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Live Oak council approves 2026 holiday calendar, recognizes long-serving employee and community fundraiser; auditor/report question raised
Summary
Council approved the 2026 holiday schedule, recognized a 39-year finance employee and community fundraiser for an injured officer, and heard a councilmember ask why a promised audit report for a finance-director transition was not produced.
The City of Live Oak City Council on Dec. 25 approved the city's 2026 holiday schedule, recognized long-serving staff, and heard citizen praise for a police officer and a councilmember's question about a missing audit report.
The presiding officer introduced the proposed 2026 holiday calendar and put a motion to approve it. After a motion and second, the council approved the calendar by voice vote. The presiding officer announced, "Live Oak Holiday Calendar. That's been approved." No roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript; the approval was recorded by voice vote ('Aye').
The city manager recognized a finance-department employee who retired after 39 years of service, thanking her for institutional knowledge and steady stewardship of policy and rules. The manager also recognized Detective Jeremy Cheshire for leading a community fundraiser to assist Officer Christopher Davis, who was injured during police training; the manager named Suwannee Valley Electric employees who helped and thanked Jennifer Seaman and Siemens AquaClean for donating space for event cooking and support.
During public comment, Adam Morrison (who identified himself as the county attorney) praised Officer Del Sasso for patient handling of a frightened teenager involved in a minor parking-lot collision, saying the officer spent about 30 minutes calming the teen and explaining next steps. "He was as incredibly patient ... he spent probably 30 minutes with her," Morrison said, commending the department.
Separately, a councilmember raised concerns about Item 508 and said an anticipated audit or report documenting the transition between outgoing and incoming finance directors (named in the discussion as 'Luther' and 'Tammy') had not been produced. The councilmember said a finding was identified but "There was never a report produced," and asked that staff and the city attorney address policies and procedures.
No formal action on the audit question was recorded in the transcript during the meeting; the discussion was on the record as a request for clarification.
