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Albemarle City Council Member

One of the local lawmakers for your city

Full office description

  • City council members work together to set and implement city policy.
  • The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
  • City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
  • City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district.

How this impacts you

  • PolicingCity council has a say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.

  • Quality of RoadsCity council has the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.

  • Civil RightsThe city council can pass a discrimination ordinance that prohibits discrimination in access to public spaces and specify which classes of citizens are protected under the ordinance. For example, in August 2021, the City of Charlotte added familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, pregnancy, and natural hairstyle as protected classes.

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