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Polk County Commissioner Mark Holy resigns; board discusses special-election options
Summary
Polk County commissioners accepted the resignation of Commissioner Mark Holy effective immediately and discussed options for filling the vacancy, including special-election dates, estimated costs and procedural steps required under state election rules.
Polk County commissioners on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Commissioner Mark Holy, effective the day of the meeting. The board voted to accept the resignation and directed staff to return to a future meeting with options for declaring a vacancy and setting an election date.
The action followed a memorandum and an email read into the record notifying the board that Holy is stepping down because his ALS is progressing and he needs to spend more time with family. The board carried a motion to accept the resignation without objection.
County staff and the county attorney advised the…
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