Cottonwood City Councilwoman Jackie Nairn announced her resignation from the council during its Tuesday, Sept. 5 meeting due to her job requiring her to relocate to Buckeye.
Nairn has served on the city council since March 2019, serving as vice mayor in 2022. Her current term would have expired in 2024. Council will appoint Nairn’s replacement, who will complete her term.
Nairn was born in Illinois and raised in Indiana. She was a social worker for over 20 years, receiving a bachelor’s degree in social work from Valparaiso University. She spent her first three-and-a-half years in Cottonwood working to house individuals experiencing homelessness. She currently works as a community manager for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program run by Catholic Charities of Arizona, helping veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Nairn has also volunteered with the Old Town Mission and served on the Library Advisory Board and the Verde Valley Homeless Coalition’s board.
She has been running the Cottonwood Community Awareness Group every fourth Tuesday at the Cottonwood Public Library. These meetings allow the public to talk to council members and city staff to inform themselves about what is happening in the city.
City Manager Scotty Douglass will be taking over the community group in Nairn’s absence. Douglass said that each meeting will now have a more topical approach with a theme and different city staff and departments will be sharing information.
The next community awareness group meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. The Cottonwood Fire Department will be presenting its strategic plan during this meeting. No registration is required.
