Upton City Commissioner
Passes laws and regulations for your city.
Full office description
- Your city commission is made up of four elected city commissioners and a mayor. Together, they share the legislative and executive duties of the city government. In some cities, they also have administrative powers.
- The city commission is responsible for the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
- The city commission passes and enforces city laws, oversees all departments of the city government, and passes the city budget.
- Most cities in Kentucky hold nonpartisan elections for city officials. City commission members serve two-year terms and elections are held in even-numbered years.
How this impacts you
Taxes — The city commission can directly impact how much you pay in taxes to the city and how your tax money is spent.
Policing — The city commission has the final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.
Candidates (5)
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Tashawna Gardner
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Ted Jones
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Thomas Brackett
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Trenton Oldham
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William Wilcox
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