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City manager highlights discovery of original handwritten city charter; departments report routine operations

Pratt City Commission · July 21, 2025
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Summary

City manager Regina Goff reported the discovery and scanning of the city's original handwritten charter and early minutes; department heads gave routine updates on pool, streets, tornado siren upgrade (est. $3,700), a new police hire and dispatch backup server quote (~$8,200).

City manager Regina Goff told commissioners that a municipal records project had located the city's original handwritten charter and early meeting minutes, which had been scanned and are being cataloged for potential public access. Goff said a part-time employee was hired to sort and digitize decades of municipal documents and located the charter in the vault during the records-review work.

Department heads summarized operational items: public works noted sewer-main maintenance and street panel replacements; the parks/rec director reported work on the Point pavilion project and new benches for tennis courts; electric staff discussed a potential $3,700 tornado-siren upgrade and dispatch reported an $8,200 quote for a backup server for the 9-1-1 EMS building. Police reported hiring an officer (Tim Gaeta) with prior experience; chief said dispatch policy development is ongoing.