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McGee Creek Authority approves fiscal-year budget, $2.505 million loan and personnel measures
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Summary
The McGee Creek Authority approved its fiscal-year budget and several companion resolutions — including a $2,505,000 loan agreement with the City of Oklahoma City, a $64,000 equipment appropriation, a 1% pay-plan stipend and adoption of a paid parental-leave policy — all by voice vote.
The McGee Creek Authority approved its fiscal-year budget at the meeting, and moved quickly through several companion resolutions, including a $2,505,000 loan agreement with the City of Oklahoma City, a $64,000 appropriation for equipment replacement, a 1% pay-plan adjustment as a one-time lump-sum stipend, and a new paid parental-leave policy consistent with the city’s pay plan.
Chairman Cherry opened the budget item and after a motion and second the board voted by voice. Mark Long announced, “The budget's approved.” The board then approved the loan agreement with the City of Oklahoma City; a resolution directing the general manager to request participants make an election regarding allocation of annual costs for FY 2027; the $64,000 equipment appropriation to be purchased through state contracts or cooperative agreements; and a 1% pay-plan lump-sum stipend for full-time employees. Each of the items passed on voice votes with “aye” recorded at the meeting.
The board also approved adding a paid parental-leave policy to the McGee Creek Authority employment policies that mirrors the city’s approach: six weeks of paid parental leave for either parent, or both if both are employed by the same organization. Browning (General Manager) explained that the McGee Creek policies were being aligned with the city’s pay plan.
The meeting included brief questions from trustees about reserves and the carryover of capital projects. Mark Long noted that roughly $5.9 million of prior capital funding was tied to pump-station work and would roll into the next fiscal year as the project is completed in phases; he projected the major improvements would be finished by 2029, after which capital spending should return to lower, more typical levels. A staff member said they would follow up with specific figures on how much of the $300,000 in reserves had been used for FY25 and noted some reserve use for fiber installs.
The measures approved at the meeting are administrative and budgetary; the board did not record detailed roll-call tallies in the transcript and all votes were announced by voice, recorded as carried.
