Hoover City Council certifies provisional votes, approves appointments and interim treasurer agreement

The Hoover City Council certified provisional votes and approved several appointments and an interim-treasurer agreement during its meeting.

The council voted to canvass provisional ballots for city council races and approved a slate of appointments to local boards and authorities. The council also authorized City Administrator Jennifer Cornett to negotiate an agreement with Robert Yeager to provide city treasurer and related finance and accounting services, subject to final council approval.

Council action began with the certification of provisional votes: officials reported two provisional ballots for Kenneth Cox Jr., one provisional for Liz Lane and one provisional for Ashley LaValle. The council moved to canvass those provisional results and approved resolution No. 8601-25 to certify the canvass.

The council then took up reappointments to the Park and Recreation Board, including a resolution to reappoint Binky Phillips (resolution No. 8602-25). During discussion a council member recommended leaving current board members in place through the end of the calendar year so the incoming council and new liaison could make appointments. Staff explained the current terms expire Sept. 30 and said appointees may continue to serve if not reappointed; council members moved to withdraw certain individual appointment motions so incumbents would remain in place until a later decision.

The council approved resolution No. 8605-25 to appoint Jason Welch to the Compass Solid Waste Authority.

On finance staffing, the council approved resolution No. 8606-25 authorizing Cornett to negotiate an agreement with Robert Yeager to provide city treasurer and other finance and accounting duties, with the contract subject to later council approval. During that discussion, a council member thanked Yeager for agreeing to negotiate the arrangement; another council member noted Cornett’s expected last day is Oct. 3 and said the city might call a special meeting around that date to approve the negotiated contract. A speaker also noted Yeager serves as chief financial officer for Hoover Schools.

All motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript records each as passing with “the ayes have it” but does not list individual vote tallies in the record provided. After business concluded the council adjourned and scheduled a brief recess later in the session.

Background: The items moved included routine boards-and-commissions appointments and an interim staffing arrangement for the finance office after the current treasurer’s planned departure. The transcript indicates council members discussed timing—specifically whether incumbents should remain until Dec. 31 or until a swearing-in—before deciding to leave incumbents serving until the council takes further action.