Nampa City Council holds emergency meeting to plan next steps after mayor’s death
Mar 19, 2026
City leaders in Nampa held an emergency council meeting on Thursday to address how day-to-day operations will continue following the sudden death of the citys mayor, Rick Hogaboam.Flowers now sit inside Nampa City Hall in the l
obby, and at Mayor Rick Hogaboams seat in council chambers as city leaders begin navigating the loss of the mayor, who, according to the Ada County Coroners Office, died Wednesday night from fluid buildup around the heart a condition called cardiac tamponade.Without much delay, the council proposed a resolution to designate Council President David Bills as the interim mayor.Councilman Dale Reynolds emphasized the importance of handling day-to-day mayoral tasks, saying, "We have to have somebody that does the day-to-day check signing, that kind of stuff, so it's important that we pass that resolution today."The council passed the resolution unanimously, and Bills is now acting mayor until a permanent candidate can be identified.WATCH: Nampa City Council discuss next steps Nampa City Council holds emergency meeting to plan next steps after mayors death"So we anticipate as a council weighing out the options ahead," said Bills of the upcoming process to appoint a new mayor. "We don't have a road map of exactly how to go forward, but we're going to be thinking about individuals who have been in leadership in city government. We're going to be looking at who we think might be able to serve."But Thursdays action was only the first step.The larger question now is who will ultimately fill the seat and how council gets there.Councilwoman Natalie Jangula said they hope to have something concrete in place by the end of April and believes council members can come together on that decision, even in the middle of grief."As far as moving forward, I think that the constituents can know and have trust and faith in the fact that we are prayerfully seeking guidance for this and that we will come together," said Jangula.Following the meeting, the City of Nampa announced that the Hogaboam family will hold a memorial service to honor Rick Hogaboam's life at the Ford Idaho Center on Tuesday, Mar. 31, at 5 p.m.WATCH: Full emergency Nampa City Council meeting Nampa City Council holds emergency meeting following Rick Hogaboam's passingRELATED | Community leaders react to sudden death of Nampa mayor Rick HogaboamFor Canyon County happenings, news, and more join our Facebook Group: 2C Neighborhood News - Nampa, Caldwell, Middleton
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