Council discussion clarifies CRA director appointment; salary not added, speaker says

A council member asked the City of Live Oak City Council to clear the record on a previously raised personnel matter involving the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA): whether the assistant CRA had been promoted to CRA director and whether the promotion carried additional pay.

The council member said the matter had been discussed in a prior CRA meeting and that council should be informed that the promotion had been handled by the city manager, who has authority over CRA staffing. The council member said the issue had been listed as unfinished business and asked that it be removed from future agendas.

Council staff member Mr. Pierce was reported to have “assured me that the money going with that title, that will not be,” the council member said. The council member asked for the record to show the matter handled and asked for confirmation that no additional pay accompanied the title change.

Why it matters: The exchange sought to clarify administrative authority and whether personnel actions in the CRA resulted in compensation changes that would affect the city budget. The council member asked that the city treat the promotion as a personnel matter under the city manager’s authority and that it no longer appear as unfinished business on the council agenda.

Outcome: The council discussed clearing the record; a motion to formally clear the matter was requested. Minutes show discussion but do not contain an explicit roll-call vote in the transcript excerpt provided. The transcript records the council member’s statement that the matter "has been taken care of," and that the city manager handled the appointment under his authority.