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Florence City Council approves slate of boards and commission appointments by voice vote
Summary
Council members approved multiple appointments and reappointments to city boards and commissions, including the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee, Board of Zoning Appeals, Housing Authority seats, parks and resilience panels; most approvals were by voice vote with no tallies recorded.
Florence City Council approved a series of appointments and reappointments to city boards and commissions during the meeting, using voice votes for each item.
The clerk announced a roster of openings and expired terms. Appointments included: Steve Villaveras to the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee; Drew Chapman (nominated as Drew Griffin in transcript then corrected to Chapman) to an unspecified seat; Larry Chaney and others to the Board of Zoning Appeals; multiple reappointments and nominations to the Design Review Board and Civic Center Commission; Michael Henry (recorded in transcript with some confusion over surname) to the Construction Maintenance Board of Adjustments and Appeals; Wanda Vereen to the Housing Authority (seat 1); Angela Lowry as the resident commissioner (appointment made by the mayor); Scott Murphy to the Parks and Beautification Commission (seat 6); Lowes Cooper to the Resilience and Sustainability Advisory Committee; Leo Woodbury reappointed to a seat representing District 2; and several appointments to the Public Safety Citizens Review Board including Howard Simons (listed as Simons in transcript) and Larry Jackson.
Most nominations were moved and seconded on the record with the meeting repeatedly recording “All those in favor signify by saying aye” followed by “The ayes have it.” The transcript does not record numerical tallies or roll-call votes for these items; outcomes are recorded here as approved by voice vote where the transcript shows the ayes prevailed.
Why this matters: boards and commissions advise the city and make or recommend decisions that affect zoning, design review, resilience planning, parks, veterans’ issues and public safety oversight. Filling vacancies keeps those bodies able to act on applications, policies and program work.
Selected appointment details and outcomes: - Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee: Pro Tem Jabali and Councilman McKay handled the appointment; Steve Villaveras was approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Board of Zoning Appeals: Larry Chaney reappointment approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Civic Center Commission: one seeking reappointment and three applicants were considered; the transcript records approvals by voice vote (specific names not fully specified for all seats in the record). - Design Review Board: multiple seats considered; Michael Badgett (seeking reappointment) was approved for a seat that requires a professional structural engineer (voice vote; tally not specified). - Construction Maintenance Board of Adjustments and Appeals: Michael Henry sought reappointment and was approved (voice vote; transcript includes some confusion over surname spelling). - Housing Authority: Seat 1 (assigned to Councilman Braddock) — Wanda Vereen nominated and approved; the resident commissioner (mayoral appointment) Angela Lowry was approved (voice votes; tallies not specified). - Parks and Beautification Commission: Scott Murphy approved to seat 6 (voice vote; tally not specified). - Resilience and Sustainability Advisory Committee: Lowes Cooper was reappointed for the seat requiring representation from a conservation or environmental organization (voice vote; tally not specified). - Public Safety Citizens Review Board: multiple residents were appointed or reappointed, including Howard Simons and Larry Jackson (voice votes; tallies not specified).
The agenda included several deferred nominations for specific seats (design review board seats and others) where councilmembers said "defer" on the record; those seats remain open or pending further action. The meeting closed after the appointments and an announcement congratulating Clint Moore on a separate appointment to the board of Florence-Darlington Technical College.
All appointments listed above are recorded as approved by voice vote in the meeting transcript; numerical tallies were not included in the public record excerpt provided.
