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Fire chief urges annual mailing of contracts, suggests billing oil-well operators
Summary
Fire Chief Chuck Conkling told the council the city should mail fire-protection contracts yearly to all property owners and offer contracts directly to oil-well owners; City Inspector Chad Foster suggested using the Corporation Commission to identify well owners, and council members discussed a possible fee increase to $200 starting Jan. 2026.
Fire Chief Chuck Conkling recommended the city mail fire-protection contracts to all property owners every year, including those who did not pay the prior year, and said the city should offer contracts directly to owners of oil wells on properties rather than billing the surface property owner when a fire is caused by a well operator. Conkling framed the approach as a fairness and enforcement measure intended to place financial responsibility on the party operating the well.
City Inspector Chad Foster suggested the Oklahoma Corporation Commission could provide a list of oil-well owners the city could use for outreach or billing. Council members discussed raising the annual fire contract fee to $200, with a proposed effective date of January 2026, and Trustee (Councilmember) Judd Johns directed coordination with the Fire Chief on fee details. The transcript records discussion but does not show any formal adoption of the fee increase at this meeting.
