Tuttle council approves slate of purchases, contracts and grant actions; rezoning, appointments pass
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Summary
The Tuttle City Council on March 10 approved a series of routine and project-specific items including a rezoning for a repair/detail shop, multiple equipment purchases, a grant-writing agreement for regional infrastructure, and budget amendments to fund cemetery and fire equipment purchases.
The Tuttle City Council unanimously approved a package of rezoning, appointments, purchases, contracts and grant-related items during its March 10 meeting.
Council members voted to approve an ordinance rezone petition from Dylan Weaver to change property at or described in the packet as 7530 East Highway 37 from A-1 (agricultural) to C-5 (general employment). That ordinance, identified in the meeting as ordinance 2025-02 (PC 2025-07), carried on a unanimous roll call vote.
The council also confirmed Chuck Berryhill to fill Position 2 on the Planning Commission for a term ending June 30, 2026. The confirmation passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the council’s actions clear a number of procurement and land-use items the city will now implement or procure. Several items are tied to capital or grant funding and may affect service delivery (cemetery interment options, public safety gear) or infrastructure (gas-line and lift-station contracts).
Key items and outcomes (motions as recorded in the meeting):
- Consent docket: Council approved consent items 4(a)–(j) by unanimous roll call. (Motion: “I move that we approve items 4 a through j on the total city council consent document.”) Vote: unanimous yes.
- Rezoning: Approved ordinance 2025-02 (PC 2025-07) for Dylan Weaver: rezone A-1 to C-5 at/near 7530 East Highway 37. Motion and second recorded; roll call unanimous.
- Planning Commission appointment: Approved appointment of Chuck Berryhill to Planning Commission Position 2 (term through 06/30/2026). Motion and second recorded; roll call unanimous.
- RFQ for comprehensive plan: Authorized the city to go out for a request for qualifications (comprehensive plan update). Motion carried unanimously.
- Columbarium purchase and cemetery budget amendment: Council approved purchase of a columbarium from Central Burial Vaults in an amount not to exceed $50,000, and approved Budget Amendment 2025‑06 to transfer $50,000 from the cemetery fund balance to cemetery capital outlay for that purchase. Motions and roll call votes recorded; both motions passed unanimously.
- GMC Utility Trust: Approved a proposed grant-writing agreement between the GMC Utility Trust Authority and Choosing Charity LLC (Sherry Sanders / Choosing Charity). Motion carried unanimously. The agreement was presented under authority of 60 O.S. §176(F), which requires beneficiary approval of trust indebtedness.
- Equipment and software purchases (motions recorded in meeting): - 2025 Chevrolet 3500 dump-bed truck: approved at the stated amount of $64,009.00. Motion carried unanimously. - Five Skag (SCAG) zero-turn mowers from Country Equipment: approved at the stated amount of $75,195. Motion carried unanimously. - Police records management software (Tyler Technologies): council approved purchase with amended first-year annual fee included; the total amount stated in the motion was $87,027, reimbursable through the violent-crime grant. Motion carried unanimously. - MSA G1 SCBA breathing apparatus (Casco Industries): council approved purchase at the amount stated in the meeting (motion language referenced approximately $207,000 with 50% reimbursable via the awarded ARPA/EMS grant). Motion carried unanimously. - Budget Amendment 2025‑07: supplemental CIP revenue/account amendment (amount stated in the packet as $195,000) to record the fire grant and related budget entries; motion carried unanimously.
- HMPG/Outdoor siren grant: Council authorized staff to submit a Notice of Intent to apply for the state Hazard Mitigation Program Grant (HMPG) for replacement of six aging outdoor siren heads and associated communications upgrades (75/25 grant split). Motion carried unanimously.
- Contracts and public-works awards: - Accepted contract and bonds from Slattery Construction Corporation for the lift-station rehabilitation project. Motion carried unanimously. - State Highway 76 gas-line project: the low bid was accepted and the council approved award to NPL Mid America LLC (low bidder as reviewed by the city’s engineer). The bid amount as read in the meeting packet and motion language was reported by staff; the council approved the award by unanimous vote.
What the record shows: virtually all votes recorded in the meeting transcript were unanimous “yes” on roll call (Mayor McLeroy, Councilmembers Dixon, Buck, Hughes and Watson). Mover and seconder language appears in the record for each item, but the transcript often records the procedural phrase “I move that we approve…” without consistently tagging the speaker by full name in the motion line; roll-call responses followed to record the vote.
Next steps: staff will execute purchase orders, finalize contracts, and implement the approved budget amendments and grant applications as outlined in staff reports. Several of these items (the grant-writing agreement, the cemetery purchase, the fire grant reimbursement) require subsequent administrative steps and reimbursements before final accounting is completed.
Votes at a glance: included above are the principal motions approved; for full motion language, agenda numbers, and vendor names see the meeting packet or the city clerk’s official minutes.