Ankeny's mayor was elected supervisor. What happens next for the suburb's leadership

Ankeny will soon begin the process of finding its next mayor after the city's current leader was elected Tuesday to be a county supervisor.

Ankeny Mayor Mark Holm won the District 3 seat on the Polk County Board of Supervisors to represent Altoona, Ankeny and a portion of unincorporated Polk County, according to unofficial results. Holm, who lives in Ankeny, has served as the city's mayor for three years and was on the Ankeny City Council for 10 years.

His last day as mayor is Dec. 31, according to a city news release. His term expires Dec. 31, 2025.

The Ankeny City Council will have 60 days from Holm's departure to decide whether to appoint a new mayor or hold a special election for a candidate to serve the remainder of his term, according to the news release.

More information about the process and timeline will be released soon, the city said.

Holm and the winner of District 2, Jill Altringer, will be sworn is as supervisors on Jan. 2.

Phillip Sitter covers the western suburbs for the Des Moines Register. Phillip can be reached via email at [email protected] or on X at @pslifeisabeauty.

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: How will Ankeny replace Mayor Mark Holm, who was elected supervisor?