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Council accepts $10,000 donation from Oxy Petroleum and greens roller gift; manager reports operations updates
Summary
Council accepted a $10,000 donation from Oxy Petroleum for fire-rescue equipment and a greens roller donated by the Men's Golf Association (budgeted replacement value about $26,000). City Manager John Darden updated council on pickups, municipal code hosting change and personnel.
The Big Spring City Council unanimously approved two donations and heard the city manager’s operational report during its October meeting.
Fire Department staff requested approval to accept a $10,000 donation from Oxy Petroleum Corporation to purchase rescue equipment; the council unanimously accepted the gift. City Manager John Darden noted Oxy is a major producer at the air park and said the equipment could be used in air‑park responses.
Parks staff asked the council to accept a greens roller donated by the Men’s Golf Association. Staff said a comparable new unit would cost about $26,000 and the council accepted the donation by voice vote.
In his report, City Manager John Darden told the council that District 4 large‑item pickup collected about 2½ tons of debris, reminded members that October is Fire Prevention Month and announced the city is switching its online municipal‑code host from Municode to American Legal. He also reminded council about early voting at the new site, an upcoming day‑in‑Austin event that requires headcounts, and the Region 4 TML quarterly meeting in Balmorhea. Darden introduced Susan Himes as new commission/visitors bureau staff; Himes spoke briefly to welcome engagement with the community.
Next steps: staff will accept and allocate donated equipment as described and proceed with the municipal-code transition and event planning noted in the manager’s report.
