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Votes at a glance: Altus City Council approves fee, contracts and redevelopment resolution
Summary
The Altus City Council and Altus Municipal Authority approved multiple resolutions and contracts at a regular meeting, including an electric-rate update for the municipal authority, a change order on a DWSRF waterline project, a hangar‑rent increase, creation of the Altus Redevelopment Trust Authority (ARDA) and major construction contracts for a sidewalk and a new fire station.
The Altus City Council and the Altus Municipal Authority approved a series of resolutions, contract awards and administrative items during a regularly scheduled meeting that also included an extended public discussion about local EMS transfers.
Key votes and outcomes at the meeting included:
- Resolution 20 25‑o5: The Altus Municipal Authority adopted a resolution updating the centralized fee schedule to increase electric rates. The resolution was approved by recorded voice votes. (Refer to meeting transcript segments where the CFO Jan Neufeld presented the rate study and where the vote was taken.)
- Change order: The council approved a change order to JAM Joint Venture in the amount of $271,035.58 for the Northwest Waterline replacement project under DWSRF P40‑1011501‑O4. The motion carried.
- Resolution 20 25‑o4: The council approved an update to the citywide centralized fee schedule regarding airport hangar rentals, increasing noncommercial hangar rents by about $35 per month and establishing an intention to review rentals regularly. The resolution passed.
- Resolution 20 25‑o5 (city): The council adopted a resolution establishing the Altus Redevelopment Trust Authority (ARDA) as the city’s economic development division, clarifying responsibilities previously handled by a disbanded EDC. The resolution was approved.
- CDBG budget amendment and sidewalk contract: The council approved a CDBG‑related budget amendment (administrative forms requested by SWODA/Oklahoma Department of Commerce) to cover an increased low bid for the West South Navajo sidewalk project, and awarded the construction contract to Shoestring Enterprises LLC for $367,892.56. The motions passed.
- Contract award: The council awarded the construction contract for Fire Station 3 to Jim Cooley Construction LLC. The base award cited in the agenda was $4,220,000; the motion was amended on the floor to limit the contract “not to exceed $4.33 million” and the amended motion passed.
- Operational contracts and appointments: The council approved an annual street‑sweeping contract with Alta Sweeping Service LLC at $1,003.85 per week (plus $125/hour for emergency calls) and approved the mayoral appointment of John Womack to the Altus City Planning Commission.
All motions were presented, seconded and put to recorded voice vote; individual yes votes appear in the meeting record for each motion. The meeting packet and agenda provided additional details and supporting documents for each item.
Because several items were routine contract awards or administrative approvals, the council moved through them after presentations from staff.
