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Prospect 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

WINNER

John Evans

14.1%

1,641 votes

WINNER

Christian Furman

13.9%

1,611 votes

WINNER

John Clark

13.5%

1,570 votes

WINNER

David Holmes

13.3%

1,542 votes

WINNER

Don Gibson

12.6%

1,461 votes

WINNER

Sandra Leonard

11.4%

1,323 votes

Terry Rankhorn

10.9%

1,266 votes

Frank Fulcher

10.3%

1,191 votes

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