Chmelik ran to represent the second district on the newly created Frederick County Council in 2014.

Tony said he was running for Council because he wanted "to keep Frederick County moving in a positive direction". Chmelik said that the biggest issue facing the second district was roads and schools.[13] Chmelik supported improvements to Route 75 and Route 80. Tony also wanted to accelerate construction of a new elementary school in Urbana, expand the middle school in Urbana, and build a new elementary school in Monrovia.

The councilman promised to never vote to increase his own salary. Chmelik signed the Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge to "oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes