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Sturgis 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

Charles Garnett

13.4%

428 votes

WINNER

John Deibler

13%

416 votes

WINNER

Dennis Odom

12.5%

398 votes

WINNER

Hunter Davis

12%

383 votes

WINNER

Allan Collins

10.9%

348 votes

WINNER

Theresa Greer

10.9%

347 votes

Bernard Vinroe

6.8%

218 votes

Cindy Tapp

6.3%

200 votes

Peter Van

6.1%

195 votes

Malinda Dailey

5.6%

177 votes

Cecil Golightly-Tasker

2.5%

79 votes

Candidates (11)

Choose 6

Allan Collins

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Bernard Vinroe

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Cecil Golightly-Tasker

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Charles Garnett

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Cindy Tapp

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Dennis Odom

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Hunter Davis

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John Deibler

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Malinda Dailey

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Peter Van

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Theresa Greer

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