When the votes split
Across 803 recorded vote lines covering 23 people who appear in Nowthen's vote record — current and former council members, and in some cases planning-commission members — we found 18 motions where they split. Most votes are unanimous; this page leads with the disagreements.
Beta. This page is built from vote tallies auto-extracted from meeting records. It scopes to Nowthen and merges the duplicate name spellings we have verified, but a few people may still appear under more than one spelling. Use the source link on each split vote before relying on a result.
Tracked issues: how each member voted
A standardized issue-by-issue record: the motion, the recorded vote, and a brief description. Each row is one recorded vote; columns are the people seated at that vote.
| Issue / vote | HybbenMayor | Rainville | Breyen | Swenson | Glaser | Alders | Pilon | Fladebo | Greenberg | Blake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plow / dump truck purchase (2026 Mack Granite 64FR)Jun 18, 2026Carried · 3-2Voice vote · member-verified · June 18, 2026 RCA + meeting transcript (voice vote — carries) | Yes | Yes | No | Yesmoved | No | — | — | — | — | — |
Plow / dump truck purchase (2026 Mack Granite 64FR)Jun 11, 2026Failed · 2-2 tie (mayor absent)Voice vote · member-verified · June 11, 2026 packet, item 4a + meeting transcript (voice vote — fails) | absent | Yes | No | Yes | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | |
| — | Yesmoved | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes2nd | Yes |
Yes / No are recorded votes. — means not on council at that vote; absent means seated but not present.
- Final levy & budget, payable 2023
- The annual property-tax levy and budget the city certifies to the county. Adopted unanimously.
- Final levy & budget, payable 2024
- The annual property-tax levy and budget the city certifies to the county. Adopted unanimously.
- Plow / dump truck purchase (2026 Mack Granite 64FR)
- A purchase order to Nuss Truck & Equipment for a new plow/hauling truck (Mack Granite chassis + Towmaster build), funded by the 2027 bond. It failed on a 2-2 tie June 11 with the mayor absent, then carried 3-2 June 18 when the mayor was present to break the tie.
Other split votes on the record (18)
Approve Resolution 2025-67 accepting bid and awarding contract for 2025 overlay project
passedJul 8, 2025nowthen.gov ↗
Motion by cm rainville, seconded by mayor hybben to defer the august…
3 related actionsSeparate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions — check each source.
Motion by mayor hybben, seconded by council member breyen, to adjust the proposed staff salary increases from 5% to 4% of current wages, with the city clerk determining distribution among staff.
passedSep 3, 2025nowthen.gov ↗
Motion by cm rainville, seconded by mayor hybben to defer the august 2025 special election to november of 2026.
passedApr 8, 2025nowthen.gov ↗
Motion by mayor hybben, seconded for discussion by cm breyen, do nothing until the escrow is paid and the developer re-applies for the preliminary plat, including notification to the developer that no action will be made by the city.
passedJan 23, 2025nowthen.gov ↗
Pilon made a motion to appoint Martin Bies, term ending December, 2024…
3 related actionsSeparate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions — check each source.
Implement the employee step increase program for all employees effective June 1, 2026, placing each employee at the step corresponding to their years of service and granting any step advancement earned between June 1 and December 31, 2026, funded from the contingency fund and identified budget savings.
passedJun 9, 2026nowthen.gov ↗
Motion by council member swenson, second by council member rainville to implement the employee step increase program for all employees effective june 1, 2026, placing each employee at the step corresponding to their years of service and granting any step advancement earned between june 1 and december 31, 2026, funded from the contingency fund and identified budget savings.
passedMay 19, 2026nowthen.gov ↗
Pilon made a motion to appoint Martin Bies, term ending December, 2024, Lars Carlson, term ending December, 2025 and Dan Haapala, term ending December, 2026.
failedMay 24, 2021nowthen.gov ↗
Motion by council member breyen, seconded by council member swenson to…
3 related actionsSeparate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions — check each source.
Motion by council member breyen, seconded by council member swenson to accept passenger tires off rim up to 10 per household and to advertize the updated limit on facebook.
passedMay 12, 2026nowthen.gov ↗
Motion by council member rainville, seconded by council member breyen to approve resolution 2025-68 declaring the official intent of the city of nowthen to reimburse certain expenditures from the proceeds of improvement bonds to be issued by the city.
passedJun 17, 2025nowthen.gov ↗
Motion by council member alders, seconded by blake to strike the assessment for the weichelt property and approve the final assessment list to be certified to the 2023 tax roll for the four (4) other properties.
passedNov 10, 2022nowthen.gov ↗
Recommend denial of the CUP and the Variance
passedJul 28, 2026nowthen.gov ↗
Allow comments on the city Facebook page to help growth and community connection online with the addition of a review period for the October council meeting.
passedJul 8, 2025nowthen.gov ↗
Bettinger made a motion to table Ordinance 2016-06; Rainville seconded…
2 related actionsSeparate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions — check each source.
Bettinger made a motion to have the Broadband Equipment removed from the City Offices and if there are charges associated with this to bring that back before the Council; Scheffler seconded... Three in favor; Pilon opposed. Motion carried.
passedNov 15, 2016Archived packet — original public link not on file
Bettinger made a motion to table Ordinance 2016-06; Rainville seconded. Three in favor; motion carried.
passedNov 15, 2016Archived packet — original public link not on file
Reduce the Planning & Zoning Commission size from seven members down to five members, and to change to having the city council appoint the Planning & Zoning Commission chairman & co-chairman.
passedJan 12, 2021nowthen.gov ↗
The commission voted by roll call. The vote was three votes (Haapala, Ames, Carlson) for Jorgenson, two votes (Schiller, Bies) for Bies and Jorgenson abstained.
Jan 25, 2022nowthen.gov ↗
Recommend approval of the interim use permit with the conditions outlined in the packet.
passedMar 24, 2026nowthen.gov ↗
Approve Resolution 2025-68 declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures from improvement bonds
passedJul 8, 2025nowthen.gov ↗
Full alignment matrix · 61 member pairs ranked by disagreement rate
For each pair: how many votes they both voted on, how many they agreed, how many they disagreed, and the resulting alignment percentage. Sorted with the most frequent disagreement at the top. An asterisk (*) marks pairs with fewer than 10 shared votes — those percentages are based on a small sample and can swing on a single vote.
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