City Council Member, Post 1
Passes laws and regulations for your city.
Full office description
- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy.
- 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.
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan.
How this impacts you
Policing — City council has final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get and how they are trained.
Quality of roads — City council has the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.
Housing costs — City council can decide which housing developments to approve, require affordable housing and set property tax rates.
Election results
WINNER
Anita Bass
47.1%
314 votes
Gina Stroud Cox
25.5%
170 votes
Beverly Howard-Patterson
21.2%
141 votes
Mike Schaaphok
6.2%
41 votes
Candidates (4)
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Beverly Howard-Patterson
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Gina Stroud Cox
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