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Lawton council approves FY26 budget amendment, allocates $30 million to capital improvement fund
Summary
At a special meeting convened at 3:00, the Lawton City Council approved a resolution to amend the FY26 budget, moving $14,300 into Lakes Division repair and maintenance (funded by elk-hunting application fees) and adding $30,000,000 to the 2019 Capital Improvement Fund for projects including the library, streets and the museum.
At a special meeting convened at 3:00, the Lawton City Council voted to amend the city’s FY26 budget, appropriating $14,300 to the Lakes Division repair and maintenance account and adding $30,000,000 to the 2019 Capital Improvement Fund for capital projects.
The mayor introduced Business Item 1 as a resolution to amend the budget “to appropriate $14,300 to the Lakes Division repair and maintenance account per paragraph b2 of section 19-4-4-11, Lawton City Code, and $30,000,000 to the 2019 Capital Improvement Fund,” citing previously discussed projects. The mayor clarified that the $14,300 would come from fees collected for elk-hunting applications, not from the CIP, and that the $30,000,000 total “includes the last loan.”
John (identified in the transcript as speaking in response) said the larger appropriation will fund a welfare center (transcript phrasing: “bridal welfare center”), the library, streets, the museum and other projects the council had discussed during the CIP process.
Mr. George moved to approve the resolution. The council took a roll-call vote: Williams, Hampton, Gill, Chapman and Hooton recorded “Yes.” The motion carried.
The council did not specify a detailed project-by-project breakdown in the public portions of the meeting; the mayor and John referenced previously discussed allocations but did not read an itemized list into the record. The resolution as presented references paragraph b2 of section 19-4-4-11 of the Lawton City Code for the Lakes Division appropriation.
Next steps: the approved amendment will be reflected in the city’s FY26 budget documents and the 2019 Capital Improvement Fund; council or staff may return later with detailed project budgets or implementation timelines.
