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Council approves hires, audio upgrade and routine items; reemploys former officer after executive session
Summary
Council approved the hiring of Justin Wallace for the street department, authorized a $9,003.56 council-chamber audio upgrade, accepted multiple consent items, and voted to reinstate former officer Tanner Rees after executive session.
At Tuesday’s meeting the Pryor Creek City Council handled multiple administrative items: it approved routine consent-agenda items, confirmed the minutes of Jan. 6, 2026, approved hiring Justin Wallace as a B operator with the street department effective Jan. 21, 2026, and authorized a $9,003.56 expenditure to Backward Audio LLC for an audio upgrade in the council chamber.
Mayor (no name given) introduced the hire of Justin Wallace to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Seth Jinx; councilors discussed the timing of the background check and voted to approve the appointment. Later, council approved the audio upgrade after several members said they had observed improved sound quality.
The council also met in executive session under the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to discuss the possible reemployment and reinstatement of former officer Tanner Rees. After returning to open session the council voted to rehire Rees at his former rate of pay, recognizing his original hire date of 04/08/2019, to fill an anticipated vacancy effective with another officer’s resignation in March 2026.
Votes and motion records were read on the record for each item; no further disciplinary or special conditions were recorded in the public minutes regarding the rehiring.
