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 (4)(Public Safety)
Public Safety and Traffic Compliance
The business will lose revenue from future reception center bookings.
Prosecutor Office Digital Modernization
Lowered prosecution costs to roughly $49 per case, outperforming neighboring cities.
Acceptance of Byrne JAG Grant for Police Ballistic Shields
Provides $15,153 in federal grant revenue with minimal city match for police safety equipment.
police pursuit
Taxpayer money goes to police chases, but this one ended in tragedy, not recovery.
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 (1)
Recorded while Burgess was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (2)(Public Safety)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.