Please join us in welcoming John May as a Hurstbourne City Commissioner. John has spent 35 years as a REALTOR and certified real estate appraiser. He has served as the President of the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors and the Kentucky Association of Realtors, as a board member on the Waterfront Development Corporation Board of Directors, and is a member of St. Margaret Mary Church. John and his wife Shellie have three children and have lived in Hurstbourne for 22 years.

City of Hurstbourne 2025-Winter-Newsletter.pdf

John May is married to Shellie, and they have three children. He is a member of St. Margaret Mary Church.

John May works as a REALTOR and certified real estate appraiser.

John May works as a realtor and certified real estate appraiser.

The City of Hurstbourne Board of Commissioners were sworn in during the December 10, 2024 Commission meeting following the November 5 election. The Commission is as follows (department assignments in parentheses): Mayor Mary Masick, Commissioner Ben Jackson (General Government), Commissioner Bill Leavell (Sanitation/Code Enforcement), Commissioner Chris Leahy (Public Safety), Commissioner John May (Public Works). Commissioners serve a 2-year term; the Mayor serves a 4-year term and was not on the November 5 ballot for reelection. JOHN MAY JOINS THE HURSTBOURNE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025.

John was elected as a Hurstbourne city commissioner in 2024 and joined the commission effective January 1, 2025.

2026 Kentucky General Election

As of September 15, 2026, John May did not have a website or any information online.

Education

Housing & Urban Development

After some discussion of camera placement, Commissioner May withdrew both motions and made a new motion to approve MO 25-25 with the amendment of reducing the purchase from eight cameras to five cameras with a lengthy discussion on their placement. The areas chosen are the following: S. Chadwick Road, Chipping Way, Whittington Parkway at the Shelbyville Road intersection, Whittington Parkway at the Hurstbourne Parkway intersection, and Wessex Place. His motion was seconded by Commissioner Leahy. Mayor Masick, Commissioner Leahy, and Commissioner May voted in favor of purchasing the flock cameras and Commissioner Jackson and Leavell opposed. Motion carried 3-2.

May 27, 2025 - City of Hurstbourne

As a city commissioner, moved to purchase five Flock Safety cameras for designated city locations.

- As a city commissioner, moved to purchase five Flock Safety cameras for designated city locations.

Public Safety

Public Services

C. C. A. O. Tyler Johnson presented Municipal Order 25-28—A MUNICIPAL ORDER RELATING TO THE FUNDING FLOODING MITIGATION PROGRAM. Under Section 1. The City hereby authorizes the sum of $100,000 to be taken from the general funds of the city and placed into the Hurstbourne Drainage Improvement Fund for use in the HSWAC drainage improvement programs for the fiscal year 2026. Commissioner May made a motion to approve MO 25-28. His motion was seconded by Commissioner Jackson. Motion carried unanimously.

July 22, 2025 - City of Hurstbourne

Mr. Crumpton discussed a bid to correct the current sidewalks on Bedfordshire and Cheshire Way plus Bedfordshire and Herefordshire Drive. These sidewalks do not meet ADA requirements and there are curbs that are in need of repair. After a lengthy discussion, Commissioner May made a motion to accept the bid from Lawrence and Associates for $25,057.64. His motion was seconded by Commissioner Jackson. Motion carried unanimously.

April 22, 2025 - City of Hurstbourne

As a city commissioner, moved to approve $100,000 for Hurstbourne drainage improvement programs.

As a city commissioner, moved to accept a $25,057.64 bid for Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalk and curb repairs.

- As a city commissioner, moved to approve $100,000 for Hurstbourne drainage improvement programs.
- As a city commissioner, moved to accept a $25,057.64 bid for Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalk and curb repairs.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Economy

John May

Discussed expanding Hurstbourne's Fourth of July parade route to 1.5 miles and adding an ice cream truck afterward.

As of September 15, 2026, John May’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

C. C. A. O. Tyler Johnson and Commissioner May stated they had met and discussed the expansion of the 4th of July route to 1.5 miles and following the parade there would be an ice cream truck. Mayor Masick expressed her concern with matching the timing of the parade and the scheduling of the firetruck. After some discussion, the consensus was to lengthen the route and utilize the ice cream truck and if the firetruck was unavailable then contact Lyndon Police to assist in the parade.

Mary Schneider Masick

- The duties of the mayor depend on the type of government within the city, 
- If the city has a mayor-council form of government, the mayor is responsible for the executive and administrative functions of the government. They oversee all city departments, but cannot vote in most council matters. 
- If the city has a mayor-aldermen form of government, the mayor is responsible for executing and enforcing local and state laws. The mayor may appoint city officials with approval from the aldermen. 
- If the city has a mayor-commission form of government, the mayor presides over the city commissioners and can vote within the commission. The mayor is responsible for executing all decisions reached by the commission. 
- If the city has a city manager form of government, the mayor presides over the city commissioners and can vote within the commission. The mayor is recognized as the head of the city department but does not have any regular administrative duties. 
- City mayors are elected during general elections for a four-year term. Most cities in Kentucky hold nonpartisan elections for mayor. 