Lawrenceburg City Board of Works approves hiring of Austin Cook for project-management director role

At a Feb. 12 work session, the Lawrenceburg City Board of Works approved the hiring of Austin Cook for a director-level project-management role, with a start date of Feb. 28. The board voted in favor after the hiring committee recommended Cook.

The recommendation came from Miss Felix, who told the board, “On behalf of the hiring committee and myself, we would like to recommend to the board Austin Cook for the position of director project management.” Miss Felix said Cook would start Feb. 28. Board member Tommy Roulette, who served on the hiring committee, said the candidate field was strong and that “Austin will be a really, really good fit for the city.”

Mayor (name not specified) asked for a motion to approve the recommendation. An unidentified board member moved to approve and another unidentified member seconded. After the vote — recorded as unanimous in the meeting transcript — the mayor said the motion would carry and the board thanked attendees. No additional details about Cook’s background, compensation, or the position’s formal title and duties were provided in the meeting record.

The item was the only substantive business on the work-session agenda; the board then moved to adjourn.

The transcript records slightly different phrasing for the position (the mayor asked about a “Director of Construction Management,” while Miss Felix recommended hiring for “director project management”). The meeting did not include further description of the role’s duties or reporting structure.