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Inola board and public-works authority approve hires, equipment buys and routine measures
Summary
On Jan. 12 the Inola Town Board approved a town code supplement resolution, employee handbook changes and $15,000 road work for 587 Rd; the Inola Public Works Authority approved two new hires effective Feb. 1 and a pickup purchase not to exceed $42,000.
The Inola Town Board and the Inola Public Works Authority took a series of administrative actions Jan. 12, approving routine resolutions, personnel moves and public-works purchases.
Trustees adopted Resolution No. 2026-01 directing publication of the Inola Town Code Biennial Supplement for ordinances adopted between Jan. 1, 2023 and Dec. 31, 2025. The board also voted to approve unspecified changes to the employee handbook; the transcript does not detail the handbook revisions.
Trustees authorized road work on 587 Road with a not-to-exceed budget of $15,000; the motion was made by Trustee Larry Grigg, seconded by Trustee Dean Tyler and passed unanimously. The town approved purchase orders as initialed during the meeting.
During the Inola Public Works Authority session, the PWA approved hiring Keaton Cantrell as a public-works employee effective Feb. 1, 2026, at $25.00 per hour and Kirby Cox effective Feb. 1, 2026, at $26.00 per hour. The PWA also approved purchasing a pickup for Public Works with a not-to-exceed price of $42,000 and approved the authority's purchase orders. All recorded votes were unanimous.
The transcript records motions and votes but does not include further details such as position descriptions, budget line items, vendor names for the pickup, or substantive content of the employee handbook changes. The PWA session reconvened to regular session at 6:48 p.m., and the town meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
