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Why it matters: Floodplain mapping revisions and shooting-range evaluations can affect permitting, land use, environmental mitigation and potential future capital projects. Council receipt of consultant reports supports oversight and transparency.

Details from the meeting: Staff explained High Sync provides floodplain-management services and had prepared multiple small reports: a range evaluation and work on Salt Branch floodplain issues. The invoice was for the consultant’s work on those tasks and related items. Councilmember questions focused on two items: (1) making sure the council receives the completed technical reports (for example, elevation, cut/fill and endangered-species review) and (2) whether assigning an official facility name is a procedural requirement that must return to the council for formal approval. The city attorney said he would check the naming process and report back.

Action taken: The council approved the invoice and directed staff to have the consultant consolidate and forward the reports to council members within weeks.

Next steps: Staff will ensure High Sync submits final reports and will circulate them to council members. The city attorney will advise whether formal naming requires a separate council action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Pryor Creek - City Council Meeting - May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Pryor Creek approved payment to High Sync LLC for floodplain-mapping revisions, Salt Branch regional work and an evaluation of a proposed shooting range; council asked that completed reports be provided to members and asked the attorney whether facility naming requires formal action.","taxTitle","Pryor Creek, Mayes County, Oklahoma","taxId",69242,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525474,"Council advances definitions for hotel/motel tax collection, asks Oklahoma Tax Commission to collect city’s lodging tax",609,1261000,1870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410739-ab775c2ce1cf099d336daa0469040264&start=1261&end=1870","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410739-ab775c2ce1cf099d336daa0469040264/thumbnail_1261000.jpg","/articles/6525474/Pryor-Creek/Mayes-County/Oklahoma/Council-advances-definitions-for-hotelmotel-tax-collection-asks-Oklahoma-Tax-Commission-to-collect-citys-lodging-tax","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525474-7ed9678da40a21ef4c21a241c032d08e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773643089&Signature=bSFZT4Sl8lyannmGKMK30ryR-TpjzvOdB~PAYvEpSNnAgeI~0n~y7eLCfBHCzVI11VpddcispNNkB8342uwCgStecGZSv9jlrXciZUG6qUpIQ1qhwjmjoBzTVRd~L5WxAGeUKwUXTZ~2xja1cKwGGqNg7jSwTd61LOq-h2Ke-ytRWCqot-jIBLfqs8y1HpfX8wGapLSIEf4dqG6Dp3FL3srH~opjQVr5uTP2MHjlahj5PnROjSEfb62OlSO~czRWn4oaXOnkVFyX19tT~5xwcKBGtDUEhUypQPfnpPHZ1aaF49on~S4BPR5kmzhL5Ozi0uh4Ck~vFMcBBAe7pw-CVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pryor Creek City Council voted May 20 to request that the Oklahoma Tax Commission collect the city’s hotel/motel tax revenue and discussed proposed changes to the city code’s definition of taxable lodging to ensure short-term rentals are included.

Why it matters: Asking the Tax Commission to collect hotel/motel tax centralizes collection and enforcement; providing a clear, inclusive definition of taxable lodging is a prerequisite for OTC collection and will determine whether short-term rental platforms are accountable to remit the city’s lodging tax.

What the council discussed: City staff presented a proposed revision to the code definition of “hotel/motel” (city code 2-2a-2 definitions as discussed in the meeting). The suggested language would define taxable lodging broadly to “include hotels, apartment hotels, motels, tourist homes, houses on courts, lodging houses, bed and breakfast inns, inns, rooming houses, trailer houses, trailer motels, properties leased or rented for non permanent residency, apartments, and sleeping rooms not occupied by ‘permanent residents,’ and all other facilities where rooms or sleeping accommodations are furnished for a consideration.” The proposed change would explicitly include short-term rental platforms (for example, listings on Airbnb or VRBO) when the property is leased or rented for nonpermanent residency. The proposed definition would exclude hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, university dormitories and other educational or charitable institutions, as stated in the draft language.

The council noted that the resolution requesting OTC collection requires the city to submit a definitive list of taxable lodging types to the Tax Commission. Staff said the change emerged from a prior O&I (ordinance and improvements) committee discussion and is intended to provide the most inclusive definition for collection purposes. Councilmembers asked for clarification on whether the item would proceed by ordinance and were reminded the action on the day was limited to approving language and advancing the item.

