Ernest Zahn III

Budget Overview Committee Alternate

At a Glance

Participation Rates

Member's participation rate, based on the number of times they were eligible to vote on measures.

49.0%

Voted Yes or No

18.4%

Abstained or Didn't Vote

32.7%

Absent

Closest Measures

The closest votes by the RTM since the start of this member's first term, based on the margin of yes and no votes — and how this member voted on those issues.

Date	Measure Name	Vote	Outcome
2026-03-09	Amend item #27 - Petition Threshold: 50	No	Passed
2026-03-09	Amend item #27 - Petition Threshold: 100	Yes	Passed
2026-05-11	Amend Res. 30 - Add RTM Approval	Absent	Failed
2026-06-15	$200,000 Gift for a George H.W. Bush Statue	No	Failed
2026-03-09	Amend item #27 - Petition Threshold: 75	No	Failed
2026-06-15	Approve the Automatic Traffic Enforcement Plan (item #33)	Did Not Vote	Passed
2026-03-09	Amend Required Petiton Signatures for RTM Call (item #27)	Yes	Passed
2026-05-11	Delete $100,000 for Roger Sherman Baldwin Park from Budget	Absent	Passed
2026-05-11	Delete $38,500,000 for Dorothy Hamill Ice Rink from Budget	Absent	Failed
2025-10-27	Extend Dog Season at Tod's Point - HHS Amendment	No	Failed

Votes Cast

RTM District 12 (Jan '26 to Dec '27)

Date	Measure Name	Vote	Outcome	Modality
2026-04-20	Consent Calendar	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-06-15	Motion - Postpone item #33 to Sept 2026	Did Not Vote	Failed	Remote
2026-01-20	Elect a Moderator Pro Tempore (item #3)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-01-20	Consent Calendar	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-05-11	Delete $2,400,000 for GHS Pool from Budget	Absent	Failed	Absent
2026-06-15	Appointment - Maryann Ramos to the Board of Health	Yes	Passed	Remote
2026-01-20	Bonding - $1,061,000 for North Street Bridge (item #12)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-03-09	Amend Required Petiton Signatures for RTM Call (item #27)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2026-06-15	$200,000 Gift for a George H.W. Bush Statue	No	Failed	Remote
2026-06-15	Motion - Limit Debate	Did Not Vote	Passed	Remote
2026-05-11	Amend Res. 30 - Add RTM Approval	Absent	Failed	Absent
2026-06-15	Appointment - Sarah Madden to the Board of Health	Abstain	Passed	Remote
2026-03-09	Consent Calendar	Did Not Vote	Passed	In Person
2026-05-11	Bonding Resolution - Sewerage - $1,225,000	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-02-04	$8,177,174 for OGS Expansion / Renovation (item #1)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2026-06-15	Approve the Automatic Traffic Enforcement Plan (item #33)	Did Not Vote	Passed	Remote
2026-04-20	$1,325,000 for Winter '25-'26 Plowing (item #6)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-03-09	Motion - Suspend Rules on the Second Reading of item #27	Yes	Passed	In Person
2026-02-04	Bonding - $8,177,174 - OGS Expansion / Renovation (item #2)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2026-06-15	Motion - Limit Debate	Did Not Vote	Passed	Remote
2026-06-15	Motion - Postpone item #32 indefinitely	Yes	Failed	Remote
2026-01-20	Set RTM Meeting Dates for '26-'27 Term (item #4)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-01-20	$1,061,000 for North Street Bridge	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-05-11	Amend Res. 30 - Vendor-Neutral Traffic Cam Proceeds	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-01-20	Elect a Moderator (item #2)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-03-09	Amend item #27 - Petition Threshold: 75	No	Failed	In Person
2026-06-15	$6,000,000 for Central Middle School (item #29)	Yes	Passed	Remote
2026-06-15	MI for Dorothy Hamill Rink (item #31)	Yes	Passed	Remote
2026-06-15	Motion - Suspend Rules on the Second Reading of item #27	Yes	Failed	Remote
2026-05-11	Budget (FY26-27) As Amended	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-06-15	Bonding - $6,000,000 for Central Middle School (item #30)	Yes	Passed	Remote
2026-03-09	$700,000 for Nathaniel Witherell - Galvanized Pipe Replacement	Yes	Passed	In Person
2026-03-09	Motion - Postpone item #27 indefinitely	No	Failed	In Person
2026-05-11	Bonding Resolution - Capital Budget - $69,813,000	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-06-15	Consent Calendar	Did Not Vote	Passed	Remote
2026-06-15	Amend item #27 - Election of Officers	Yes	Passed	Remote
2026-05-11	Delete $38,500,000 for Dorothy Hamill Ice Rink from Budget	Absent	Failed	Absent
2026-09-10	Reject GMEA Contract (item #1)	No	Failed	In Person
2026-03-09	Amend item #27 - Petition Threshold: 50	No	Passed	In Person
2026-05-11	Delete $100,000 for Roger Sherman Baldwin Park from Budget	Absent	Passed	Absent
2026-03-09	Amend item #27 - Petition Threshold: 100	Yes	Passed	In Person

Past Terms

Date	Measure Name	Vote	Outcome	Modality
2025-10-27	Extend Dog Season at Tod's Point	No	Failed	In Person
2025-09-15	Consent Calendar	Did Not Vote	Passed	Remote
2025-10-27	Extend Dog Season at Tod's Point - HHS Amendment	No	Failed	In Person
2025-09-15	Legal Expenditure SOMR (item #16)	Did Not Vote	Postponed Indefinitely	Remote
2025-09-15	Amend Noise Ordinance (item #13)	Yes	Postponed Indefinitely	Remote
2025-10-27	Reject Greenwich Education Association Contract (item #14)	Yes	Postponed Indefinitely	In Person
2025-09-15	Designate Pomerance & Tuchman as Official Park Land (item #14)	Yes	Passed	Remote
2025-10-27	Consent Calendar	Yes	Passed	In Person