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Council opens public hearing on ordinance to name former City Hall after longtime local; multiple tributes given
Summary
The City of Live Oak council opened a public hearing on 'City council ordinance number 15 43' to name the former City Hall building for a local civic figure. Multiple residents delivered tributes; the transcript shows no final vote in the provided excerpt.
The City of Live Oak council opened a public hearing on an ordinance read in the meeting as "City council ordinance number 15 43" proposing to name the former City Hall building for a local community figure.
Several residents offered tributes. One speaker described the honoree, variously named in comments as "John Yulee," "John Uley" and referenced in the ordinance text as "John W.", as a longtime, service-minded resident who mentored young people, carried many civic roles and left a lasting legacy in Live Oak.
Lily Sloan, speaking for a local 4‑H club, read a prepared tribute praising the honoree's mentorship and service to youth. "His legacy keeps walking with us," Sloan said.
The council opened the hearing to public comment and allowed multiple speakers to address the naming; the provided transcript does not record a council vote or final action on the ordinance during the excerpt. The meeting record includes several inconsistent renderings of the name referenced for the building (the ordinance text as read, and multiple spoken variations); those inconsistencies appear in the transcript and were preserved for accuracy.
What’s next: The council held the public hearing and accepted tributes; no vote or final disposition is recorded in the supplied excerpt.
