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Tuttle council approves FY2024 audit, cemetery fee changes, sidewalk grant application, fire station contract and ambulance chassis purchase
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Tuttle City Council unanimously accepted the FY2024 financial audit, approved a resolution amending cemetery fees, authorized a TAP grant application for a sidewalk to the senior center, awarded a construction agreement for Fire Station 2, and approved the purchase of an ambulance chassis.
TUTTLE — The Tuttle City Council voted unanimously to accept the city’s fiscal year 2024 financial audit, approve a set of cemetery fee changes, authorize submission of a TAP grant application for a sidewalk to the Tuttle Senior Center, award a construction agreement for Fire Station 2, and approve the purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet 5500 cab chassis for a new ambulance.
The council accepted the audit after a presentation from Andy Cromer, a partner with HSPG, the contracted audit firm. Cromer said the city’s general fund reserve equates to roughly “4 to 5 month[s], so you’re really healthy there.” The roll-call motion to accept the audit was moved, seconded and carried with recorded affirmative votes from the council.
Council then approved resolution 2025‑13 amending cemetery fees after staff explained fee differences for smaller sections, a baby‑plot area and an unused Section K. Council members discussed historic/unmarked graves and cited a state statute that allows municipalities to reclaim unused plots after roughly 75 years; the resolution passed on a recorded vote.
The council also approved resolution 2025‑14 authorizing the city to apply to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) for an estimated sidewalk project from Southwest 4th Street West to the Tuttle Senior Center. Staff said the TAP program is typically awarded on an 80/20 basis (ODOT pay/municipal match) and that the work could be timed with ODOT’s longer‑range highway widening schedule.
On capital projects, the council authorized a construction agreement with Calm Construction LLC for the Fire Station 2 addition. Staff reported Calm Construction was the low bidder for the job; the motion recorded a contract amount of $550,707 in council action language and the bid documents show a completion date of Oct. 1, 2026. Staff described funding as primarily from previously‐earmarked 05/22 funds (about $470,000) with the county fire tax covering the remainder and said architects will finalize contract documents before the formal contract return to council.
Finally, the council approved purchasing a 2025 Chevrolet 5500 cab chassis for a new ambulance for $69,295.01 from Emergency Vehicle Sales and Service (procured through a vendor relationship referenced in the packet). Staff said the chassis is in production and will be shipped to the build vendor for ambulance assembly; remaining build costs will be presented to council in December.
Each of the motions was recorded with roll‑call votes in the meeting minutes; council members present answered 'Yes' during the recorded tallies. Several other operational and planning items were discussed but not voted on, including a proposed TDA fee for new‑tenant equipment installation and a review of the city’s masonry/façade requirements for new residential construction.
