Glenn R. Potter

Council member · Public Works Director / Street Commissioner · Mayor Pro-Tem · Mayor
Also written: Glenn Potter, Glenn Potter, Jr., Glenn R. Potter, Jr., Glen Potter, G. Potter, Fatter, Fetter, Foatter, Fotter, Gienn Potter, Glemn Potter, Glem Potter, Glenn Fotter, Glenn Petter, Patter, Petter, Potter
On the council in every roll call from 1962 ("Glen Potter, Jr.") to 1981; appointed mayor 1982-12-21 to the rest of Brotherton's term, mayor to 2007. His last meeting as mayor is 2007-12-12 (doc 4000 p1; doc 5257 p9 2007-12-14), Phillips presides from 2008-01-02.

Service

Council member 1962-01-01 – 1981-12-31 · 271 documents

Public Works Director / Street Commissioner 1966-01-05 – 1966-01-05 · 1 document

Public Works Director / Street Commissioner 1968-10-03 – 1968-10-03 · 1 document

Public Works Director / Street Commissioner 1972-01-05 – 1972-01-05 · 1 document

Mayor Pro-Tem 1972-01-05 – 1972-12-31 · 1 document

Mayor Pro-Tem 1978-01-11 – 1980-01-10 · 1 document

Mayor 1982-12-21 – 2007-12-31 · 404 documents

1,063 recorded votes: aye 978, nay 7, abstain 4, absent 74, recused 0. Moved 687 motions, seconded 348.

How these votes are known: named in the record (a roll call, a vote list or the signed ordinance or resolution), or implied from an "All ayes" with the members present. Each vote below shows its basis.

Attendance by year

Year	Meetings	Absent	Rate
1962	6	0	100%
1963	10	0	91%
1964	14	1	87%
1965	12	0	92%
1966	13	1	92%
1967	14	1	93%
1968	12	2	67%
1969	21	1	87%
1970	18	0	78%
1971	12	0	75%
1972	14	2	67%
1973	14	1	76%
1974	18	2	84%
1975	15	1	93%
1976	14	2	86%
1977	14	4	67%
1978	14	3	58%
1979	9	0	82%
1980	7	0	70%
1981	20	0	95%
1982	0	0	0%
1983	17	0	90%
1984	17	0	90%
1985	18	0	90%
1986	15	0	100%
1987	15	0	100%
1988	15	0	100%
1989	13	0	100%
1990	11	0	92%
1997	0	0	0%
1998	2	0	13%
1999	1	0	6%
2000	2	0	15%
2001	0	0	0%
2002	2	1	7%
2003	0	0	0%
2004	0	0	0%
2005	2	0	50%
2006	0	0	0%
2007	1	0	12%

Dissents (nay and abstain)

Date	Vote	Result	Motion	Source
1981-10-14	abstain	carried	Motion Spivey second Madden not to consider vacating alley adjacent to Leland Smith's property meeting · document p. 2	minutes
1981-09-09	abstain	carried	Motion Madden second Williams to excuse late fee of 68¢ on Bream Bins and Buildings for August payment meeting · document p. 6	minutes
1981-09-09	nay	failed	Motion Rohret second Madden to defer issue of paving parking lot and driveway of Schneider's Ice Cream Store until next regular meeting in October meeting · document p. 3	minutes
1981-04-30	nay	carried	Motion Spivey second Madden to designate $4,600.00 of unappropriated federal revenue sharing funds for community protection expenses meeting · document p. 2	minutes
1981-04-08	nay	carried	Motion Spivey second Rohret to approve request by Lark for renewal of Class "C" liquor license. Potter expressed concerns with cars parked on sidewalk at Lark, garbage outside of bin, drainage problem created for adjoining property by Lark's parking lot and parking problems created in Tiffin meeting · document p. 3	minutes
1975-07-02	abstain	carried	Janssen made a motion to approve the minutes of June 11, 1975. Smith seconded meeting · document p. 3	minutes
1973-10-03	nay	failed	Glenn Potter moved to pass a resolution to adopt an ordinance for Sunday liquor sales. Roger Janssen seconded the motion meeting · document p. 1	minutes
1971-05-05	abstain	carried	Ned Allen made a motion to appoint Kandy Kobold to Council to complete Jerry Michel's term. Don Davis seconded meeting · document p. 1	minutes
1970-12-02	nay	carried	Ned Allen made the motion to pay Glenn Potter $25 for filling in the streets. Ted Spivey seconded it. By a meeting · document p. 1	minutes
1970-08-19	nay	carried	Dale Flansburg made the motion to grant Mr. Voparil a building permit for an 8-plex with certain stipulations if the permit is granted. Jerry Michel seconded it. By a meeting · document p. 1	minutes
1969-06-09	nay	failed	Ted Spivey moved and Dale Flansburg seconded the motion to abandon the water project. The vote was Flansburg and Spivey "Aye" and Allen, Moore, and Potter "Nay" meeting · document p. 1	minutes

Recusals

None recorded.

All votes

Subject Vote

Date	Vote	How we know	Motion	Result
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Data last updated October 15, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.