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Council appoints Shane Price as mayor pro tem and Lynn Beard deputy mayor pro tem

Abilene City Council · May 12, 2026
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Summary

The council moved and voted to appoint Shane Price as mayor pro tem and Lynn Beard as deputy mayor pro tem; the motion was seconded and carried with an 'all yeses' recorded by the presiding official.

The council appointed Shane Price to serve as mayor pro tem and Lynn Beard to serve as deputy mayor pro tem. The presiding official opened the item, invited public comment, saw none and then a councilmember moved to approve the appointments; a second was recorded and the presiding official called the vote: "All yeses? Motion carries."

No roll-call vote listing individual member votes was read into the record; the chair recorded the motion as carried. The appointments take effect immediately for presiding responsibilities in the absence of the mayor.