For the fifth time in as many years, the Sedona City Council will be looking to replace one of their own following a resignation.
During the Feb. 9 Sedona City Council meeting, Councilman Bill Chisholm announced that he was resigning effective that night for personal reasons related to his wife’s family.
“It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve, not only with city management and staff but this council right here and the previous council with John Currivan and John Martinez and my interactions with all the citizens, businesses and nonprofits,” he said that night. “I feel positive with the direction the community is going. This is hard for me but it’s something I have to do.”
Other council members who have stepped down in recent years include Angela LeFevre and Vice Mayor Mark DiNunzio in 2016, Joe Vernier in 2018 and Janice Hudson in 2020.
The city is now accepting applications to fill Chisholm’s term, which ends in 2022. The item will be discussed during the council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Mayor Sandy Moriarty said she’d prefer not to answer the question of what council is looking for in a replacement for Chisholm because she didn’t want to speak for the other five members.
A person must be:
■ A qualified elector.
■ Age 18 or older. n Able to speak, write and read English.
■ Reside within Sedona city limits for one year preceding the appointment.
■ A person convicted of a felony cannot serve as a council member until his/ her civil rights have been restored.
■ A person adjudicated as “incapacitated” cannot serve as a council member.
Applications are available online at www.sedonaaz. gov/citycouncil. If you do not have online access, you may obtain an application packet in person during regular office hours, which are currently 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, March 4, at 12 p.m. Completed applications can be emailed to sirvine@sedonaaz.gov or mailed to: Susan Irvine, city of Sedona, 102 Roadrunner Dr., Sedona, AZ 86336-3710. Applications received after the deadline will not be included. Contact the city clerk at 282-3113 or email sirvine@sedonaaz. gov.
