Hartley, Iowa — We recently told you that the Mayor of Hartley has stepped down.
According to Hartley City Clerk/Administrator Patty Anderson, mayor John Lyman submitted a letter of resignation on Wednesday, November 16th. The letter indicated that the resignation was effective immediately.
She says the Hartley City Council met on Friday night in special session to discuss the matter. She says no decision was made at that meeting, so another meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 29th at 5:15 p.m. at the Hartley City Hall to decide how to proceed. She says they have two options, which are appointing a mayor to fill out Lyman’s term, which was to expire at the end of 2017, or calling a special election to elect a mayor to fill out the term.
