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Del City council accepts mayor's resignation and declares vacancy effective March 27, 2026
Summary
Del City Council unanimously accepted the mayor's resignation and declared the office vacant effective March 27, 2026, citing the city charter for the vacancy process; council recorded unanimous votes on the motion.
At its April 6 meeting Del City Council moved and voted unanimously to accept the mayor's resignation and to declare the office vacant effective March 27, 2026. The motion passed with all voting members recorded as voting "I."
Council recorded the action as occurring under the city charter's vacancy provisions; the motion did not include further procedural steps in the transcript about how the charter process will proceed (appointment vs. special election). Councilmembers present at the vote were Councilman Michael Dean, Councilwoman Brown, Councilman Tatum and Chair Pam Finch.
The council did not specify a timeline in the public portion of the meeting for filling the vacancy; staff and legal counsel are expected to advise the council on the next procedural steps required by the charter.
