SEDONA, Ariz. – With the resignation of Mayor Scott Jablow effective Sept. 30, 2025 at 5 p.m., the Sedona city council is currently accepting applications to fill a vacant council seat.
Vice Mayor Holli Ploog will automatically become Acting Mayor, until the next scheduled city council meeting on Oct. 14, 2025, when the council will select a current city councilor to serve as Interim Mayor for the remainder of Jablow’s term, through November 2026. This shift will create the open seat on city council. Following the Council Rules of Procedures, the city council will then appoint someone to fill this open seat, with the term for this vacancy ending in November 2026, when the newly elected councilors are seated following the fall 2026 election cycle.
Qualifications for seeking appointment to city council are:
- Must be a *qualified elector.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be able to speak, write and read the English language.
- Must reside within the 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 an “incapacitated person” cannot serve as a council member.
*Note: a qualified elector must possess all of the following qualifications:
- Be a United States citizen.
- Be a registered voter.
- Be 18 years of age or more on or before the regular general election next following his/her registration.
- Have the ability to write one’s name or make his/her mark unless prevented by physical disability.
How to apply
Applications are available online at www.sedonaaz.gov/citycouncil. For those who do not have online access, they may obtain an application packet in person during regular office hours at the city clerk’s office at City Hall, which are currently 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 at 5 p.m. Completed applications can be emailed to City Clerk JoAnne Cook at jcook@sedonaaz.gov or mailed to: JoAnne Cook, city of Sedona, 102 Roadrunner Dr., Sedona, AZ 86336-3710. Applications received after the deadline will not be included in the council’s selection process.
More information
For additional information, please contact the city clerk’s office at (928) 282-3113 or email Cook at jcook@sedonaaz.gov.
