Moore council approves jail services contract, traffic‑signal design, library renewal and vehicle lease

The Moore City Council approved several routine contracts and renewals during its April 20 meeting, including a jail services agreement with Cleveland County, a traffic‑signal design contract, a library services renewal and a vehicle‑lease agreement.

City staff described the jail services agreement as an annual renewal to house city detainees at the Cleveland County Detention Center. A staff presenter told the council the sheriff's office now charges a flat fee approach: "the average daily incarceration rate is $62.25, and all cities are being charged $68 as a service fee on top of that average daily incarceration rate," and the council approved the agreement on a recorded vote.

The council also awarded a $27,000 professional engineering services contract to Traffic Engineering Consultants Inc. to design a traffic signal at Northeast 34th Street and Eastern Avenue and related intersection work including turn‑lane and widening features; staff said the design work would be eligible for reimbursement from the proposed Verner's TIF if city leaders later approve those TIF expenditures.

A renewal of the facility and maintenance agreement with the Pioneer Library System for fiscal year 2026–27 passed with no changes to existing language, staff said.

Council approved a five‑year lease with Enterprise Fleet Management for approximately five administrative vehicles. Staff said outright purchase would cost roughly $240,000; leasing will cost about $52,000 per year. Because the vehicles are being phased in this fiscal year, staff estimated initial fiscal‑year costs of roughly $8,000–$10,000 for the remaining months.

All four measures were approved after motion and second and recorded roll calls.