Bob Copeland

The council meeting addressed several key items. A Community Development Block/Capital Improvement Planning Grant (CDBG-CIP) application was submitted to the Department of Commerce. The council also implemented the CDBG GeoCIP Citizen Participation Plan, approved the CDBG GeoCIP Fair Housing Resolution, and approved the CDBG GeoCIP Residential Anti-Displacement & Relocation Assistance Plan. A bid for real property was accepted, and bids for generators were tabled. An amendment to a Garver contract for the airport was approved, as was the donation of an old fire truck to the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum. The airport farmland lease, an engagement letter for an audit, and several payment requests were approved. Action was tabled on a State of Emergency proclamation, live-streaming of meetings, and an executive session.

The meeting involved several key decisions regarding finances and procurement. Bids for a Case 580 Super M backhoe were declined, while a bid for a 2000 Ford Ranger pickup was accepted. Payment requests were approved for Myers Engineering (water storage tank), Shoestring Enterprises (waterline construction), and SWODA. A payment request for DN Tanks, Inc. (water storage tank) was tabled. The annual report and statement for budget, income, and equity for rural development were also approved.