Louisville Urban County Council Member, District 8
Passes laws and regulations for your urban county.
Full office description
- Urban county council members make up the legislative body of the Lexington-Fayette County 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.
- The urban county council has 12 district council members and three at-large council members.
- Council members voted to represent a single district serve two-year terms and those voted at-large serve four-year terms. Elections take place in even-numbered years.
How this impacts you
Taxes — The city council can directly impact how much you pay in taxes to the city and how your tax money is spent.
Policing — The 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
Benjamin Reno-Weber
100%
15,282 votes
Candidates (1)
Benjamin Reno-Weber
(D)
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