[6:28] if you would please uh join join me uh
[6:30] in a prayer and a salute. And if you
[6:32] would please stand while we we'll have a
[6:34] prayer and a salute to our flag. Let's
[6:36] pray together. Our God, our father in
[6:38] heaven, we're so blessed to be in your
[6:39] presence tonight. We look to you, God,
[6:41] for guidance, for wisdom, for courage.
[6:44] We're so thankful for the many blessings
[6:45] that you shower on our city, on the
[6:47] families that live here, and the
[6:48] families that work to make this city a
[6:50] better place every day. God, it's a
[6:51] great day to be in Durant. We're
[6:53] thankful for that. We're thankful for
[6:54] you. We pray a special blessing on those
[6:57] folks who are sick, who are grieving,
[6:59] for those who are traveling. Lord, we
[7:01] just pray that everyone who works for
[7:03] the city and lives here, that we have a
[7:05] such a pleasant place that people want
[7:07] to continue to come back and and visit
[7:09] with us and be with us. Lord, we're so
[7:11] thankful for this city and for
[7:12] everything that it means to us. We're
[7:14] most of all, we're thankful for Jesus,
[7:16] who's our savior. In his name we pray.
[7:18] Amen.
[7:19] >> If you would please face the flag and
[7:20] render a hand salute and join me in a
[7:22] pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag
[7:25] of the United States of America and to
[7:27] the republic for which it stands, one
[7:30] nation under God, indivisible, with
[7:33] liberty and justice for all. Thank you
[7:36] all and please be seated. Will the clerk
[7:38] please call the role?
[7:40] >> Miller
[7:41] >> here.
[7:41] >> Morrison
[7:42] >> here.
[7:43] >> Similelescu
[7:43] >> here.
[7:44] >> Sheer
[7:45] >> here.
[7:45] >> Tucker
[7:46] >> here. We have a quorum. At this time, I
[7:48] would ask the the city council members
[7:50] to join me down front for a
[7:52] presentation.
[8:04] » All right. You weren't here last month
[8:06] and so we struggled a little bit with
[8:07] the uh microphone. Those of you who were
[8:09] here, may you remember.
[8:12] >> Would Miss Sue Stanfield come up,
[8:14] please?
[8:28] This is a proclamation from the city of
[8:30] Durant. Whereas Sue Stanfield began her
[8:32] distinguished career with Hand of Hope
[8:34] in 1988, demonstrating an unwavering
[8:37] commitment to loving God and loving
[8:39] people. And whereas collectively serving
[8:42] 35 years, Sue has served as founding
[8:44] director, consistently exhibiting
[8:47] exceptional leadership, compassion,
[8:49] service, wisdom, gratitude, and love.
[8:53] And whereas along with her longevity and
[8:55] hands of hope, Sue is deeply respected
[8:57] by the community for her integrity and
[9:00] her mission to love people back to life.
[9:02] And whereas Sue's 35 years of dedicated
[9:05] service represents a remarkable
[9:07] milestone and an enduring legacy of
[9:09] prayer, love for their neighbor, and
[9:11] most of all, love for God. And now,
[9:13] therefore, I, Mayor Martin Tucker, do
[9:16] hereby proclaim August the 11th as Sue
[9:19] Stanfield Day in Durant, Oklahoma. And I
[9:21] encourage all Durant to join me in
[9:23] expressing our gratitude.
[9:26] Now
[9:28] I got to sign it, Sue, so it'll be
[9:30] legal.
[9:38] Would
[9:49] family come up and join too?
[9:54] » And well, the whole fan club if they
[9:56] want to.
[10:06] » They're all
[10:18] » [laughter]
[10:25] » Don't be shy.
[10:37] around
[11:19] Sue Stanfield day. Isn't that great?
[11:21] >> There is.
[11:23] Don't go away.
[11:25] Yeah. One more.
