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Wickliffe 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

Lynn Lane

22.3%

159 votes

Cathy Pigg

21.8%

156 votes

Karen Lawrence

18.2%

130 votes

Ruth Taylor

17.5%

125 votes

Jacque Jones

16.1%

115 votes

Candidates (5)

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Cathy Pigg

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Jacque Jones

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Karen Lawrence

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Lynn Lane

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Ruth Taylor

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