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Council appoints Eric Overholser mayor in 4-3 vote; Overholser sworn in
Summary
The Battle Ground City Council appointed Councilmember Eric Overholser as mayor by a 4-3 vote and administered his oath of office; the council also named Amy Vail deputy mayor earlier in the meeting.
The Battle Ground City Council appointed Councilmember Eric Overholser to serve as mayor for a term running Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027, by a 4-3 vote. The clerk read the result aloud: "By a vote of 4 to 3, the council has appointed Councilmember Overholzer to serve as mayor from 01/01/2026, to 12/31/2027." Overholser then took the oath of office before the council, repeating the clerks recitation and swearing to "fairly and impartially perform the duties of mayor."
The council had followed its announced procedure for mayoral selection, which allowed each council member to nominate one candidate without requiring a second; nominees who declined were removed during nominations. Troy McCoy was nominated alongside Overholser during the roll-call ballot. The clerk read each council members vote aloud before announcing the final tally.
Earlier in the meeting the council appointed Amy Vail as deputy mayor for the same two-year mayoral cycle; Vail was the only nominee for deputy mayor and was sworn in after her appointment.
The mayoral appointment took place near the start of the Jan. 5 reorganizational meeting, which also included roll call, oath administration for newly seated council members and several liaison and commission appointments. The council indicated no further action on the mayoral selection is required at this meeting.
