Vacant City Council seat
The Mount Sterling City Council is currently accepting resumes from candidates who are interested in filling a vacant seat in our legislative body. Resumes will be accepted until 4PM on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Resumes may be submitted directly to City Hall (33 N Maysville Street, Mount Sterling KY 40353 M-F 9AM-3PM) or through e-mail to laura.tipton@ky.gov. A committee will review all resumes and make a recommendation of a qualified candidate to fill the seat to the City Council at the monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 7PM. The term of the member will be from the date of appointment to December 31, 2026. In accordance with Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS 83A.040(4)), the following qualifications to be a legislative body candidate and to hold office in the City of Mount Sterling are provided:
1. To be a candidate for a city legislative body, a person must be a resident of the City of Mount Sterling for not less than one year prior to his or her election or appointment.
2. A legislative body member must be 18 years of age on the date of appointment.
3. A legislative body member must be a qualified voter in the City of Mount Sterling.
4. A legislative body member must reside in the City of Mount Sterling throughout the term of office.
You can find out more information about our form of government (Mayor-Council plan) at statute.aspx or https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=25182 .
Trash collection is every WEDNESDAY. Recycling collection is every other WEDNESDAY.
Trash is collected every Wednesday in the city. Recycling is collected every other Wednesday. You can download the recycling schedule here: 
2025 RECYCLE PICKUP MT STERLING KY.pdf
Contact RUMPKE @ Contact Us | Rumpke if you have an issue or concern with your service, or if you need to provided with a trash or recycling cart. You may also reach out to us at City Hall if you need assistance.
FY 2025-2026 Budget
The Mount Sterling City Council has approved the budget for the coming year (July 2025 to June 2026). CITY OF MOUNT STERLING KY FY25-26 Budget.pdf
Contact City Hall at (859) 498-8725 if you have any questions.
Property Tax Notice
NOTICE TO ALL CITY PROPERTY OWNERS - This notice is posted to advise property owners that the last day to pay your 2024 property taxes was May 30, 2025. Property tax bills became delinquent after this date. A lien will be placed on all delinquent tax bills. You may find the list here: 2024 Delinquent Property Tax List.pdf
For your convenience, property tax bills can be paid on-line (a 2.5% convenience fee is applied by the card administrator). You may pay your tax bill using a credit card HERE . You may also use our convenient and secure locked drop-box located at the front of City Hall.
A copy of your tax bill can be obtained @ https://view.properlytaxes.com/redirect.aspx?loc=2&id=31
Payments can also be made in person at City Hall Monday thru Friday during the hours of 9AM to 3PM. Payments can also be mailed to:
City of Mt. Sterling, 33 North Maysville Street, Mt. Sterling, KY 40353.
All payments should be made out to the "City of Mt. Sterling" and should include a copy of your tax bill or the bill number. If you wish for a receipt to be mailed to you, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.