Marchand Hovrud resigns from City Council

DAYTON–Councilwoman Marchand Hovrud has resigned her Position No. 5 seat on the City Council due to moving to another state, the Dayton Chronicle has learned.

Hovrud submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Zac Weatherford on Wednesday, April 13. Hovrud did not indicate when the resignation, which came after the April 12 City Council meeting, will take effect.

“I will be permanently relocating out of state in the near future,” Hovrud said in the resignation letter. “As things are unfolding more rapidly with the move- it is time to end my time on the council.”

In the emailed letter, Hovrud expressed appreciation for the community’s, mayor’s and council’s support while she was in office. “It’s been a honor to serve my home town and it’s been difficult to say Goodbye,” Hovrud said.

“I was honored to serve, even if it was briefly,” Hovrud said to the Chronicle.

“When I filed, I had every intention of filling the position,” she said. “I was able to do that for a little while, so I was happy to do that.”

Hovrud believes the City is in good hands. “I do think they’re a really good council,” she said, “balanced as far as perspective and experiences, and I saw them growing together as a functioning body. I think they will do a good job.”

She hopes a service-oriented, dedicated individual is selected to fill the vacancy. “I’ll definitely be cheering them on from the sidelines,” Hovrud said. “Dayton is important to me. I’m definitely going to miss it. My heart is always going to be here.”

The position is open to any registered voter at the time of declaration of candidacy and who has been a resident of Dayton for at least one year, according to an advertisement of open position in this week’s Dayton Chronicle. Anyone interested in seeking appointment is asked to submit a letter of interest by May 6, 2022. Potential appointees will be interviewed in a regular City Council meeting, anticipated to be May 12, 2022.