Delivering for Wichita
Below are some of the votes and actions Dalton has taken during his first term, from cutting planned spending and providing property-tax relief to redirecting existing dollars toward public safety, libraries, urban forestry and neighborhood services.
Dalton is proud of the votes he has taken, and he believes residents should be able to see more than the highlights. You can review his complete voting record here.
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MORE THAN $3.6 MILLION IN IDENTIFIED SAVINGS
Across the 2026 and 2027 budgets, Dalton supported more than $3.6 million in process improvements, administrative reductions and efficiency savings without eliminating the core services residents depend on.
The 2026 budget incorporated $2.5 million in savings from process-improvement efforts. The 2027 budget added another $1.15 million through reductions to administrative spending, the employee tuition program and an additional efficiency target.
City of Wichita · 2026 Budget; August 25, 2026
PROPERTY-TAX RELIEF
Dalton supported a half-mill reduction in Wichita’s property-tax rate for 2026—the first policy-driven reduction in the City mill levy since 1986.
The following year, he also supported creating the Wichita Homeowner Property Tax Relief Pilot, providing a new form of direct assistance to qualifying homeowners.
City of Wichita · August 26, 2025; August 25, 2026
A NEW FIRE STATION FOR SOUTHWEST WICHITA
Dalton supported purchasing land at Pawnee and Maize for Fire Station 23 and moving the project into construction.
The City purchased the site in March 2024, and the 2026–2035 Capital Improvement Program includes construction funding for the new station. Station 23 is expected to become Wichita’s 23rd operating fire station and the first built since 2008.
City of Wichita · Fire Station 23 Project · March 3, 2026
REDIRECTING EXISTING FUNDS TO WICHITA LIBRARIES
Rather than increase overall spending, Dalton supported redirecting $153,000 into the Wichita Public Library budget.
City of Wichita · August 25, 2026
INVESTING IN WICHITA’S URBAN FOREST
Dalton supported directing $400,000 toward Wichita’s urban-forestry backlog and restoration efforts.
The budget action paired that investment with eliminating $400,000 in planned general-obligation funding elsewhere in the Capital Improvement Program and closing inactive project accounts—redirecting existing resources toward the work.
City of Wichita · August 25, 2026
MOVING MONEY FROM A ROBOTIC-DOG PROGRAM TO PHYSICAL SECURITY
Dalton supported redirecting $325,000 from the proposed police robotic-dog program toward vehicle-mitigation improvements, including bollards and comparable protective security measures.
City of Wichita · August 25, 2026
REQUIRING MORE FROM HOMELESSNESS FUNDING
Dalton supported continued work on Wichita’s Second Light Multi-Agency Center while requiring that 2027 Stabilization Reserve funding be conditioned on efforts to increase emergency or low-barrier shelter capacity, based on available space and staffing.
The broader Second Light project is designed to bring shelter, services and housing resources together at one location.
City of Wichita · August 25, 2026
$2 MILLION FOR THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
Dalton supported $2 million for expansion of the Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County.
The project adds forensic interview rooms, private family rooms, therapy space and other facilities used by law enforcement, child-protection professionals and families affected by child abuse and neglect.
City of Wichita · American Rescue Plan Recovery Plan
ADVANCING THE DOWNTOWN BIOMEDICAL CAMPUS
Dalton voted to transfer City-owned property at 200 S. Broadway for development of Wichita’s downtown biomedical campus, advancing one of the major redevelopment projects underway downtown.
City of Wichita · March 5, 2024
ADDING PROTECTIONS TO PARKING ENFORCEMENT
Dalton raised concerns about enforcement in Wichita’s downtown parking program and supported an amendment adding training requirements for those responsible for parking enforcement.
He ultimately voted against the broader parking agreement while supporting the additional enforcement protections.
City of Wichita · June 11, 2024
PUTTING MORE CITY RECORDS ONLINE
Dalton supported designating the City website as Wichita’s official publication location for legal notices that are not legally required to appear in a newspaper of general circulation.
The change created a centralized online location for ordinances, resolutions, purchasing notices and other City publications.
City of Wichita · Charter Ordinance No. 240 · June 25, 2024