Texarkana board approves appointment to Historic District Commission amid name discrepancy

The Board of Directors of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas voted to approve an appointment to the Historic District Commission during a July 2026 meeting, adopting a resolution to fill a vacancy.

The clerk moved to appoint "Ginny Tapp" to the commission, and a second was recorded though the transcript does not capture who seconded. The city attorney then read a written resolution that named the applicant as "Jenny Tefft" with a term listed as "01/17/2023 to 2027" and a line stating "Pass and approve this July 2026." The board adopted the resolution by roll call; each named director answered "Yes," and the clerk declared the resolution passed.

The roll-call responses recorded in the meeting were: Director Roberts (yes), Director Harris (yes), Director Hallabush (yes — the transcript later uses the variant "Havalovich"), Director Tull (yes), Director Smith (yes) and Mayor Brown (yes). The transcript indicates unanimous approval among those called. The mover of the motion is the clerk (transcript label S1); the seconding speaker was not identified by name in the transcript.

The record therefore contains a discrepancy between the name spoken during the motion (Ginny Tapp) and the name contained in the written resolution read into the record (Jenny Tefft). The meeting transcript does not resolve which name is the final, official appointee; the city attorney read the written resolution as "Applicant, Jenny Tefft."

After the vote the clerk asked for reports; Tyler said he had none. The board noted its next meeting would be Monday, August 3, and a motion to adjourn was adopted by roll call, after which the meeting was closed.

The transcript provides the motion text, the resolution language as read aloud, the roll-call approvals, and the scheduling of the next meeting. It does not identify who seconded the initial appointment motion or reconcile the two different applicant names appearing in the record.