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Live Oak council reappoints two to Housing Authority; recommended finance director nomination fails
Summary
The City of Live Oak reappointed Shauna Petrell and Arlene Ivy Smith to the Live Oak Housing Authority via Resolutions 2026-03 and 2026-04. A separate recommendation to appoint Tanner Girard as interim finance director was presented but did not result in a confirmed appointment according to the transcript.
The City of Live Oak City Council on Feb. 10 approved two reappointments to the Live Oak Housing Authority and considered a recommended interim finance director that the council did not confirm.
Council members read and acted on City Council Resolution 2026-03, reappointing Shauna Petrell to fill an unexpired term on the Live Oak Housing Authority. The resolution title was read aloud and, after a motion and second, the transcript records the chair saying, "My appointment is approved." The motion and voice vote were recorded without a roll-call tally in the transcript.
The council then considered City Council Resolution 2026-04 to reappoint Arlene Ivy Smith (referred to in the transcript as "Arlene Ivy Smith" and variations including "Arlene Ivy Smith Swift") to the housing authority to finish an existing term. The resolution, its section detailing term dates, and a motion were presented during the meeting; the item proceeded in the agenda after the reading of the resolution.
Separately, a council member recommended Tanner Girard as interim finance director for the city, describing the recommendation as responsive to the board's prior request for an interim finance director. A motion to accept the nominee was made and seconded; the transcript records multiple voice responses and ends with the line recorded as "Appointment is No." The meeting record does not include a roll-call vote count or an explicit, named mover and seconder for this specific motion in the transcript provided.
No formal vote tallies or names of individual members voting yes/no are included in the transcript for these personnel items; the meeting audio record as transcribed shows voice votes and short confirmations. The council also approved routine procedural items earlier in the meeting (agenda and January minutes).
The council scheduled an ethics and rules-of-procedure workshop for March 10 at 4:30 p.m. and received administrative notices including a forwarded governor's executive order concerning drought conditions and a reminder about the Swan River League of Cities meeting on April 16.
Next steps: The resolutions for housing authority appointments were presented and accepted during the Feb. 10 meeting; the finance director recommendation did not result in a confirmed appointment in the transcript provided.
