meredith
(D)
Charles Weaver
(R)
Darnell Hipsher
(D)
Donna Allen
(R)
Dorothy Sizemore
(R)
Joshua Jackson
(R)
Mark Deaton
(R)
Russell Gregory
(R)
Tim McGinty
(R)
Traci Rice White
(R)
Wanda White
(R)
Westley Brumley
(R)
Whitney Smith
(R)
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