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Council approves executive finance director appointment; transcript shows name inconsistency

Mobile City Council · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Gaillard nominated Logan Gowen Jr. as executive director of finance; council records and a later resolution reference an appointment (item 03410) naming Logan Ewing. The council approved the appointment as part of routine resolutions but the transcript contains a name discrepancy that the council did not address during the meeting.

Mayor Stimpson Gaillard introduced a nomination for the city’s next executive director of finance at the April 14 council meeting, saying he had nominated "Mr. Logan Gowen Jr." and invited the nominee to stand while praising his finance and capital-planning experience.

Later in the meeting, during consideration of resolutions and appointments, the council’s published item list included resolution 03410, recorded in the meeting as…

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