Mason City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Jerry
Schaffer

Jerry Schaffer, the incumbent, is running for Mason City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 8 candidates are running for 4 seats.

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The race · City Council

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01Data center zoning3 sourced positions

Voted no on adopting Ordinance 266, which created the M-3 Technology Innovation zoning district for data centers (passed 5-2, February 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on a 180-day moratorium on Ordinance 266 (failed 2-5, February 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026 Link How the council voted
Voted no on repealing Ordinance 266 after a referendum petition (passed 4-2, March 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, March 16, 2026 · Mar 16, 2026 Link How the council voted

02Data center noise limits1 sourced position

Moved and voted yes on lowering a 65-decibel noise limit in Ordinance 266 to 45 decibels (failed 2-5, February 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Data center decommissioning1 sourced position

Moved and voted yes on requiring M-3 owners to post a surety bond equal to one third of construction costs for decommissioning and cleanup (failed 2-5, February 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026 Link

04Data center site1 sourced position

Voted no on authorizing the city manager to represent the city in Public Act 425 negotiations with Vevay Township (passed 4-2, March 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, March 16, 2026 · Mar 16, 2026 Link How the council voted

05Data center revenue1 sourced position

Voted no on Resolution 2026-22, guiding principles for using new revenue from the proposed data center (passed 5-2, July 2026).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, July 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026 Link How the council voted

06Water and sewer rates1 sourced position

Voted no on a 5% increase to water and sewer commodity charges (passed 5-2, May 2025).
Council voteMason City Council minutes, May 19, 2025 · May 19, 2025 Link How the council voted

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