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Chickasha council authorizes $200,000 sewer study, airport lease and several routine measures; votes at a glance
Summary
The Chickasha City Council authorized a task order up to $200,000 for First Street sanitary sewer improvements and approved several other measures including an airport hangar lease, insurance renewals and grant-funded cybersecurity training.
The Chickasha City Council on a single evening approved a package of measures that included authorization of a task order not to exceed $200,000 for First Street sanitary sewer improvements, approval of a hangar lease at the Chickasha Municipal Airport, renewal of the city's liability, property and auto insurance policies and several routine contract and payment items.
The council authorized task order No. 1 with Chisholm Trail Consulting LLC for professional services on the First Street sanitary sewer improvement project, not to exceed $200,000. Public works staff said the project targets a main interceptor line along First Street that has a history of backing up; the line has sections that narrow from 24 inches to 18 inches, contributing to blockages. The project will add a bar screen near the jail to catch debris and will replace sections of line and evaluate sizing to prevent recurring stoppages, staff said.
Council members also approved a hangar lease agreement for use of the Chickasha Municipal Airport and authorized the airport manager to execute the lease. Council discussion and staff edits to the draft added a grandfather clause to protect an existing tenant, listed as Chickasha Wings (Mitch Williams), so the new rate structure would not immediately affect that operator.
The council authorized staff to renew the city's general liability, property and auto coverage with the Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group (OMAG) for a policy year beginning Nov. 1, 2025. Staff warned that OMAG had issued a preliminary notice of a potential 25–30% rate increase across its members, and the exact change for Chickasha will be determined when OMAG finalizes rates.
Other measures approved included: - A resolution establishing a municipal court "food for fines" program from Nov. 3 through Nov. 26, 2025 (Resolution No. 25-26R). - Pay Application No. 3 to WW Builders in the amount of $90,332.35 for the Chickasha PD Canopy Shade project (COC 24-09). - Appointment of Tammy Watts to the Planning Commission (term through June 30, 2028) and Julie Allred to the Planning Commission (term through June 30, 2026). - Authorization for the mayor to execute a quote/contract for cybersecurity training from Stanley Systems in the amount of $16,200; staff said the cost is 100% reimbursed through a grant and that Stanley is the city's existing IT provider, treated as a sole-source provider for this purchase. Council member Alexander recused from that vote.
Council also approved a consent-docket motion to adopt minutes from a prior meeting with a condition: the council asked staff and counsel to research how to annotate an instance in which a council member left a meeting, returned and whether that should be recorded as an abstention in minutes moving forward.
Votes at a glance (selected items) - First Street sanitary sewer — task order No. 1 with Chisholm Trail Consulting LLC, amount not to exceed $200,000 — approved (unanimous roll call recorded as Yes). - Hangar lease agreement, Chickasha Municipal Airport — approved (one recorded No vote: Burrows). - Insurance renewal with OMAG (general liability, property, auto beginning 11/01/2025) — authorized (unanimous roll call recorded as Yes). - Resolution 25-26R, municipal court "food for fines" (Nov. 3–Nov. 26, 2025) — approved (unanimous roll call recorded as Yes). - Pay Application No. 3 to WW Builders, $90,332.35 — approved (roll call recorded as Yes). - Cybersecurity training, Stanley Systems, $16,200 (100% grant funded) — approved (8 Yes, 0 No, 1 recusal — Alexander recused). - Planning Commission appointments (Tammy Watts; Julie Allred) — approved (roll calls recorded as Yes).
Why it matters: The First Street sanitary sewer work is intended to reduce recurring downtown sewer backups that have forced building closures; the airport lease and insurance renewal affect operational and fiscal conditions for municipal services. The cybersecurity training was funded by an awarded grant and will be provided by the city’s current IT contractor.
Council adjourned after the actions and moved to other municipal authority groups for additional consent items.
