Bruce Borntrager
MN
Former Trimont City Council member who served through mid-2024, and a partner in Borntrager Auto Body & Towing, a Trimont auto repair and towing business founded in 1986.
Where Bruce Borntrager stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Moved to spend up to $39,000 more on street patching and asphalt overlay for city streets. The motion passed 5-0.
July 15, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: trimontmn.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to split the city's state public safety aid: $6,632 to the police department, $12,000 to the fire department and $12,000 to the ambulance service. The motion passed 5-0.
March 18, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: trimontmn.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Moved to lend $150,000 from the city's general fund to its water fund at 2.5% interest over 10 years to shore up water utility finances. The motion passed 5-0.
July 15, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved to spend up to $39,000 more on street patching and asphalt overlay for city streets. The motion passed 5-0.
July 15, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Moved to raise the minimum monthly sewer charge by $2 to bring in more money for the city's sewer system. The motion passed 5-0.
July 15, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: trimontmn.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Left the Trimont City Council in August 2024. On 2024-08-29 the council declared his seat and two others vacant (Resolution 2024-24) and appointed replacements.
August 29, 2024
Source: trimontmn.com
Seconded a motion, passed 5-0, to hire the law firm Flaherty & Hood as the city's attorney after city employees moved to form a union.
August 6, 2024
Source: trimontmn.com
Voted no, the only dissent in a 4-1 vote, on hiring the engineering firm Bolton & Menk to design Trimont's wastewater pond project.
January 22, 2024
Source: trimontmn.com
Past race Bruce Borntrager ran in:
- City of Trimont Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Trimont city, Minnesota