Mayor Nadine Woodward’s office issued the following statement:

“Mayor Nadine Woodward has taken family leave to care for her terminally ill mother and be with her through this time. News of her mother’s diagnosis was sudden and devastating. While Mayor Woodward remains in contact with her office, signature authority on routine business has temporarily been delegated to Garrett Jones as interim City Administrator. Please keep Mayor Woodward and her family in your thoughts and prayers as they focus on family.”