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Holbrook native Merrill Young was sworn in as the city’s new mayor during the city council meeting on May 28. Young replaced Phil Cobb who thanked the city staff, city council and the citizens of Holbrook for allowing him to serve as mayor for the past year and for making Holbrook a better place to live.
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Mayor Young expressed his gratitude to the voting public and the council for entrusting him with the position. “I will do the best that I possibly can and I will be impartial,” stated Young.
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Following the swearing in of Young, the council members were then sworn in. The council is unchanged following the election and consists of Francie Payne, Adam Marsh, Tim Dixon and Mike Nilsson as the members that were sworn in, and Richard Peterson and Earl Kester.
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Once seated, the council voted for vice mayor. Members of the council seeking consideration for the position included Payne, Dixon, Nilsson and Peterson. Each member voted, with Payne, Marsh, Young and Nilsson voting for Payne, Kester voting for Nilsson, Peterson voting for Peterson and Dixon voting for Dixon. With Payne receiving four votes, she was chosen as the new vice mayor.
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Prior to vacating his seat, Cobb presented the canvassing of the May 21 election. He noted there were a total of 456 ballots cast with Proposition 19-102, the property tax measure, passing with 271 votes in favor and 178 against. Proposition 19-103, the charter amendment stating that the police department may not be dissolved without going before the voters, passed with 311 votes in favor and 137 against.
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