District 1 Council Member· 2024-2028
Ernest Burgess
Taylorsville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 14:59
- Avg per meeting
- 1:52
- Segments
- 229
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Top issues during term (5)(General)
infrastructure and public works
Ongoing projects are funded through the city's capital budget.
officer-involved shooting
Potential taxpayer costs could rise if the city faces legal action or independent investigations into the shooting.
public facility construction
The development is expected to increase property tax revenue for the city.
municipal department leadership
No direct financial impact on residents from this training.
Personnel Appointment
No direct financial impact on residents is immediately apparent from this appointment.
Moved or seconded (3)
Motions Burgess 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.
- movedpassed 5-02026-04-01
Appointment of Richard and Sue Blackburn to Public Safety Committee
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- seconded2026-04-01
Council Member Barbieri moved to adjourn.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-04-01
Council Member Harker moved to approve the minutes of the March 18, 2026 meeting as presented.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Burgess 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.