Mount Vernon 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
Julie Asher
14.8%
548 votes
WINNER
Lonetta Daugherty
11.8%
437 votes
WINNER
Wayne Bullock
10.3%
384 votes
WINNER
David Bales
9.8%
364 votes
WINNER
Gertha Mink
9.7%
360 votes
WINNER
Chandler Hunter
8.9%
329 votes
Charles "Chuck" Shields
8.6%
320 votes
Cecil Vanwinkle
7.8%
291 votes
Kenneth Collins
7.6%
284 votes
Shelly Lewis
7.1%
263 votes
Vincent Townsend
3.6%
135 votes
Candidates (11)
Choose 6
Cecil Vanwinkle
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Chandler Hunter
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Charles "Chuck" Shields
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David Bales
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Gertha Mink
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Julie Asher
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Kenneth Collins
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Lonetta Daugherty
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Shelly Lewis
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Vincent Townsend
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Wayne Bullock
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