Governing body approves executive session to negotiate IAFF Local 2581 contract

A governing body voted to enter an executive session under Oklahoma Statute 25 O.S. § 307(B) to negotiate a fiscal year 2025–2026 contract with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2581.

An unnamed speaker (role not specified) read the motion's purpose on the record as “consideration, discussion, and possible action to enter into executive session under Oklahoma statute 25 O.S. subsection 307(B) to negotiations concerning employees and representatives of employee groups, International Association of Firefighters Local 2581 union contract for fiscal year 2025 to 2026.” The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records attendees answering “Aye.” Individual vote tallies and the names of the mover and seconder were not specified in the record.

The vote authorized closed-door negotiations between representatives of the governing body and the IAFF local concerning the 2025–2026 contract. The transcript does not record any terms, financial amounts, or scheduling detail for the negotiations, nor does it indicate how long the executive session lasted or when any results will be reported back to the public.

Earlier in the meeting an unnamed speaker also stated that “we have no action as a result of this” regarding a previous item; that remark appears separate from the motion to enter executive session.

Because the statutory citation invokes a statutory exception for deliberations related to negotiations with employee groups, the discussion was moved out of the public meeting record. No further public deliberation or any formal contract action is described in the transcript provided.