Mark Thompson
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 0:44
- Avg per meeting
- 0:44
- Segments
- 4
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Top issues during term (8)(Taxes Budget)
EDC FY2026-2027 budget and grants
$12,500 from the EDC's economic development funds.
Official newspaper designation
Publication costs for legal notices continue under the existing arrangement.
Repeal of open-records limitation ordinance
Saves staff time previously spent logging every records request against a running tally.
FY 2027 tax rate and budget
Sales tax is pacing ~7% up, but new construction only adds ~$100,000 in taxable value; the proposed budget keeps the same tax rate.
FY2026 budget adoption
About $3.85 million for general government operations plus roughly $5.8 million across water, debt and other funds.
FY2026 property tax rate
No overall rate increase; the M&O portion on a $100,000 home is approximately $30, and the total levy drops about $9,806 due to lower appraisals.
Council members holding concurrent city board seats
TMRS employee contribution increase
Employees contribute an additional 1% of pay; the city's matching obligation rises accordingly.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Thompson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
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