City Council approves mayor’s appointment of Shane Warren to Ward 1 seat

The City Council approved the mayor’s appointment of Shane Warren to fill the Ward 1 vacancy, with the term ending Dec. 5, 2028.

The appointment was placed on the agenda as Item 1. The mayor presented Shane Warren as the nominee; a councilmember moved to consider the appointment and the motion received a second. The council conducted a roll-call vote in which Councilmember Taylor, Councilmember Art, Councilmember Baker, Councilmember Ben Johnson and Councilmember Smith each answered “yes.” After the vote, members congratulated Warren.

The appointment fills an existing Ward 1 seat through Dec. 5, 2028. The meeting transcript records the motion and roll call and records the council’s voice responses that approved the appointment; no additional conditions, amendments or caveats were stated on the record. The transcript also includes a statement that a copy of the current Open Meetings Act is available to the public in the meeting room, as required by state law.

The record does not specify whether Shane Warren was sworn in at the meeting, nor does it identify who made the motion and who seconded it beyond a brief verbal exchange in the transcript. The council offered brief congratulations after the vote; no further discussion or public comment on the appointment is recorded in the provided transcript segments.