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Stilwell council approves Ordinance 438, transfers $1.4M to Second Street project and updates personnel policies
Summary
On Sept. 3 the Stilwell City Council approved multiple ordinances and motions including Ordinance 438 (alley closure) with an emergency clause, a $1.4 million budget transfer to the Second Street project, personnel handbook changes, and several procurement and staffing actions.
At its Sept. 3 regular meeting the Stilwell City Council approved a string of ordinances, budget adjustments and personnel actions affecting city operations and capital projects.
The council adopted Ordinance 438 to close a north‑south alley in Block 3 of the Original Town of Stilwell and approved an emergency clause to make the ordinance effective immediately. Council members also approved transferring $1,200,000 from the General Fund and $200,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund to Fund 60 for the Second Street project, creating a $1,400,000 available budget for that work.
Council approved a contract with Time Clock Plus to install a citywide timekeeping system (first‑year cost $29,597.41) and voted to make two federal grant accounts interest‑bearing at Carson Community Bank. The council approved payment of $9,130 in IRS penalties related to a 2023 late W‑2 filing and authorized new city credit cards with department limits specified in the minutes.
On personnel matters, the council amended the Personnel Policy Handbook to permit six days of paid emergency leave per calendar year and approved a policy requiring CDL‑holding employees to receive a basic physical, including vision and hearing, every two years at city expense. After an executive session the council confirmed three hires: a part‑time street worker and two police dispatchers.
The council also approved a Cherokee Nation request to construct an east‑side berm on Third Street for water retention related to a proposed Head Start facility, mold remediation at the Fire Department (estimated under $20,000), installation of storm drainage gates on Holbird Avenue, and a memorandum of agreement with the Cherokee Nation to improve an alley adjacent to 55 Performance Factory.
The meeting included the statutorily required public statement after executive session; no executive‑session actions were taken beyond the hires confirmed in open session. The meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m.
