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Live Oak council OKs joint election MOU with Bexar County and expands dangerous-structure board
Summary
The Live Oak City Council on Jan. 14 approved a memorandum of understanding with the Bexar County Elections Department for the May 3, 2025 election and adopted an ordinance to expand the city angerous-structure determination board from three to five members to align with state law. Both measures passed unanimously, 5-0.
The Live Oak City Council voted unanimously Jan. 14 to authorize a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bexar County Elections Department for services during early voting and on election day for the May 3, 2025, general election, and to amend the city code to expand the dangerous-structure determination board from three members to five.
City Manager Kaffari presented the election item, saying, "This is similar to what we've done in previous years. This resolution will allow us to continue our partnership with the Bexar County Elections Department. This time, I'll take any questions, but staff recommends approval." The council adopted the resolution by a 5-0 vote.
Miss Arifman, presenting the ordinance, said, "Very briefly, this ordinance the purpose of this ordinance is just to bring chapter 5 in the code of ordinances, which is the dangerous structure determination board chapter, more into line with state requirements, which are contained to chapter 54 of the Texas local government code, and that being expanding the board to 5 members from 3." Council members voted 5-0 to approve the code amendment; the council signaled staff will return to appoint the additional members at a future meeting.
The council also approved the consent agenda by unanimous vote earlier in the meeting; the contents of the consent agenda were not specified in the public transcript. The council later met in executive session under Texas Government Code Section 551.074 for the annual evaluation of the city manager and reconvened in open session at 7:49 p.m.; the meeting record states no action was taken following the closed session.
Why it matters: The MOU ensures Live Oak will use county election services for early voting and election-day operations on May 3, 2025, keeping the city aligned with prior election-service arrangements. The ordinance change brings the city—ode into alignment with the Texas Local Government Code framework for dangerous-structure boards and increases the pool of potential appointees from three to five, a structural change the council said it will populate by future appointment.
What remains: Council members and staff indicated the additional appointments to the dangerous-structure determination board will be made at a future meeting; no names or appointment dates were specified in the transcript. The consent-agenda items were approved but not detailed on the public record provided.
