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Pat Brooks, an initial board member of the Chickasha Golf Foundation, told the authority the group has filed articles of incorporation and applied for 501(c)(3) status; it has also established a fiscal sponsorship fund with the Communities Foundation of Oklahoma to accept donations in the short term. “The golf foundation will, at that point, take over those responsibilities, the payroll to continue to maintain it, improve it, and and manage it as a golf course,” Brooks said.

Board and council members asked detailed questions about uses, revenues, and controls. The agreement requires the foundation to provide annual reporting of green fees, tournament fees, admission fees and “other charges” to the authority. Amanda (city attorney) clarified that any revenues generated must be used “exclusively for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and support of the property and the activities conducted thereon,” and that no other uses are permitted without prior written consent of the Chickasha Municipal Authority.

Council and authority members discussed how the city will cap its exposure on water usage: the authority will compare summer-month water usage to historical averages for July–September; the foundation will be responsible for amounts above that baseline. Brooks said donors have pledged support and that early fundraising and proposed membership fees are part of the foundation’s startup plan; he said some six-figure commitments had been discussed with supporters.

The foundation said it plans to operate the course as a public facility, pursue youth programming and a practice area for students, and to use any net operating revenue to reinvest in the site. Council members asked specifically about safety and ball-control measures; staff reported the city plans to present a separate agenda item to install protective netting (roughly $8,000 cited in discussion) to reduce balls leaving the course.

Ending: The authority approved the use-and-maintenance agreement and authorized the chairman to sign. The foundation will begin operational planning ahead of an October 1 transition date referenced in discussion; details on memberships, rental uses and any for-profit vendors would require additional approvals by the authority if proposed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 15, 2025 Chickasha City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Chickasha Municipal Authority voted to enter a golf-course use and maintenance agreement with the Chickasha Golf Foundation, which will manage the public course and related facilities under terms that require the foundation to report revenues and limit other uses without the authority's written consent.","taxTitle","Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma","taxId",69060,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6463973,"Chickasha accepts fiscal 2023 audit, auditor flags EMS deficit and control weaknesses",830,1114000,1944000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5784717-c09488ca5b26335ff462d41bcaf9032e&start=1114&end=1944","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5784717-c09488ca5b26335ff462d41bcaf9032e/thumbnail_1114000.jpg","/articles/6463973/Oklahoma/Chickasha-accepts-fiscal-2023-audit-auditor-flags-EMS-deficit-and-control-weaknesses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6463973-e0d1f98fb52aca8ed8b52f04fa5c919c/orig.mp4?Expires=1774852941&Signature=jFXUOukHjKS5PPQBNRb89~8tXCG1zB0XYb06KRrAhQvbBJaYhfLdL6pCpJEXDyVADTd-OwN964cD6PFLplzisbqe5WWGF~wJANiZmExNuEDdiBei5-m7nREFJXKjiYgDeo-PbKUcLLphFUW0pvhS7vp5Ni1HyV1ZmJoiQzrtQGHEsUrvmPxeCFzI9uv1fc4EL6MQUR5wXSY7zIkzWsM-E7t3wJZoVxpRUq9kPseeldoK2MlHPPR-5Y9jG-PPzFyd7kyD2a9Pa4DPHtECB3A56t0HLvRjOI-fagEfxl3Vuq8RUc2retzu0fS2JR9eRYZdbuw7ZpspUHMBrONNjqXaww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chickasha City Council on a voice/roll-call vote accepted the city's financial audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

The city’s auditor, Andy Koromar, a CPA and shareholder with HSPG, told the council the auditors issued a “clean opinion” on the financial statements but raised several written comments and areas for improvement. “It's a clean opinion that says these numbers aren't materially correct, so that's what you're gonna wanna see whenever you hand it to somebody,” Koromar said during the presentation.

Koromar said the audit work is dated — covering two years earlier — and that the city’s EMS/ambulance fund carried a roughly $650,000 negative fund balance at year end. “State statute says, thou shall not have negative fund balances,” Koromar told the council, adding that the EMS deficit “needs to be addressed at some point.” He said the deficit largely remained steady through the audited year and noted the general fund helped cover operations during the year so the ambulance fund did not deepen its deficit further.

The auditor also reported repeated and carryover comments from the prior audit: weaknesses in segregation of duties and controls, problems reconciling water production to billed water usage (including meter conversion inconsistencies), and an internal practice allowing a single employee to obtain a bank cashier’s check that required only one signature. Koromar said those items had not been corrected as of the 2023 audit work and that some may have been addressed after 2023 but would not appear in the current report.

Koromar noted the city exceeded the federal single-audit threshold in 2023 because of COVID-related federal awards tied to ARPA, which required additional testing; the auditor said there were no grant compliance findings other than timeliness of the audit filing. He pointed to the state-required internal-control/compliance report at the back of the audit that includes four comments and a separate letter with additional management items, such as an unusually large number of bank accounts and stale (uncashed) checks totaling roughly $60,000.