[11:48] You want to go up there and
[12:04] All right, that was great. At this time,
[12:05] I would like to call to the podium Kevin
[12:08] McCulla, who is program specialist for
[12:10] the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
[12:11] Accreditation Program, and he has a
[12:13] presentation to make, and Chief Petty's
[12:15] going to join him.
[12:20] » Thank you, Mayor. Appreciate it. I I
[12:22] appreciate the opportunity to appear
[12:24] before uh citizens and the and the
[12:27] council this evening. Uh my name is
[12:30] Kevin McCulla. I do serve uh on the
[12:33] Oklahoma Law Enforcement Accredititation
[12:36] Program. I'm I serve on the executive
[12:38] board of the Oklahoma Association of
[12:40] Chiefs of Police as well. The Oklahoma
[12:43] Law Enforcement Accredititation Program
[12:45] provides Oklahoma law enforcement
[12:46] agencies with an avenue to demonstrate
[12:49] that they meet commonly accepted
[12:51] standards and best practices for
[12:54] efficient and effective operations. Law
[12:57] enforcement executives who seek
[12:58] accreditation under this program have
[13:01] had their written policies, procedures,
[13:03] and operation evaluated to ensure they
[13:06] meet all statutory requirements and
[13:08] national best practices for policing.
[13:11] The program is endorsed by CLET, uh,
[13:14] OMAG, OML, and CMAO.
[13:18] I'm here this evening to recognize the
[13:20] city of Durant, Police Chief Jesse
[13:22] Petty, and the members of the Durant
[13:24] Police Department. The Durant Police
[13:26] Department was first recognized as an
[13:28] accredited agency in 2008.
[13:33] This evening, your police department
[13:34] will receive their reacredititation
[13:36] credentials.
[13:38] Of and I think this next part is very
[13:40] important. Of the nearly 600 law
[13:43] enforcement agencies in the state of
[13:45] Oklahoma, only 21 have achieved this
[13:48] status.
[13:54] So I say that to bring attention to the
[13:56] fact that Durant Police Department is a
[13:58] member of a rather elite group. So we
[14:01] should be proud of them. So it's because
[14:03] of the AY's dedication and commitment to
[14:06] professionalism that I'm honored to
[14:08] present Chief Jesse Petty with the
[14:10] leadership award and the Durant Police
[14:12] Department with their award of
[14:14] reacredititation.
[14:28] Those
[14:58] All
[15:21] right,
[15:23] got this on there.
[15:31] All right, those are our favorite things
[15:33] to do if you can't tell. So, we really
[15:35] enjoy that. Uh, next on our order of
[15:38] business on the agenda tonight is the
[15:40] consent agenda items. There are three
[15:42] items. There's the uh consider approval
[15:45] of a budget supplement which is BA2612,
[15:48] consider approval of regular session
[15:50] meeting minutes of July 14th, and
[15:52] consider uh special session meeting
[15:54] minutes of July 23rd. Uh do any of these
[15:58] items need to be pulled from the consent
[16:00] agenda to be considered separately?
[16:06] Hearing none, do I hear a motion to
[16:08] consider all the consent agenda items?
[16:11] >> Motion to approve all consent items.
[16:13] Second.
[16:13] >> We have a motion and a second to approve
[16:16] all the consent agenda items. Will the
[16:17] clerk please call the role?
[16:18] >> Morrison?
[16:20] >> Yes.
[16:21] >> Similles?
[16:22] >> Yes.
[16:22] >> Shear?
[16:23] >> Yes.
[16:24] >> Miller?
[16:24] >> Yes.
[16:25] >> Tucker?
[16:26] >> Yes. That item passes. Item two is to
[16:28] consider those uh items removed. There
[16:30] were none. So, we move on to item three,
[16:32] information items. Today is the June of
[16:36] 2026 financial reports and the July
[16:38] sales tax reports by Miss Anne Chin.
[16:42] Good evening.
