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Morehead 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

Michael Kash

14.2%

765 votes

WINNER

Edna Schack

14.1%

760 votes

WINNER

Lincoln Caudill

14.1%

759 votes

WINNER

Darrell Littleton

12.1%

654 votes

WINNER

Beth Ousley

10.3%

555 votes

WINNER

Yvonne Baldwin

10%

542 votes

Mickey Reffitt

8.7%

469 votes

David Perkins

8.3%

450 votes

Jan Bishop

8.2%

444 votes

Candidates (9)

Choose 6

Beth Ousley

(N)

Darrell Littleton

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David Perkins

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Edna Schack

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Jan Bishop

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Lincoln Caudill

(N)

Michael Kash

(N)

Mickey Reffitt

(N)

Yvonne Baldwin

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