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How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Baxter voter guide

2027 levy

Sep 22, 2026

The preliminary 2027 levy, a 12.65% increase over 2026

Result as recorded: passed 3-1, September 2026

  • YesDarrel OlsonVoted yes on the preliminary 2027 levy, a 12.65% increase over 2026 (passed 3-1, September 2026).
  • YesPatrick SundbergVoted yes on the preliminary 2027 levy, a 12.65% increase over 2026 (passed 3-1, September 2026).
  • YesZach TabattVoted yes on the preliminary 2027 levy, a 12.65% increase over 2026 (passed 3-1, September 2026).
  • NoMark CrossVoted no on the preliminary 2027 levy, a 12.65% increase over 2026 (passed 3-1, September 2026).

Brainerd Dispatch · Sep 22, 2026Link

Highway 371 overpass

Jan 22, 2026

The motion to disapprove MnDOT's final overpass layout with seven conditions

Result as recorded: passed 3-2, January 2026

  • YesDarrel OlsonVoted to disapprove MnDOT's final overpass layout unless seven conditions he presented were met (passed 3-2, January 2026).
  • NoMark CrossVoted against the motion to disapprove MnDOT's final overpass layout with seven conditions (passed 3-2, January 2026).
  • NoPatrick SundbergVoted against the motion to disapprove MnDOT's final overpass layout with seven conditions (passed 3-2, January 2026).
  • —Zach TabattMade the motion to disapprove MnDOT's final overpass layout unless seven city conditions were met (passed 3-2, January 2026).

Brainerd Dispatch · Jan 22, 2026Link

Housing

Apr 7, 2026

Resolution 2026-026, accepting recommended tax increment financing terms for Timber Ridge, an 80-unit mixed-income assisted living and memory care development

Result as recorded: passed unanimously, April 2026

  • YesDarrel OlsonVoted yes on Resolution 2026-026, accepting recommended tax increment financing terms for Timber Ridge, an 80-unit mixed-income assisted living and memory care development (passed unanimously, April 2026).
  • YesMark CrossVoted yes on Resolution 2026-026, accepting recommended tax increment financing terms for Timber Ridge, an 80-unit mixed-income assisted living and memory care development (passed unanimously, April 2026).
  • YesPatrick SundbergVoted yes on Resolution 2026-026, accepting recommended tax increment financing terms for Timber Ridge, an 80-unit mixed-income assisted living and memory care development (passed unanimously, April 2026).
  • YesZach TabattSeconded and voted yes on Resolution 2026-026, accepting recommended tax increment financing terms for Timber Ridge, an 80-unit mixed-income assisted living and memory care development (passed unanimously, April 2026).

City of Baxter · Apr 7, 2026Link

A “—” means the line records something other than a plain yes or no (a motion, an abstention, or two votes in one line); read the line itself. How this guide works