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Brookings accepts Mayor Isaac Hodges’s resignation; Council appoints Phoebe Pareda as mayor

Brookings City Council · January 13, 2026
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The Brookings City Council unanimously accepted Mayor Isaac Hodges’s resignation and appointed Councilor Phoebe Pareda as mayor at its Jan. 12 meeting; Pareda was sworn in and will serve until the next election, leaving a council vacancy that will be filled by appointment.

The Brookings City Council on Monday accepted Mayor Isaac Hodges’s resignation and appointed Councilor Phoebe Pareda as the city’s next mayor.

Councilor (Speaker 7) moved to accept Hodges’s resignation and declare the mayoral seat vacant; the motion was seconded and carried after brief remarks of thanks from multiple councilors. Hodges offered parting remarks, saying, “Any one of you will step into this role and fulfill it above and beyond what I have done,” and thanked staff and the council for their service.

Councilors then discussed…

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