Valdosta City Council Member
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.
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Election results
Runoff election
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RUNOFF
Nick "Big Nick" Harden
47.5%
2,377 votes
RUNOFF
Bill Love
26.9%
1,346 votes
Alvin Payton Jr.
19.7%
989 votes
Edgar "Nicky" Tooley
5.9%
296 votes
Candidates (4)
Alvin Payton Jr.
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Bill Love
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Edgar "Nicky" Tooley
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Nick "Big Nick" Harden
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