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Elaine Murphy
At-Large Council Member (Vice President)month-level start: January 2024; month-level end: December 2027 per city council page 'Term 01/01/24 - 12/31/27'
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 32:18
- Avg per meeting
- 1:54
- Segments
- 417
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Top issues during term (3)(Budget)
high↓Feb 2026[8]
Appropriation of Unrestricted Opioid Settlement Funds
Up to $7,500 plus staffing and transportation costs, all from opioid settlement funds rather than the general fund.
high↓Jul 2026[4]
Floyd County local income tax task force (MUST)
Future local income tax decisions could affect resident paychecks starting in 2029.
high↓Mar 2026[1]
Providence Mill Dam spending transparency
The city spent roughly five years of money and staff resources fighting dam removal, including reported bills of $120,000 for rockfill, $42,000 to IMI and $78,000 to CCE.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Murphy was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approvedOct 15, 2026
Approval of August 26, 2026 Budget Work Session minutes
approvedVoted yes7-1Oct 15, 2026
A-26-04 — General Fund and Other Budgets for 2027 (third reading)
approved8-0Oct 15, 2026
A-26-05 — Non-Reverting Budgets for 2027 (third reading)
approvedOct 5, 2026
Adjournment of the 2027 budget public hearing
approvedVoted yes7-0Sep 17, 2026
A-26-04 General Fund and Other Budgets for 2027 — Second Reading
approvedVoted yes7-0Sep 17, 2026
A-26-05 Non-Reverting Budgets for 2027 — Second Reading
tabledSep 10, 2026
2027 Budget Ordinances (A-26-04 through A-26-07) — Committee of the Whole; second reading tabled
Voting record (3)(Budget)
3 yes0 no
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