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Votes at a glance: Live Oak council passes routine finance, grants and capital items
Summary
At its May 2025 meeting the Live Oak City Council approved routine financial reports, a surplus-asset disposal, a grant application for license-plate-reader expansion, and a $305,463 change order on street/bikewalk bond work. Members re-elected Bob Tollgren as mayor pro tem.
The City of Live Oak City Council took several routine but formal votes at its May 2025 meeting. Most measures passed unanimously; the items below summarize motions, outcomes and key details.
- Mayor Pro Tem: Council voted to re-elect Bob Tollgren as mayor pro tem. The motion carried unanimously (5-0).
- Quarterly investment report (period ending 03/31/2025): Council approved the city’s second-quarter investment report showing a portfolio of roughly $42.4 million and average portfolio returns near 4.3%. Motion passed unanimously (5-0).
- Quarterly financial report (period ending 03/31/2025): Council approved the second-quarter financial report. Staff reported general-fund revenues at about 67% of budget and an overall general-fund balance of roughly $16.4 million; the motion passed unanimously (5-0).
- Surplus fixed assets: Council approved declaring six fixed assets (initial net value $5,000 or greater) as surplus and authorized disposal via public auction; motion passed unanimously (5-0).
- Grant application (MVCPA catalytic converter/program auxiliary): Council authorized the city manager to file a FY26 Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) grant application to expand license plate reader coverage from six to 11 cameras. The grant requires a 20% city match; installation and procurement would align with the next budget cycle. Motion passed unanimously (5-0).
- Change order for Phase 3, 2022 bond street/bridges/sidewalks project: Council approved a $305,463 change order to Texas Materials Group to use available project budget to add scope under Phase 3 of the 2022 bond improvements; motion passed unanimously (5-0).
All items were moved and seconded according to standard procedure and recorded as passing by council vote. Where staff provided background, they noted timing and budgetary impacts would be handled in upcoming budget and contract-administration steps.
