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When the votes split

Most council votes are unanimous, so this page leads with the disagreements. Across 803 recorded vote lines covering 22 people in Nowthen's vote record, including current and former council members and some planning-commission members, we found 22 motions where they split.

Beta. This page is built from vote tallies AI-extracted from meeting records. It covers Nowthen only. Where a name is spelled more than one way in the minutes and we confirmed it is one person, the votes are counted together. A few people may still appear under more than one spelling. Use the source link on each split vote before relying on a result.

How each member voted on tracked issues

A standardized issue-by-issue record with the motion, the recorded vote, and a brief description. Each row is one recorded vote, and the columns are the people seated at that vote.

Hand-checked so far

Three issues so far, each checked by hand. Open the linked source before relying on a row. Levy rows are named roll calls from the official minutes (source linked). The plow-truck rows were voice votes with no named roll call, so the individual Yes/No here was supplied by a sitting council member and will be reconciled against the minutes once they are published.

Issue / vote	Hybben, Mayor	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, carried)	Yes	Yes	No	Yesmoved	No	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote
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, failed)	absent	Yes	No	Yes	No	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote
Final levy & budget, payable 2024Jan 9, 2024Carried · 5-0Roll call · from minutes · source ↗	Not on council at this vote	Yes	Yes	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote
Final levy & budget, payable 2023Dec 13, 2022Carried · 5-0Roll call · from minutes · source ↗	Not on council at this vote	Yesmoved	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Not on council at this vote	Yes	Yes	Not on council at this vote	Yes2nd	Yes

Yes / No are recorded votes. A dot (·) means not on council at that vote, and 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 (22)

Approve Resolution 2025-67 accepting bid and awarding contract for 2025 overlay project
passed
Jul 8, 2025Source document ↗
Motion by cm rainville, seconded by mayor hybben to defer the august…
3 related actions
Separate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions, so 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.
passed
Sep 3, 2025Source document ↗
Motion by cm rainville, seconded by mayor hybben to defer the august 2025 special election to november of 2026.
passed
Apr 8, 2025Source document ↗
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.
passed
Jan 23, 2025Source document ↗
Pilon made a motion to appoint Martin Bies, term ending December, 2024…
3 related actions
Separate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions, so 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.
passed
Jun 9, 2026Source document ↗
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.
passed
May 19, 2026Source document ↗
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.
failed
May 24, 2021Source document ↗
Rainville made a motion to deny the request; Breyen seconded for…
3 related actions
Separate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions, so 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.
passed
May 12, 2026Source document ↗
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.
passed
Jun 17, 2025Source document ↗
Rainville made a motion to deny the request; Breyen seconded for discussion.
passed
Mar 13, 2018Source document ↗
Recommend denial of the CUP and the Variance
passed
Sep 22, 2026Source document ↗
Allow comments on the city Facebook page to help growth and community…
2 related actions
Separate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions, so check each source.
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.
passed
Jul 8, 2025Source document ↗
Meyer made a motion to approve the request by Todd Johnson and Mr. & Mrs. Selander for a 51.3 Variance to allow construction of a new home closer to the lake than the required setback, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and subject to the following conditions: 1\. The site survey is revised to include: a. The location of the septic system and all associated equipment; b. The location of the proposed water well; c. The proposed driveway, sidewalk, steps and other impervious surfaces; d. The thirty-three (33) foot road easement; e. Any planned accessory building locations; f. The location of the desired boardwalk; g. Silt fence and temporary stockpile locations 2\. A landscaping plan is submitted for review and approval by the City at the time of building permit application. The proposed plantings shall reduce visibility from the lake and shall be completed prior to issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. 3\. Vegetative screening shall be maintained between the house and the lake. When trees and shrubs die, they will be replaced with similar species. 4\. The Department of Natural Resources reviews and approves the proposed structure location. 5\. The boardwalk must be reviewed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for any impacts to lakes or wetlands. It may require a special application and permit for this type of structure, depending upon the impacts to existing aquatic vegetation. Plans for construction of the boardwalk must be provided which show how it will be constructed, including its materials and method of installation. 6\. A thirty-three (33) foot easement is deeded to the City for one half of the Twin Parkway right-of-way and the survey is revised to show this. 7\. A driveway permit is obtained from the City and a culvert with rock construction entrance is installed prior to any work commencing on site. 8\. A building permit is obtained prior to beginning construction. 9\. The project is in compliance with all applicable City and State Building Codes. 10\. The applicant and property owner are responsible for all costs incurred during the review of this request by the City and its representatives.
passed
Jun 10, 2014Source document ↗
Bettinger made a motion to table Ordinance 2016-06; Rainville seconded…
4 related actions
Separate motions on what looks like the same issue, newest first. They are distinct council actions, so 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.
passed
Nov 15, 2016Source document ↗
Bettinger made a motion to appoint Lori Streich to permanent Full Time Employee and to raise her salary $0.75 per hour; Scheffler seconded... Bettinger and Scheffler in favor; Rainville and Pilon opposed. Motion failed.
failed
Nov 15, 2016Source document ↗
Bettinger made a motion to table Ordinance 2016-06; Rainville seconded. Three in favor; motion carried.
passed
Nov 15, 2016Source document ↗
Rainville made a motion to move forward with the Request for Council Action for posting of all Council, Commission and Committee meeting agendas, supplemental information and minutes onto the City's website. Pilon seconded.
passed
Jun 14, 2016Source document ↗
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.
passed
Nov 10, 2022Source document ↗
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.
passed
Jan 12, 2021Source document ↗
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, 2022Source document ↗
Recommend approval of the interim use permit with the conditions outlined in the packet.
passed
Mar 24, 2026Source document ↗
Approve Resolution 2025-68 declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures from improvement bonds
passed
Jul 8, 2025Source document ↗

