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Votes at a glance: council approves drainage purchase, golf-course payout, police hire, mowing contract and K9 retirement
Summary
A summary of formal council actions from the meeting: the council approved a drainage materials purchase for the range, a payout to an asphalt contractor, hiring a patrolman, awarding a mowing contract, accepting an AV bid, authorizing library hires, and retiring a police K9.
Below are formal actions taken by the Pryor Creek City Council during the April 1 meeting. Where motion text was read into the record, it is summarized; motions carried unless otherwise noted.
- Drainage materials for range (Item F): Approved an expenditure not to exceed $8,000 to purchase 200 feet of 24-inch heavy-duty drainage pipe, end sections, securing bands and silt fence for range drainage and erosion control. The expenditure will be paid from the street drainage account and reimbursed by the EDTA from Cherokee Nation donation funds upon receipt. Motion maker: Brashear; second: Gomthier. Council discussion confirmed the order will be at state contract price.
- Golf-course path payout (Addendum item 1): Approved payout number 3 in the amount of $83,009.59 to Eric and Sons Asphalt Service LLC for Pryor golf course path improvements. Motion maker: Brown; second: Brashear.
- Seasonal/hiring matters (Mayor’s Item a): Authorized the facilities department to seek and post for a part-time seasonal temporary employee (not to exceed 30 hours/week) to assist with mowing and upkeep of multiple city properties, to be hired through a temp agency with additional Cherokee Nation placements where appropriate. Motion maker: Choya; second: Bradshaw.
- Police patrolman hire (Item b): Approved hiring Gunnar Gibson as a police patrolman for the Pryor Creek Police Department at Range J Step 1, effective 04/12/2025, backfilling an earlier vacancy. Motion maker: Bradshaw; second: Brashears.
- Library AV bid (Item c): Accepted a bid from Signal Communications in the amount of $34,852.59 for library meeting-room audio-visual equipment to be paid from the library capital outlay account. Motion maker: Choya; second: Brown.
- Mowing contract (Item d): Accepted a bid from Green Thumb Landscapes Lawn Care LLC for the 2025 mowing season (04/01/2025 through 10/30/2025) in the amount of $11,005.50 for recreation-center grounds keeping. Motion maker: Choya; second: Gomthier.
- Library hires (Item e): Authorized the Pryor Creek Public Library to seek applications to fill four part-time library assistant positions (maximum 25 hours/week at $10.11/hour). Motion maker: Cholla; second: Bradshaw.
- K9 retirement (Item f under mayor’s items / police): Approved retiring K9 “Kika” to her handler, Officer Phillips, due to age. Council discussion requested written acceptance from the handler to confirm transfer; council approved the retirement subject to handler acceptance. Motion maker: Brashear; second: Choya.
- Collective bargaining (executive session): Following an executive session on a proposed collective bargaining agreement between the City of Pryor Creek and the Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 11625OS307B2), the council approved action consistent with the executive-session discussion (motion and roll call recorded). Motion maker: Narts (name announced in meeting); second: Gontier.
Notes: The meeting record shows motions made, seconds, and roll-call votes for each item; where the transcript recorded contractual or procedural conditions (for example, reimbursement from EDTA or required written acceptance for K9 transfer), the article reflects those conditions. Where the council instructed staff to follow up (letter to contractor, procurement steps, or coordination with Cherokee Nation), staff were directed to take the next steps and report back as needed.
