Jonathon Rusher
No biography on file yet.
Want every word Rusher has said?
The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Rusher said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.
Top issues during term (20)
Historic Preservation Program
Funded through hotel occupancy tax funds, which cannot be spent on street repairs.
Hilltop Water Treatment Plant design work
Estimated $117.9 million construction cost, with Texas Water Development Board funding picking up engineering from here.
Possible purchase or lease of 105-107 SW 1st Street
Unknown — deliberated in closed session.
Final plat for 19.571-acre railroad survey tract
TxCDBG grant application for infrastructure
Grant funding could offset local costs for drainage, water/sewer, and street projects.
2026-2027 Budget Requests
No dollar figures given for the wage plan yet; departmental supplemental requests were presented without final numbers.
FY 2027 budget and De Minimis tax rate strategy
Current rate is $0.5717881 per $100 valuation — about $1,022.57 a year on a median homestead; the new rate hasn't been calculated yet.
City of Mineral Wells Strategic Plan
No direct cost; the plan will guide future budget priorities.
International Fire Code update to 2024 edition
Protecting the ISO rating of 3 helps keep home and business insurance rates down.
Public Safety Complex site secured
Up to $500,000 plus closing costs in city funds for the exchange.
Public Safety Payroll and Time Administration Policy
Changes to the firefighter pay cycle and overtime limits align with the FY2027 budget.
Subdivision infrastructure acceptance
Acceptance shifts maintenance of the new infrastructure to the city going forward.
Ward One council vacancy and appointment
Water well sanitary control easement
Rezone and subdivision off Highway 379
New rooftops and commercial lots could grow the city's tax base and bring first-time homebuyers into the market.
Mobile command unit for emergency management
Roughly $5,000 to get started, plus ongoing maintenance to be evaluated in future budgets.
Utility Vehicle Slow-Down Ordinance
Both policies aim to reduce insurance claims and liability exposure, protecting taxpayer-funded assets and premiums.
Flock license plate reader cameras
About $13,000/year for four cameras — far less than the $125,000 the speaker cited.
Palo Pinto County cost-sharing for animal shelter and library
County contribution could rise from $55,000/$30,000 toward calculated shares of roughly $78,000/$72,000 — money that eases pressure on city taxpayers.
Millsap wholesale water agreement
The 30-day extension keeps the existing contract terms in place, with no immediate change in cost.
Decisions during term (104)
Recorded while Rusher was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Table Downing Hangar roof repair (Item 13)
Consent agenda approved (all items except 13)
Rezone 19.571 acres to Planned Development (SF-6/Commercial)
Preliminary plat for the same 19.571-acre subdivision
TCEQ sanitary control easement at 706 NW 2nd Avenue
Donation of 2003 Blue Bird bus as mobile command unit
Ward One vacancy — 30-day application window
Public Safety Complex property exchange resolution
Municipal court judge salary set at $2,000/month
Consider and take appropriate action on the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 15, 2026.
Consider and take appropriate action regarding renewal of a new uniform service contract and the transition to high-visibility uniform shirts for Public Works and Airport employees.
Consider and take appropriate action on the RDBG Revolving Loan.
Consider and take appropriate action on the EPA Mitigation Grant.
Consider and take appropriate action on the Brazos Foundation Grant.
Consider and take appropriate action on a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) for the purpose of Flood Drainage…
Consider and take appropriate action to ratify the emergency issuance of a purchase order in the amount of $57,884 to the Scruggs Company for repairs to two high service pump isolation valves at the Hilltop Water Treatment Plant.
Consider and take appropriate action to ratify additional expenditures with Wallace Controls and Electric in an amount not to exceed $11,861.00 for fiscal year 2026 for the installation of the generators at the Hilltop Water Treatment…
Consider and take appropriate action to ratify additional expenditures with Vulcan Materials in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 for road base and manufactured sand for Water Distribution construction repair activities, increasing the…
Consider and take appropriate action to ratify additional expenditures to Frontier Waste Solutions in an amount not to exceed $257,000.00 for solid waste services, increasing the total Purchase Order amount to $1,102,000.00 for fiscal year…
Consider and take appropriate action to ratify additional expenditures with Eagle Labs Inc. in an amount not to exceed $61,500.00 for polymer coagulant used at the water treatment plant, increasing the total Purchase Order amount to…
Voting record (2)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.