The positions of Porterdale's city clerk and Better Hometown manager have faced uncertainty since the beginning of the year. At the Jan. 7 Porterdale City Council meeting, as all other city officials were newly appointed or reappointed and sworn into office, Councilman Robert Foxworth moved to defer the reappointment of City Clerk Shari Stevenson until the Monday meeting. "My nerves are completely shot," Stevenson said.