Place 2 Council Member· 2024-2027
Dan Thornton
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 21:45
- Avg per meeting
- 1:49
- Segments
- 325
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Top issues during term (20)(General)
Infrastructure Maintenance and Road Repairs
The project is funded by the street maintenance and repair fund in the amount of $986,268.50.
DEIB Commission Future
Funded through the existing commission budget allocation.
Ethics Complaint Process and Forms Review
None anticipated.
CR 199 Infrastructure Funding
Property acquisition costs are funded under the CIP T19-2024 project budget.
Ed Schmidt Boulevard Revised PUD Zoning
Property values for adjacent homeowners may be impacted by commercial encroachment and scale.
Expansion of Public Input Opportunities
No direct fiscal impact anticipated at this stage.
urban growth
You can expect your tax dollars to be funneled into major construction projects and expanded city services to keep pace with the population surge.
Working Group Support
Nominal costs for refreshments and promotional collateral covered by the commission budget.
Ad Hoc Committee Potential Violations
If the city has to launch a formal ethics investigation or hold a special election, taxpayers will likely be footing the bill.
interlocal agreement termination
You might see shifts in your local taxes or service fees as the city and school district move to manage their own budgets independently.
legal judgment
Taxpayers are off the hook for an $8 million payout that would have definitely hit our wallets.
legal liability
This payout is a huge blow to the city's reserves and will likely force officials to cut spending elsewhere or raise taxes to balance the books.
legal settlement
It saves taxpayers money by cutting off expensive, ongoing legal bills.
population growth
You can expect your tax dollars to be funneled into massive infrastructure projects and expanded city services to keep pace with the influx of new residents.
Corporate Sunset and Dissolution
The corporation currently relies on general fund transfers to cover its $5,000 annual legal budget.
Farmers Market regulation
Local vendors could lose out on significant weekend sales if the market is forced to scale back or shut down due to these new rules.
utility maintenance
You might lose a few bucks if you have to buy ice or eat out because your fridge is down.
utility rate increase
You'll be paying more out of pocket each month for basic utility services.
veterans services
This move saves veterans time and gas money by cutting out the commute to distant service centers.
infrastructure utility agreement
This deal could bring in significant new revenue, but it might also require expensive upgrades to our current pipes and treatment facilities.
Moved or seconded (32)
Motions Thornton personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-07-16
Appointment of Kyle Parkinson to Library Advisory Board
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-07-02
approve the items submitted on the Consent Agenda as noted above.
- movedpassed 7-02026-07-02
Change Orders. A Change Order issued after execution of the Contract is a written order to Contractor, signed by ODR, Contractor, and A/E, authorizing a change in the Work or an adjustment in the Contract Sum or the Contract Time. The Contract Sum and the Contract Time can only be changed by Change
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-04
to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-04
to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-04
approve the item as presented
- movedpassed 6-12026-06-04
to approve the item as presented, with the change of maximum occupancy from 15 to 12 people.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-05-26
to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-21
Authorization of Eminent Domain for CR-199 Project
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-04-16
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Thornton, second by Councilmember King to approve O-2026-011 as presented.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-16
a motion was made by Councilmember Porterfield, second by Mayor Pro Tem Thornton to approve the balance of the consent agenda.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-02
Motion by Councilmember Porterfield, second by Mayor Pro Tem Thornton, to approve the items submitted on the Consent Agenda as noted above. Motion passed 7:0.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-02
appoint Councilmember Morris to the Coalition.
- secondedpassed 5-22026-04-02
appoint Musa Fury to the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Commission.
- movedpassed2026-03-12
continue the public hearing to April 2, 2026.
- movedpassed2026-03-12
approve the items submitted on the Consent Agenda as noted above.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-03-12
Denial of Electnor Belco Electric Inc. Claim
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-03-12
approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 5-02026-03-12
to approve as presented, with the PSA to be executed by the City Manager on the terms discussed in Executive Session
- movedpassed2026-03-12
continue this item to April 2, 2026.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Thornton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (1)(General)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.