Action taken: The council approved the resolution requesting the Oklahoma Tax Commission collect the city’s hotel/motel tax revenue. The council advanced the code-definition revision for further processing and directed that the city provide the OTC with the definition list as required.

Next steps: The city attorney and staff will finalize the definition language for ordinance drafting and for submission to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and the council will consider formal ordinance action and subsequent readings as required by local law.","Pryor Creek councilors approved a resolution asking the Oklahoma Tax Commission to collect hotel/motel tax and discussed a revised definition of taxable lodging that would include short-term rentals such as Airbnb or VRBO.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525476,"Council grants consent for Councilman Tyler Brown to attend FBI National Academy; charter attendance rules discussed",548,2785000,3333000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410739-ab775c2ce1cf099d336daa0469040264&start=2785&end=3333","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410739-ab775c2ce1cf099d336daa0469040264/thumbnail_2785000.jpg","/articles/6525476/Pryor-Creek/Mayes-County/Oklahoma/Council-grants-consent-for-Councilman-Tyler-Brown-to-attend-FBI-National-Academy-charter-attendance-rules-discussed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525476-1ddb4c416e5575f0e4e2a166e8790b3a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773643089&Signature=hs-QIUHOHLl822hJXI5ym7F0q-Z9kQp1QPXOw0grOuZoTRS4MVckMLOMRGDx75zARUMiw~9zxBynnVcSJdI5MZiYIYrjmnRAsogVTFP7RW49VD7nTRLHvC71JtCWLHF9Ji~Rw96tFj3s47sIS~sKRJvLkoSrF7oGVQ5X8WnTcxYRKTJjw2qGgjISXQxVEsRnUhIzMFsiBNIlD1sWEPdES6b6w~rrfOKQp9koRrGzCZ3ACqhj0tHXxAejpXqbpnbxujUH3Ek3LYwXSY4~fBEZsCJe2c5jlm1qdLNEr0BMvdOnEOuqYtORuXQkKR5imKXe16mKI~9FL24A5rlLtrbPnA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pryor Creek City Council voted May 20 to consent to Councilman Tyler Brown’s absence to attend the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, a multi-week training program that runs from late June through early September 2025. The council’s consent allows Brown to exceed the city charter’s 90-day attendance provision while he attends the program for employment-related training.

Why it matters: The council’s consent prevents an automatic vacancy that could occur under the charter or state law if an elected member misses more than the permitted number of meetings. Council members discussed legal limits under the city charter and Title 11 O.S. §8108 during the meeting.

Discussion and council action: Brown told the council he had been accepted to the FBI National Academy and estimated he would miss five regularly scheduled council meetings between late June and early September. Council members reviewed the city charter attendance provision and state statute provisions that could result in removal if a member misses more than half the meetings in a consecutive four-month period. Council members noted special meetings can affect the attendance count and that state law ultimately governs vacancy rules.

After debate about the appropriate mechanism, the council voted to give consent for Brown’s absence for the purposes of employment training. Brown abstained from the vote; the remainder of the council recorded affirmative votes. The council directed the city attorney to draft formal language for the consent and to file the consent in the minutes.

The council’s action preserves Brown’s seat for the training period and directs staff to document the consent formally in council records.","The Pryor Creek City Council voted to permit Councilman Tyler Brown to attend the FBI National Academy, effectively consenting to an extended absence that would otherwise risk triggering attendance provisions in the city charter and state law.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":44,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":50,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525481,"Pryor Creek Council approves library subscriptions, police records system, grants, hires and tax-collection request",2485,3497000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410739-ab775c2ce1cf099d336daa0469040264&start=1012&end=3497","/articles/6525481/Pryor-Creek/Mayes-County/Oklahoma/Pryor-Creek-Council-approves-library-subscriptions-police-records-system-grants-hires-and-tax-collection-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525481-60f451d3ec3b24f208f582494b680a17/orig.mp4?Expires=1773643089&Signature=dieeuYCyRk6Penxmn226UeAvT9m7Ryp3HindQQe1xG-wfd0969gUO6nrIbAC30TPqG91z8PiqRMx14H7VLLiEw4aOi43oOcV2hFkgRjKbd~DVC0YooH4qg0mXqojE6IVgPNsEL6KivRQ4jaRcjEDDrOJ-nBCaFLMT0cxv6-McL7hAXm~yibzpR66Ws0XRxytweV9NgWcaGnn5Y-r6nWr2Iz9oClrynKagEL85vrPJqkMQlS9DfYCzeaLmht9es90ohms3cbwC2ZouBI0WGJh9DOdMOUwxj8cesq0VMqWDrI3WaFWwUJqSeJQTCabAz8hLwf~gx6WKs5QVbbMJv9NsQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pryor Creek City Council approved a package of expenditures, grants, hires and first-reading ordinances Tuesday, May 20, 2025, including library resource subscriptions, procurement for a new police records system, a $2,000 arts grant, a $5,000 historical society grant and the hiring of an animal control officer. The council also approved a resolution asking the Oklahoma Tax Commission to collect the city’s hotel/motel tax revenue on the city’s behalf.

