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Council roundup: contracts, surplus auctions, police vehicles, HHW event and appointments
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Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Altus council approved authorizations to solicit bids for a bulk-trash alley cleanup, declared surplus equipment for auction, approved purchase of three police vehicles, authorized a household hazardous-waste contract, and confirmed two board appointments; the council also accepted the city manager's employment contract after executive session.
The Altus City Council covered a series of routine and substantive items on March 9, approving contracts, surplus sales and appointments while also accepting the city manager's contract after a closed session.
Bulk-trash and surplus auctions: The council authorized the city manager to solicit bids for a bulk-trash alley cleanup contract with bids to be opened publicly on March 10, 2026. Council also approved declaring multiple city vehicles and equipment surplus for an auction scheduled for March 21, 2026; staff confirmed auction proceeds will return to city funds.
Police vehicles: The council approved the purchase of three fully equipped 2026 Chevrolet Tahoes under state contract SW003525101702 for an amount not to exceed $275,000 (capital outlay). The police chief said two will be two-wheel-drive patrol vehicles and one will be a four-wheel-drive unmarked detective vehicle used to pull incident command equipment.
Household hazardous waste event: City engineer Johnny Baron presented the fifth annual HHW collection event scheduled for March 28, 2026 at the airport. The event is paid by a Department of Environmental Quality grant; Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc., will be contracted to receive, pack, ship and dispose household hazardous waste collected free from residents. Council authorized the city manager and city attorney to finalize the contract.
Appointments and personnel: The council approved mayoral appointments of Carson Vineyard and Kendall Hurst to the Board of Adjustment. Following an executive session addressing pending litigation and the city manager's contract, the council voted in open session to accept the city manager's contract as discussed in executive session.
Other actions: The Municipal Authority reported a P3 award of $5,500,000 (applied for $6,000,000) for Missile Park; staff noted the P3 is repaid with withholding tax and functions as grant funding.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with procurement steps for the bulk-trash contract and auction, execute the Clean Earth contract for the HHW event, and complete administrative steps following the city manager contract acceptance.
