The Nampa City Council convened a special meeting on April 15, 2026, to address the vacancy in the mayor's office following the passing of Mayor Rick Hogobaum. The meeting was limited to council discussion and deliberation; no public testimony was taken. Council members debated the appointment process and voted on two motions to fill the vacancy, both of which failed. The council then discussed next steps, including a potential application and interview process.
Really came down to it. I said I want to marry it just in my little time, but I focus on the extra stuff to the finish line. Because our fiction rate on the citation is like nothing. That money adds up. Once again, it goes back to the dollars. Well we've actually seen a different fourth finance and fee revenue duty yesterday looking at the legal budget function stuff. He says we're seeing a lower rate of money collection this point than we were last year. And I was gonna reach out the point. So automatically even without the witness, we can't take any of the written statements. Nothing. Nothing. I would think you could. That's just like okay, you're risking not having the live testimony. The judge will not hear without a witness to speak to the citation written by because you have to be able to have the connection of is this a fair and true yeah, establishing the foundation. That's right. There's no foundational basis without the signer and the citation and money. The incident. So I get it. NAMP is a few minutes. I think that's very next to the crazy reason. Testing one, two. I check one, two. Okay. So Dale's coming. And so morning. Thank you. Good morning. Uh this is a special meeting for Nampa City Council. It's been called on short notice and convened for the purpose of discussing the mayor vacancy and a possible appointment. Before we get started, I would like to acknowledge a couple of things and make sure that we understand. This is not a public hearing, this is a council meeting for council. There is no public testimony to be taken. So don't want to have confusion. There will not be public outbursts, cheers, clapping, booze. If there is, we'll ask you to leave the room. This is a time for council to deal with uh serious issues. And we want it to be in the public as that's a requirement. But we also ask for your cooperation this morning. I would also like to acknowledge a few things. You'll bear with me. There may be a moment of some emotional. It was difficult when we had to convene several weeks ago for a special meeting to carry forward. I think it's important to be acknowledging that our staff, our directors, their teams in the city of Napa have carried forward. While it's been difficult, and while there's been an adjustment, the operation of the city of Napa has continued forth. Offered help, continue to do their job, but also working to move the city of Napa forward with the same goals that were in place at the time of Rick's passing. The purpose of this meeting is for that discussion. As we have two counselors who need to be other places in a short while. So we will start with the option of excuse me. And we need to call roll call. Sure helps me stay on track.