[16:46] Okay, I did a little bit change for the
[16:48] report. So, uh I think we don't need to
[16:52] have all those detail numbers. So, I I
[16:54] changed to the the general fund that I
[16:56] use the percent percentage and then you
[16:59] can see the uh our revenue take out the
[17:03] beginning fund balance is our revenue
[17:05] compared to the budget is 108.32%.
[17:11] And then our ex expenditure is 88.33%.
[17:16] And then we we we have the we transfer
[17:18] the money from the uh 405 which mean the
[17:21] DCUA to the general fund to cover our
[17:24] expense. And then so uh after the the uh transfer the ending balance
[17:32] is $782,95.
[17:36] And then you can see that on the right
[17:38] the way right the the actual amount the
[17:40] beginning balance we did not touch any
[17:42] of our beginning balance
[17:47] » and that and again that is the whole
[17:48] year's worth of uh operations
[17:51] >> so far but
[17:53] >> the July we still paying the June's uh
[17:56] invoice so it was slightly yes slightly
[18:00] changed
[18:01] >> and the second one is the DCUA utility
[18:04] authority and the Same that um you will
[18:07] see that the the beginning balance we
[18:09] did not spend any beginning balance and
[18:11] the the uh revenue is 98.33%
[18:15] and the expenditure is 74.24%.
[18:20] So the uh ending balance is gain
[18:23] 1,894,792
[18:27] but also I have to say this one that
[18:29] July we still paying some invoice so
[18:31] this will change. Yeah.
[18:35] And the next three pages is capital
[18:38] improvement. I did a little bit change
[18:41] that the high the the the the red font
[18:45] is the one that we
[18:47] completed or we still working on it but
[18:52] at least we started it. For example, the
[18:53] one the first one is police uh law
[18:56] enforcement the uh body camera. That one
[18:59] that we we we start uh how to say that
[19:04] purchasing it and there's still some
[19:06] remaining money in it. And the the
[19:10] another one is a body armor vest that we
[19:13] purchased 12 vest vest and we still got
[19:16] money left that we can we can spend
[19:18] more. And then for example the animal
[19:20] control facility this one that we well
[19:24] we we spend a little but major one is
[19:28] still in process in progress and then
[19:32] let me see
[19:35] put one.
[19:40] So the red one the red fund that means
[19:42] that we we we either the completed it or
[19:45] still working on it.
[19:49] So I think this is e uh more clear that
[19:52] than the just numbers.
[19:54] >> Yes.
[20:00] » And the next is our sales tax.
[20:09] Oops.
[20:12] Okay. this the July sales tax
[20:14] is1,887,95452
[20:20] and the next page is uh
[20:24] 10 years for 1% and then you can tell
[20:27] that uh compared to the prior month the
[20:31] same year is 5.79%
[20:34] increase and then compared the 12 months
[20:38] period is 3.96%
[20:42] increase.
[20:46] And then next page is the our budget
[20:50] versus our actual uh uh receipt. So so
[20:55] far, of course, we only have one month
[20:57] the the the the the numbers. So
[21:01] it's supposedly 8.33%
[21:04] for the first month and we got 8.35%.
[21:08] So it it's about 16,000 more than our
[21:11] budgeted.
[21:13] >> That's a good start.
[21:15] >> And then the sales the use tax use tax
[21:18] is really hard to projected it and we we
[21:23] project really conservative. So um for
[21:27] this month is about 66,000
[21:32] more than what we budgeted it.
[21:37] Okay. Any questions?
[21:39] >> Very good. Any questions for Ann on the
[21:41] financials? And appreciate the new
[21:42] format. Uh thank you for that.
[21:49] » Okay. Next under administration
[21:52] is item 4A.
[21:54] Consider possible approval of a regional
[21:56] emergency management mu mutual aid
[21:58] agreement or EMAC which is uh C 2026-29.
[22:04] Mr. Eel.
