Mark D. Titus
MN · Jackson City Council Member, Ward 1
Jackson City Council member for Ward 1, first elected in 2022.
Where Mark D. Titus stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted to buy a new 3-by-10-foot LED sign for the city-owned liquor store; it passed 4-2.
June 18, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted for a $500,000 low-interest, 10-year city loan to the developer of the Belmont Heights housing project; it passed with one abstention.
December 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to approve the city's 2024 property tax levy of about $2 million, a 12.45% increase; it passed unanimously. In 2025 he seconded a 9.23% increase for 2026.
December 19, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted against a resolution backing a local sales tax law to raise $5.7 million for an outdoor sports complex, saying the project needed better definition first. It failed 4-2.
June 6, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Seconded and voted for a second study of the city pool by Burbach Aquatics, hoping the school district would share the cost; it passed 4-1.
May 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved the resolution declaring a state of emergency in Jackson during the June 2024 flooding; it passed 6-0 on a roll call.
June 22, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for a $500,000 low-interest, 10-year city loan to the developer of the Belmont Heights housing project; it passed with one abstention.
December 21, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted to plow more city trails in winter, including Des Moines River Trail segments and Memorial Park trails; it passed 5-1.
January 16, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Seconded and voted for a second study of the city pool by Burbach Aquatics, hoping the school district would share the cost; it passed 4-1.
May 16, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Seconded a motion for city staff to write a censure policy for council members; it passed unanimously.
July 21, 2026
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Cast the only vote against flying the 1983 version of the Minnesota state flag on city property, calling it a political protest. It passed 5-1.
April 7, 2026
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to change a motion so the city's contract with the WMK law firm ends only after its current work is done; it passed 6-0.
November 5, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted to shelve changes to the city animal ordinance on backyard chickens indefinitely; it passed 5-1.
August 19, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to transfer $500,000 from the city electric fund to the revolving loan fund to cover the 2023 Belmont Heights loan, a transfer staff had missed; it passed.
August 5, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted to approve a hiring deal for an economic development assistant that the city administrator had offered; it failed 4-2.
April 1, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Chaired the January 21, 2025 council meeting as mayor pro tem, when the council approved the hiring contract for new City Administrator James Langborg.
January 21, 2025
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Voted to bring two city administrator finalists to Jackson for interviews; it passed 3-2.
December 3, 2024
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved a proposed 5% city electric rate increase for 2025; the council voted it down unanimously.
November 19, 2024
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Moved to set a $78,000 to $109,000 salary range and advertise for a new city public works director; it passed on a roll call.
February 7, 2023
Source: cityofjacksonmn.com
Won the Ward 1 seat on the Jackson City Council with 351 votes (52.2%), beating Mike Schwartz and Michael More.
November 8, 2022
Source: electionresultsfiles.sos.mn.gov
Past race Mark D. Titus ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Jackson city, Minnesota · incumbent