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City Council

City governments in Kentucky operate under one of three models: mayor-council, commission or city manager.  Although the mayor-council form is the most prevalent, each form has specific advantages for different needs facing cities.

The Mayor-Council plan operates much like any executive-legislative form of government. The council, as the legislative body, performs legislative duties such as enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget. The mayor holds executive powers such as vetoing legislation, overseeing personnel and managing the daily affairs of the city. The mayor may also vote to break most ties in council meetings. Around 53 percent of Kentucky cities use this form, and all have between six and 12 council members. (Source: KLC.org)

Erlanger operates under a Mayor-Council form of government with 12 elected council members as the legislative body and 1 elected Mayor as the executive authority. 

Tom Cahill

Councilman

# of terms served on City Council

7 Terms of 2 Years – 14 Years of Service

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Lakemont Park Development committee, Increased Street Budgets, Clean up Erlanger Committee, OKI, Health Department, Facilities Task Force, Stevenson Rd Taskforce, Public Works Director interview committee, served on the Finance Committee and Public Works Committee

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Develop a master plan/roadmap for our facilities upgrades.

Ryan Elmore

Councilwoman

# of terms served on City Council

1 Term of 2 Years – Newly Elected

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Steven Doan

Councilman

# of terms served on City Council

1 Term of 2 Years – Newly Elected

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Tyson Hermes

Councilman

# of terms served on City Council

1 Term of 2 Years – 2 Years of Service

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Lowering Erlanger’s property taxes. Increasing the rate of repairs of streets and sidewalks throughout the city. Developing incentives to combat blight. Developing incentives to encourage development. Serving on the Summer Sendoff festival committee. Holding SD1 accountable. Being recognized twice by the Kentucky League of Cities for Excellence in City Governance. Being a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, and Pro Life advocate.

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Continue lowering property taxes. Lower insurance premium taxes. Lower franchise fee taxes. Improve the Erlanger parks. Continue the street and sidewalk repair/ replacement program.

Jennifer Brown Jasper-Lucas

Councilwoman

# of terms served on City Council

1 Term of 2 Years – 2 Years of Service

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Mrs. Jasper-Lucas is an Erlanger native and graduate of Lloyd Memorial High School. Her family’s Erlanger roots grow deep. After graduating from Eastern Kentucky University and beginning her career, Mrs. Jasper-Lucas returned to Erlanger in 2012 to raise her family. She is married to Erlanger native and Lloyd graduate, Trey, and together they have a blended family with five children. Mrs. Jasper-Lucas has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, management and insurance and currently works as a Commercial Account Manager for The Liberty Company. As a city councilwoman, Mrs. Jasper-Lucas has worked to continue to make Erlanger a great place to live and work through her support of fiscally responsible projects, lowering taxes and encouraging transparency. She serves as the chair of the Race Relations and Diversity Task Force and is a member of the Small Business Task Force, Parks Task Force, Future of Fire Task Force and Budget Committee.

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Support a fiscally responsible budget, continue to work on plans for building a dog park in Erlanger, ensure our employees are fairly compensated and continue to make Erlanger a great place to live and work!

Stephen Knipper

Councilman

# of terms served on City Council

1 Term of 2 Years – 2 Years of Service

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Chief of Staff for the Lt. Governor, Multiple Gubernatorial appointments and re-appointments to Economic and Financial Boards

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Improve the efficiency of our services.

Vicki Kyle

Councilwoman

# of terms served on City Council

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

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Gary Meyer

Councilman

# of terms served on City Council

2 Terms of 2 Years – 4 Years of Service

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Z21 and blight task force

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Prevent excessive spending.

Diana Niceley

Councilwoman

# of terms served on City Council

1 Term of 2 Years – Newly Elected

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Rebecca Reckers

Councilwoman

# of terms served on City Council

2 Terms of 2 Years – 4 Years of Service

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Councilwoman Rebecca Reckers has her BS from Wright State University and her MBA from Northern Kentucky University. She has worked in the private sector in corporate compliance for over 15 years. She lives in the Lakemont community with her Husband, Ted and their 3-year-old son, Hawthorne. On Erlanger City Council, she works to improve financial transparency, advocate for public safety, and support practical capital improvements. She has served as the Chairwoman of the Small Business Task Force since inception and the Ad Hoc budget committee. She has helped create grant programs to tackle blight, demolition, and economic development. In 2020 she helped organize a city event in conjunction with TriEd and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development to highlight underutilized tax credits available to Kentucky businesses. During the pandemic, she organized a campaign in partnership with CincyShirts to raise money for Erlanger small businesses who were financially impacted by the shutdown and pandemic.

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Continue financial transparency efforts, seek cost saving measures for taxpayer dollars, improve sidewalk and street repair planning, enhance business development initiatives including site readiness. 

Don Skidmore

Councilman

# of terms served on City Council

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

Renee Skidmore

Councilwoman

# of terms served on City Council

6 Terms of 2 Years – 12 Years of Service

Most notable accomplishments/projects led

Participated in the field trip for the sixth graders-narrated every year. That field trip consisted of a tour of the city of Erlanger and the administration and all of the other departments. Kenton County Alliance provided give away trinkets to the students. This was a coveted field trip and had to be earned by the students. We (Don and I) played a big part in the Heritage Day event with our carriage rides. It was a well attended event with lots of room for communicating with the residents of Erlanger. They would often mention something they felt needed to be done or investigated. Sadly, those days are over.

Goals for 2021/2022 council term

My goal for this term of office is to work together as a team instead of all of the back stabbing. We need to remember that there is no “I” in team. I can work with just about anybody.