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The finance director described three amendments: shifting $52,342 from the Municipal Public Works Authority (MPWA) fund balance into a dedicated sales tax fund to cover a bond payment; reallocating sales-tax receipts to particular line items; and an internal ARPA reallocation with no net revenue effect. \"What that is is that's our bond payment,\" the finance director said of the MPWA transfer.

Council moved, seconded and approved the ordinance and then approved an emergency declaration by roll call. Staff said the amendments primarily correct year-end allocations and codify ordinances into the municipal code via the city's codification service.

The council recorded roll-call votes approving the motion to adopt the ordinance and the emergency motion; the ordinance will be codified as part of the city's annual supplement to the municipal code.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","New - Regular Council Meeting, August 12th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved three budget amendments — a $52,342 transfer from MPWA fund balance to a dedicated sales tax fund to cover a bond payment and two internal reallocations including an ARPA reallocation — and adopted the related ordinance for fiscal year 2024–25 with an emergency declaration.","taxTitle","McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma","taxId",53915,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6789605,"McAlester council authorizes negotiations for 6,000,000-gpd raw water sale to Black Mountain Energy Storage",168,1070525,1239455,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5565798-648c353af329e60e6f5fe05ad47e0d3c&start=1070&end=1239","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5565798-648c353af329e60e6f5fe05ad47e0d3c/thumbnail_1070525.jpg","/articles/6789605/McAlester/Pittsburg-County/Oklahoma/McAlester-council-authorizes-negotiations-for-6000000-gpd-raw-water-sale-to-Black-Mountain-Energy-Storage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6789605-f5e7f69ea516a2d83b780c1bbe8aa312/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197191&Signature=gtoYC4-gk2Z1WU9Ph1MEhTgESzLJVwnGyV3cxERcUZvDpYjRhLy3eVtJDT9UenvT8dV4Ll0bcGjI2fGyZ9IpLNdfq5UsUNPI4Z99cz1o-MckV9RQBS4nDvbHzW1xWqbrT3I7ey38yHXJzTjiAP~MaZ9iMGWtFMn0rmC78u9d4apQT2ZM93yaa1ZPPFNzBMdMWDXR6dYpZgPoT6pyIsRR-Bt3zNJbHH7eDAID6Ut4ANEbYnzwdqy8uy0SYLLiRuhbe8IxodgNkYxKudiYQod7Xt2~YqPrTjm2vpLuD8L68rCJvZDPwZGKxLpmpTz9rODCETCjOeKKJRH9zHnQNfLIGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","McAlester — The City Council voted to authorize the city manager to negotiate terms with Black Mountain Energy Storage for the possible sale of approximately 6,000,000 gallons per day of raw water to serve a proposed data center south of Kiowa.

City staff said the request exceeds any previous raw-water purchase agreement the city has on file and therefore requires negotiation. Caroline O'Brien, representing Black Mountain Energy Storage, told the council they were seeking the water for cooling an AI data center and said the project team is coordinating with the county and nearby towns. \"We are looking at obtaining 6,000,000 gallons day of raw water from you guys, for a proposed data center,\" O'Brien said.

The city manager and staff emphasized that the authorization is limited to negotiating terms; any final purchase agreement would be returned to the council for formal approval. Councilor Gilmore moved to authorize negotiations; Councilor Woodley seconded and the motion carried on a recorded roll call.

Councilors asked for basic assurances about noise, cooling method and local impacts during the discussion. Black Mountain said the facility would be water-cooled rather than air-cooled to reduce noise and that more project details would follow. \"There's a difference between Bitcoin and data center in terms of the noise,\" O'Brien said, noting the company does not propose an air-cooled (and louder) design.

Next steps: staff will negotiate terms with Black Mountain Energy Storage and return any proposed agreement to the council for approval.","The council voted to let the city manager negotiate terms for a proposed sale of about 6,000,000 gallons per day of raw water to Black Mountain Energy Storage for a planned data center south of Kiowa; the company gave only a high-level presentation and councilors stressed that any final deal will return to the council for approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves FY24-25 budget amendments and emergency ordinance

McAlester council authorizes negotiations for 6,000,000-gpd raw water sale to Black Mountain Energy Storage