Holbrook voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, March 12, to make their choice for the mayor and three council seats. The only individual seeking the office of mayor is life-long Holbrook resident Merrill Young. Current Mayor Phil Cobb won the recall election but had no intention of running for the full term.
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For council seats, Holbrook High School teacher Dwayne Hawk will go up against incumbent Councilman Adam Marsh in seeking the two-year seat that is open, and councilmembers Francie Payne who has served since 2015, Mike Nilsson who was elected in last year’s recall election and Tim Dixon who has served since 2015 will be seeking to retain their four-year seats on the council with no one else seeking those terms.
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Also on the ballot will be the Alternative Expenditure Limitation, or Home Rule Option. This item comes up for consideration every four years. If voters approve the Home Rule Option, it is estimated that the city would be allowed to expend revenues of approximately $18 million in 2019-20, $18.8 million in 2020-21, $19.8 million in 2021-22 and $20.7 million in 2022-2023.
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Under the state limitation, with allowable exclusions, the city estimates it would be allowed to expend approximately $15.9 million in 2019-20, $16.4 million in 2020-21, $16.8 million in 2021-22 and $17.3 million in 2022-23 for operation of city government.
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If the measure should pass it would allow the city to expend what it earns, rather than be restricted to state limitations. The city’s expenses are set to match revenues, not the other way around. If the measure fails to pass, any extra revenues taken in by the city would go into savings and unable to be spent unless the Home Rule Option was passed in later years.
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