Full alignment matrix · 60 member pairs, most disagreement first

For each pair, the table shows how many votes they both voted on, how many they agreed, how many they disagreed, and the resulting alignment percentage. Pairs with 10 or more shared votes come first, from most disagreement to least. Pairs with fewer than 10 shared votes follow, in the same order, and are marked with an asterisk (*) because one vote can swing their percentage.

Pair	Co-voted	Agree	Disagree	Alignment
Harold Jorgenson·Commissioner Haapala	10	8	2	80%
Daniel Breyen·Daniel Swenson	42	35	7	83%
Daniel Swenson·Ken Glaser	28	24	4	86%
Mary Rainville·Daniel Swenson	36	31	5	86%
Mary Rainville·Ken Glaser	22	19	3	86%
Jeffrey M. Pilon·Jason Alders	15	13	2	87%
Jeffrey M. Pilon·Linda Blake	23	20	3	87%
Ken Glaser·Shane D. Hybben	23	20	3	87%
Daniel Breyen·Shane D. Hybben	33	29	4	88%
Mary Rainville·Daniel Breyen	50	44	6	88%
Mary Rainville·Linda Blake	17	15	2	88%
Harold Jorgenson·Robert Schiller	10	9	1	90%
Daniel Swenson·Shane D. Hybben	31	28	3	90%
Mary Rainville·Shane D. Hybben	21	19	2	90%
Jeffrey M. Pilon·Joel Greenberg	24	22	2	92%
Harold Jorgenson·Commissioner Lewis	12	11	1	92%
Jim Scheffler·Randy Bettinger	12	11	1	92%
Commissioner Haapala·Commissioner Carlson	12	11	1	92%
Kelly Pearo·Commissioner Carlson	12	11	1	92%
Daniel Breyen·Ken Glaser	28	26	2	93%
Mary Rainville·Joel Greenberg	17	16	1	94%
Harold Jorgenson·Chair Ames	19	18	1	95%
Mary Rainville·Jeffrey M. Pilon	33	32	1	97%
Joel Greenberg·Linda Blake	24	24	0	100%
Jeffrey M. Pilon·Daniel Breyen	17	17	0	100%
Jim Scheffler·Jeffrey M. Pilon	7small sample	2	5	29%*
Jeffrey M. Pilon·Randy Bettinger	7small sample	3	4	43%*
Jim Scheffler·Mary Rainville	5small sample	3	2	60%*
Mary Rainville·Randy Bettinger	5small sample	3	2	60%*
Commissioner Haapala·Commissioner Bies	9small sample	6	3	67%*
Commissioner Carlson·Commissioner Bies	7small sample	5	2	71%*
Harold Jorgenson·Commissioner Carlson	9small sample	7	2	78%*
Jeffrey M. Pilon·Garrett Reighard	5small sample	4	1	80%*
Chair Ames·Robert Schiller	5small sample	4	1	80%*
Commissioner Lewis·Commissioner Bies	6small sample	5	1	83%*
Randy Bettinger·Garrett Reighard	6small sample	5	1	83%*
Harold Jorgenson·Commissioner Bies	8small sample	7	1	88%*
Mary Rainville·Jason Alders	9small sample	8	1	89%*
Daniel Breyen·Jason Alders	9small sample	9	0	100%*
Shannon Fladebo·Daniel Breyen	8small sample	8	0	100%*
Harold Jorgenson·Jason Alders	8small sample	8	0	100%*
Daniel Breyen·Joel Greenberg	8small sample	8	0	100%*
Daniel Breyen·Linda Blake	8small sample	8	0	100%*
Jason Alders·Joel Greenberg	8small sample	8	0	100%*
Jason Alders·Linda Blake	8small sample	8	0	100%*
Jason Alders·Robert Schiller	8small sample	8	0	100%*
Shannon Fladebo·Jason Alders	7small sample	7	0	100%*
Harold Jorgenson·Kelly Pearo	7small sample	7	0	100%*
Commissioner Lewis·Commissioner Haapala	7small sample	7	0	100%*
Chair Ames·Commissioner Haapala	7small sample	7	0	100%*
Chair Ames·Commissioner Carlson	7small sample	7	0	100%*
Shannon Fladebo·Mary Rainville	6small sample	6	0	100%*
Shannon Fladebo·Jeffrey M. Pilon	6small sample	6	0	100%*
Commissioner Lewis·Commissioner Carlson	6small sample	6	0	100%*
Jason Alders·Chair Ames	6small sample	6	0	100%*
Chair Ames·Kelly Pearo	6small sample	6	0	100%*
Kelly Pearo·Commissioner Bies	6small sample	6	0	100%*
Harold Jorgenson·Barry Wagner	5small sample	5	0	100%*
Commissioner Lewis·Chair Ames	5small sample	5	0	100%*
Jason Alders·Barry Wagner	5small sample	5	0	100%*

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