Place 5 Council Member· month-level start: August 2025 (first listed on the Aug 14, 2025 agenda header as Council Member, absent from the Jul 10, 2025 header; appointment to Place 5 after Burns became mayor; exact date not published). month-level end: November 2026 (certified unopposed for Place 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election per City of Van 'Certification of Unopposed Candidates' signed 9/10/2026 for the Nov 3, 2026 election (vantx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1546)).
Mark Thompson
Van
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 0:44
- Avg per meeting
- 0:44
- Segments
- 4
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Top issues during term (6)(Taxes Budget)
EDC FY2026-2027 budget and grants
Growing sales tax bankrolled this year's unbudgeted water and sewer projects.
Repeal of open-records limitation ordinance
Saves staff time previously spent logging every records request against a running tally.
Official newspaper designation
Publication costs for legal notices continue under the existing arrangement.
FY 2027 tax rate and budget
Same rate, but about $9,000 less revenue and a tighter budget with a frozen position.
TMRS employee contribution increase
Employees contribute an additional 1% of pay; the city's matching obligation rises accordingly.
Council members holding concurrent city board seats
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Thompson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
No votes found matching Taxes Budget.