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Albia City Council appoints Chris Yarkosky to vacant at-large seat
Summary
After four candidates addressed the council, Albia Mayor Richard Clark and council appointed Chris Yarkosky to the open at-large seat by a show-of-hands vote; Yarkosky was sworn in at the Nov. 7 meeting.
Albia Mayor Richard Clark and the City Council appointed Chris Yarkosky to the open at-large council seat during their Nov. 7 regular meeting. Four candidates — John Pabst, Chris Yarkosky, Kim Hamilton and Don Benson — each spoke about why they wanted the position before council members voted by a show of hands. Scott Kelly moved and Merle Regenold seconded the appointment; Kelly, Regenold, Kathy Mobley, Dennis Conley and Brandon Williams voted in favor. The minutes record the vote count as five in favor; no opposing or abstaining votes are recorded.
The appointment was followed by a swearing-in ceremony at the meeting; Mayor Richard Clark administered the oath of office to Chris Yarkosky. Yarkosky expressed thanks to council members for the appointment. The minutes do not specify a term length or whether the seat will be on the ballot at the next election.
The selection filled the council’s previously open at-large seat and came amid the meeting’s broader agenda that included ordinance votes, routine claims and departmental reports. The council did not record additional details about the candidates’ statements beyond their presentations.