Council members asked for clarification on timing and whether some recommendations had been implemented since the audit period. Koromar said the auditors had done no further audit testing on those items since 2023 and that corrective action would appear, if implemented, in later audits.

Ending: The council accepted the audit as presented. The auditor stressed the document is the official record the city will file with the state auditor and may be requested by bond underwriters. Council members and staff said they would follow up on the specific control items and the EMS deficit in future budget and audit cycles.","The Chickasha City Council accepted the financial audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Auditor Andy Koromar gave the city a clean opinion on the statements but identified a negative EMS fund balance, delayed filing, and internal-control weaknesses that remain unaddressed in the 2023 workpapers.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6463964,"Chickasha council approves audit, emergency repairs and multiple purchases; votes at a glance",2444,1080000,3524000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5784717-c09488ca5b26335ff462d41bcaf9032e&start=1080&end=3524","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5784717-c09488ca5b26335ff462d41bcaf9032e/thumbnail_1080000.jpg","/articles/6463964/Oklahoma/Chickasha-council-approves-audit-emergency-repairs-and-multiple-purchases-votes-at-a-glance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6463964-b5e7ea61fcb249ad3f4a091af8990d3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1774852941&Signature=VIOXJdEOzUvzXfAXJqwkwp7FOvOUgwewAPrQCx7KorbvtuVR-XtkbFNTfm7sXh0s0NuOiEzO8LOvsk9yyWEfcbAj-dDudpJ~7XMu99tbHuQSWJQk~ZMrazSs4sR3ETMyaDIPQOeAgwXc8~V7Rv-~Yyc9ju7ccCA507xGBV4doM7h2~Ez8qzNZJOo9Cy3eILiB8rjyK~TXFGL3YtTbEjJgHfvwfaEc9BxIHxAVw26NIW9uYWQaLk0T0O3kNSX7M-pb4OPDSHW9ycBmOgNrhGPGRKlzk2PYjMj1GpXvT1SlvDsEuz8U9TEQy-tZh2uDLK3Xbrd1BN4GE4SkCJGVdQ-dA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chickasha City Council and related municipal authorities approved a package of motions and votes at the meeting. Major actions included accepting the FY2023 financial audit, declaring two true emergencies for infrastructure repairs, approving multiple capital purchases under state contract or cooperative procurement, authorizing publication for oil and gas lease sales, approving a Festival of Light agreement for Shannon Springs Park and appointing a member to the Board of Adjustments.

Votes at a glance (motions and outcomes taken from meeting record):

- Accept financial audit for fiscal year ending 06/30/2023 (Item 6a): approved.

- Declare true emergency and authorize replacement of hot water heaters for the police department; authorize expenditure to Greg Gardy Plumbing in amount of $4,900 (Item 6b): approved.

- Approve Resolution No. 2025-24R authorizing publication for public sale/public auction for oil and gas mining leases covering portions of Section 28 and Section 33, Township 7N, Range 7W (Item 6c): approved.

- Approve Festival of Light agreement for usage of Shannon Springs Park and authorize the mayor to execute (Item 6d): approved; staff noted the current agreement is substantively the same as the prior year and changes are limited to dates.

- Authorize purchase of rotary four-post lift not to exceed $20,534.50 from Marshall Auto Supply LLC (Item 6e): approved; procurement via state contract SW0307A.

- Authorize purchase of Big Tex equipment trailer not to exceed $28,808 from Great Western Trailers (Item 6f): approved.

- Authorize purchase of John Deere compact track loader not to exceed $103,418 from C L Boyd Company via Sourcewell contract (Item 6g): approved.

- Appoint Siobhan Blair to the Board of Adjustments with term to expire 06/30/2028 (Item 6h): approved.

- Declare true emergency for storm-drain headwall repairs at Fourth and Ponderosa Drive and authorize expenditure to Nash Construction Company in amount of $42,000 (Item 6i): approved after discussion of bids and site location.

- Chickasha Municipal Authority: authorized publication for oil and gas lease sale (CMA item 4a) and entered golf-course maintenance/user agreement with Chickasha Golf Foundation (CMA item 4b): both approved.

Several consent-docket and municipal-authority consent items were also approved, including staff authorization to solicit bids for elevated potable-water storage tank cleaning/repair at the Country Club Road tank (CMA consent item). Where procurement used cooperative contracts (Sourcewell, state contracts), staff cited those contract numbers in discussion.

Ending: Council and authority members closed the meeting by moving several administrative items to final approval and adjourning. Specific roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes for each item; the transcript records roll-call affirmatives for the motions listed above.","At its September meeting the Chickasha City Council and related municipal authorities approved the FY2023 audit, several emergency repairs, equipment purchases, a festival agreement and authorizations related to oil-and-gas lease notices; the council also appointed a board member and approved multiple consent items.","actionData","errors"]

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