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Bristow approves hires for fire department and animal control after executive session
Summary
After recessing to executive session, the council approved hiring Angus Ponder for the fire department at $13.70/hour (12-month probation) and Walisi Underwood for animal control at $14.00/hour (6-month probation).
The council recessed to executive session to discuss potential hires under 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1). After returning, Councilmember Judd Johns moved to employ Angus Ponder as a firefighter at $13.70 per hour with a 12-month probationary period; the motion passed on a roll-call vote. The council also approved hiring Walisi Underwood for the Animal Control Department at $14.00 per hour with a six-month probation.
Walisi Underwood briefly introduced herself at the meeting and said she was pleased to join the city staff. The hires were presented as routine personnel actions authorized under state statute governing confidential personnel discussions.
