BY TRACY LEE TATE
Times Staff Writer
LAKE BUTLER — The city of Lake Butler has a new mayor after Jack Schenck turned in his resignation Nov. 13.
In a letter to his fellow commissioners and City Manager Dale Walker, Schenck cited “personal and family circumstances” which he feels will prevent him from serving the citizens of his community at a level that he deems appropriate as a commissioner and mayor.
Schenck was elected to Seat Two on the commission in 2016 and was currently serving his third term as mayor of the city. He is retired from the Florida Department of Corrections and the United States Army. His term on the commission would have ended in 2024.
In his letter, Schenck was very complimentary of the work being done by both Walker and the commissioners towards keeping Lake Butler viable and vital and praises their work on economic development.
Of his time on the commission Schenck stated that “After 53 years of Federal, State and local government employment, I consider my serving as a city commissioner my greatest achievement, but I am most proud of having been elected mayor three times by my peers.”
The position of mayor will go to District Three Commissioner Annette Redman, who has been serving as vice mayor for some time. Redman was first elected to the Lake Butler City Commission in 2016 and, like Schenck, is retired from the U.S. Army and has also Sworked as a paraprofessional in Union County Schools for several years.
Schenck’s letter of resignation may be found on the Lake Butler agenda and minutes section of the city’s website, www.cityoflakebutler.com as part of the agenda for the Nov. 15, 2022 meeting. As of press time both Schenck and Redman were unavailable for comment.
