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Mayor Garett Edgar resigns; Council President Carolyn Pinnick sworn in as mayor
Summary
The Washington City Council accepted Mayor Garett Edgar’s April 30 resignation after he moved outside city limits and Council President Carolyn Pinnick took the oath to serve as mayor at the May 4, 2026 meeting.
The Washington City Council on May 4 accepted the resignation of Mayor Garett Edgar, who submitted a letter dated April 30, 2026 saying he had moved outside the city limits and was no longer eligible to serve.
Council President Carolyn Pinnick then took the loyalty oath and assumed the office of mayor. The change in leadership occurred during the regular meeting convened at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Council motions approving routine business that followed the oath were recorded with roll-call votes showing Council Members Mary Ann Crome, Allison Kern and Bryan Loberg voting aye on subsequent measures. The minutes show Amy Anderson was absent.
The council did not record additional remarks from Edgar in the meeting minutes. The mayoral resignation and the oath were entered into the official record at the start of the meeting; no separate vote was recorded for the acceptance of the resignation in the minutes shown.
Next procedural steps for mayoral succession (if any additional formalities beyond the oath are required) were not specified in the minutes provided.
