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Council debates appointment authority as mayor names ad hoc 'chicken committee' and recommends planning commission members

South Lebanon City Council · February 19, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Burke announced appointments to boards and an ad hoc committee; council members questioned whether mayoral appointments require prior council approval under the city charter and asked staff to research the applicable charter language and past resolutions.

Mayor Burke made several appointment announcements on Feb. 19, recommending Lisa Feder for the Board of Zoning Appeals and proposing Linda Allen and Sharon Carmack as representatives/alternate to the Warren County Regional Planning Commission. The mayor also appointed an ad hoc animal-ordinance committee — informally called the “chicken committee” — naming Sharon Carmack as chair, Lisa Feder as vice chair and David Smith as a member; appointees…

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