Bryan Bargen

Made the motion to keep the new fire and ambulance hall parking lot design unchanged, which passed 3-2. Also moved a 2027 draft tax levy 9% higher, which passed 5-0.

September 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to create a 3% city lodging tax on hotel stays to pay for tourism promotion. It passed 4-0.

April 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to adopt the 2026 city budget and a property tax levy of $1,113,660. The council spread the levy rise for the new fire and ambulance hall over two years. It passed 5-0.

December 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Seconded the mayor's motion to keep summer recreation funding at $5,000 and cut the road race donation from the 2026 budget. It failed 2-3.

September 2, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to issue $2.23 million in city tax abatement bonds to help finance a new hotel. It passed 5-0.

June 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to buy power generators for the city from Ziegler Power Systems (Caterpillar) for $6,449,420, as engineers and the utilities commission advised. It passed 4-0.

November 6, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to hire Louis Norell as assistant police chief and buy the City of Windom's police dog and K9 vehicle. It passed 5-0.

June 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to hire Louis Norell as assistant police chief and buy the City of Windom's police dog and K9 vehicle. It passed 5-0.

June 5, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Made the motion to adopt the 2026 city budget and a property tax levy of $1,113,660. The council spread the levy rise for the new fire and ambulance hall over two years. It passed 5-0.

December 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Made the motion to buy power generators for the city from Ziegler Power Systems (Caterpillar) for $6,449,420, as engineers and the utilities commission advised. It passed 4-0.

November 6, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Told the council his family owns Bargen Inc. and he does not. He said this should not bar the company from state-funded housing repair jobs, and that he has abstained on all those votes.

September 8, 2026

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Made the motion to raise rental license fees from $40 to $50 and charge them per unit, to cover rental inspection costs. It passed 4-0.

July 6, 2026

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Made the motion to grant a special permit for a data center at 2203 3rd Avenue in the industrial district. It passed 5-0.

November 17, 2025

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Seconded the motion to change city zoning so data centers can be allowed in the industrial district with a special permit. It passed 5-0.

October 20, 2025

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Abstained on a garage variance for a home where his family's company, Bargen Inc., planned to build. It passed 2-1.

September 15, 2025

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Seconded the motion to adopt Cottonwood County's cannabis business rules for the city instead of writing its own. It passed 4-0.

January 21, 2025

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Voted against a new city sidewalk repair policy. It failed 2-3, and the council asked how other cities pay for sidewalk repairs.

June 21, 2023

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Won a seat on the Mountain Lake City Council with 513 votes (49%) in a race for two seats.

November 8, 2022

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