Dan Thornton
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 16:38
- Avg per meeting
- 1:40
- Segments
- 249
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Top issues during term (5)(Governance)
Justice Center Bond Election
The bond will authorize up to $48 million in debt to be issued for public safety facilities.
Election Certification
The city spent over $34,000 on the May election and faces additional costs for the upcoming runoff.
local election results
Running a second election costs the city extra taxpayer money for staffing, polling locations, and administrative overhead.
city council appointment
There’s no major cost here, just a standard administrative step to keep the city running.
city council vacancy
Depending on whether the city holds a special election or makes an appointment, taxpayers could be on the hook for the costs of running a new ballot.
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 (0)
Recorded while Thornton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Governance.
Voting record (0)(Governance)
No votes found matching Governance.