Overview
- Council Member Nick Lien is serving as acting mayor, with a Feb. 17 vote to accept the resignation and a March 2 discussion on next steps.
- The five-minute public-comment cap was adopted Jan. 5, with a visible countdown added Jan. 20.
- The exit followed a heated Monday meeting during a proposed data center discussion when residents objected to the limit.
- In exchanges from the dais, Hoyt used profanity and referenced an "airport bomb" scenario while arguing for decorum before a recess.
- The city posted his letter Thursday, and Police Chief Nate Siem publicly praised Hoyt as supporters and critics weighed in online.