2026 Kentucky General Election

CITY OF WALTON, KENTUCKY WALTON CITY COUNCIL REPORT REGARDING ITS INVESTIGATION OF FORMER MAYOR GABRIEL D. BROWN. Brown tendered his resignation during a special meeting of the City Council on May 7, 2024. Pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) § 83A.040(7), his resignation become effective immediately because it did not include an effective date and was received during a City Council meeting. The City Council formally accepted Brown’s resignation at a special meeting on May 9, 2024.

Walton City Council Report Regarding Its Investigation of Former Mayor Gabriel D. Brown (May 14, 2024)

Gabriel D. Brown resigned as Walton mayor on May 7, 2024. The City Council formally accepted his resignation on May 9, 2024.

As of October 8, 2026, Gabriel D. Brown did not have a website or any information online.

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Gabriel D. Brown

As of October 8, 2026, Gabriel D. BROWN’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Gabriel D. BROWN

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## Mayor Terri Courtney

Appointed May 2024

Terri Courtney was appointed to the Walton City Council on February 11, 2020 to fill an unexpired council member term and has been re-elected to council every term since then. She was then appointed to Mayor on May 20, 2024. In November of 2024 she was elected Mayor.

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Terri Lynn Courtney currently serves as mayor of Walton after being elected in November 2024. She was appointed to the Walton City Council in February 2020 to fill an unexpired term and has been reelected to the council every term since.

As of October 8, 2026, Terri Lynn Courtney did not have a website or any information online.

Terri Lynn Courtney

As of October 8, 2026, Terri Lynn COURTNEY’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Terri Lynn COURTNEY

Terri Lynn Courtney works as a banking professional at Citi.

- The duties of the mayor depend on the type of government within the city, 
- If the city has a mayor-council form of government, the mayor is responsible for the executive and administrative functions of the government. They oversee all city departments, but cannot vote in most council matters. 
- If the city has a mayor-aldermen form of government, the mayor is responsible for executing and enforcing local and state laws. The mayor may appoint city officials with approval from the aldermen. 
- If the city has a mayor-commission form of government, the mayor presides over the city commissioners and can vote within the commission. The mayor is responsible for executing all decisions reached by the commission. 
- If the city has a city manager form of government, the mayor presides over the city commissioners and can vote within the commission. The mayor is recognized as the head of the city department but does not have any regular administrative duties. 
- City mayors are elected during general elections for a four-year term. Most cities in Kentucky hold nonpartisan elections for mayor. 

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