Why it matters: The votes allocate public funds, update city systems and advance zoning and code changes that affect short-term rental tax collection and local development. Several items affect city operations (police records and animal control), while grants and library resources affect community services.

What the council approved (each line reflects the motion and council action as recorded in the meeting):

- Library online resources: Approved an expenditure to Gale (packet line identifies the vendor as “Gale”) to renew Chilton’s Auto Repair, add National Geographic Kids in Context Elementary and add Udemy resources. The motion as stated and recorded passed. The packet shows a split funding amount: $2,005.20 from a non-book materials account and $1,000 from a state aid account; the agenda cover listed $3,250 (transcript shows both figures). The council approved the motion as presented on the agenda.

- Police records system (OTIS): Approved two related expenditures to support the OTIS reporting system: $6,600 to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for Defender Data Infosystems (OTIS) to be paid from the police equipment capital outlay account, and $3,001.74 to Fiber Interactive Technologies for server and software to support OTIS (monthly hosting/license fee noted in the meeting as $274). The council passed both motions; one council member recorded an abstention on the OSBI payment.

- High Sync invoice (floodplain/shooting range work): Approved payment of $4,896.46 to High Sync LLC for special projects including Salt Branch regional and floodplain mapping revisions and a shooting-range evaluation. The council voted to pay the invoice and requested that completed reports be forwarded to council members when available.

- Transfer to attorney services: Approved a $5,006 transfer from a police operations account to the city attorney services account; the motion passed.

- Hire: Approved hiring Jarrett Krogan as Pryor Creek Animal Control Officer (range C, step specified in packet) with a start date of June 9, 2025, filling a vacancy created by a resignation; the council approved the hire.

- Grants and cultural funding: Approved a $2,000 grant application from the Prior Area Arts and Humanities Council for Missoula Children’s Theater programming (dates in the application packet were discussed and clarified) and approved a $5,000 grant to the Mays County Historical Society to support a Kauai Museum website design and implementation.

- Code, zoning and program motions: The council: (a) passed a resolution requesting the Oklahoma Tax Commission collect the city’s hotel/motel tax revenue, (b) held a first reading and approved waiving the reading for an ordinance amending city code 7-4-4 (camping), and (c) approved a first reading (waiving the reading) to change zoning from residential duplex (RD) to residential multifamily (RM) for Lots 9 and 10, Block 4, Mayor Roach Addition (also referenced as 28 Pine) to allow conversion from duplex to triplex. All three motions were advanced as recorded.

- Main Street participation: Approved a resolution supporting continued participation in the Main Street program (clerical correction to the signature date was included in the motion).

- Executive session item resulting in no action: The council entered executive session to consult with legal counsel about an arbitration request from Kenneth Bennett and the Fraternal Order of Police. After returning to open session the council recorded that no action was taken on that arbitration request.

Votes and procedural notes: Each motion listed above was moved, seconded and called for a vote during the meeting. The transcript records individual “Yes/No/Abstain” responses for many votes; where a named abstention or “No” was recorded in the transcript, that is reflected in the meeting record. The council combined several short, related agenda items for efficiency (for example several library staffing/hiring items were approved together with a motion to waive reading). Members raised clarifying questions about report distribution, data-sharing controls for the OTIS system and the municipal authority needed to name city facilities; the council directed staff to provide completed reports when available and discussed limits on data sharing for the OTIS system.

The meeting minutes and the agenda packet should be consulted for precise account numbers, packet line items, and the official vote tallies available in the city clerk’s record.","At its May 20 meeting the Pryor Creek City Council approved multiple expenditures and grants, hired an animal control officer, advanced several ordinances on first reading and passed a resolution asking the Oklahoma Tax Commission to collect hotel/motel tax for the city.","actionData","errors"]

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