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Mortons Gap 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

Tammy Vandiver

15.5%

217 votes

WINNER

Angie Creekmur

14.2%

199 votes

WINNER

Kimberly Proffitt

13.2%

185 votes

WINNER

Wendy Smith

13.2%

185 votes

WINNER

Kody Appleby

12.8%

179 votes

WINNER

Preston Thompson

12.8%

179 votes

Roger Faulk

10.2%

143 votes

Nancy Faulk

8.1%

114 votes

Candidates (8)

Choose 6

Angie Creekmur

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Kimberly Proffitt

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Kody Appleby

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Nancy Faulk

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Preston Thompson

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Roger Faulk

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Tammy Vandiver

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Wendy Smith

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