[22:05] >> Good evening council. You're not going
[22:07] to read this whole thing to us, are you?
[22:08] No, sir.
[22:08] >> Okay, good. Thank you.
[22:10] >> Myself and some other area emergency
[22:11] managers have been working together to
[22:13] try to get a more regionalized uh mutual
[22:17] aid compact together. And so between
[22:20] Marshall County, Kingston, Medil,
[22:23] Johnston County, Brian County, Carter
[22:25] County, city of Ardmore, Love County,
[22:27] and the city of Durant, we have worked
[22:30] this out and we are individually taking
[22:33] it to our uh authorities and getting
[22:37] signatures. Uh I know Marshall counties
[22:40] has already passed. Um,
[22:43] Brian County I think goes for the
[22:45] commissioners in a week or so and Carter
[22:48] counties is this week. I'm not sure
[22:50] about the other ones yet. Um, but we
[22:53] just ask that uh you approve that this
[22:55] is for just mutual aid if another
[22:59] >> Do the council understand the need or
[23:01] the purpose or the function of a of a
[23:03] mutual aid emergency mutual aid
[23:04] agreement? Okay,
[23:05] >> that was my question I guess like um
[23:07] what I what this allow us to do that we
[23:09] couldn't do before set of curiosity.
[23:10] It's all about time. Uh we've pre-agreed
[23:14] on some things that we want to help each
[23:15] other out on in an urgent situation,
[23:18] which is what Mr. Director Eel does.
[23:21] Time we don't have. And so this takes
[23:23] that off.
[23:24] >> You just already have it established
[23:26] ahead of time. So if there's a need in
[23:29] Marshall County, uh then we would just
[23:32] >> automatically go over there and and help
[23:34] them. And we're also working on a larger
[23:37] scale for all of southeast Oklahoma. But
[23:40] um that'll be in yet to come. And I did
[23:43] run this by um Mr. Elliot and he had no
[23:47] legal objection.
[23:51] » Comments or questions for director EO?
[23:54] These are very important when you need
[23:56] them, right?
[23:58] >> Yes, sir.
[23:59] >> Otherwise, it's just a piece of paper,
[24:00] but when you need them, they're very
[24:02] important.
[24:04] >> So, comments or questions for M for
[24:06] Director Eel? No.
[24:10] I'll make a motion then that we approve
[24:12] the uh regional emergency man management
[24:15] mutual aid agreement which is 26-29.
[24:18] >> Second.
[24:19] >> We have a motion and a second to approve
[24:21] item 4A the uh emergency mutual aid
[24:24] agreement. Will the clerk please call
[24:25] the role?
[24:26] >> Shear.
[24:27] >> Yes.
[24:28] >> Miller.
[24:29] >> Yes.
[24:29] >> Tucker.
[24:30] >> Yes.
[24:31] >> Similles.
[24:32] >> Yes.
[24:32] >> Morrison.
[24:33] >> Yes.
[24:34] >> The motion passes. Thank you. Uh
[24:36] Director Reisel. Next is item 4B,
[24:40] consideration and possible approval of
[24:42] the vehicle surplus list. And I believe
[24:46] that tonight the only vehicles we're
[24:48] going to consider are those of the
[24:50] police department. So, Chief Petty uh
[24:52] can answer questions or make comments on
[24:55] this declaration of surplus. Thank you,
[24:58] council. So, before you uh pretty
[25:00] straightforward, we have 14 vehicles
[25:02] that we have identified that uh need to
[25:04] go out of service. they're actively not
[25:06] worth the the vehicle maintenance and
[25:08] the price that you would be putting in
[25:10] the vehicle for the cost or the value of
[25:11] the vehicle for fair market value. So,
[25:15] you have a list in the packet to give
[25:16] you some examples. We're looking at
[25:19] vehicles with 170,000 mi, 169,000 mi,
[25:23] 127,000 miles. So this is our initiative
[25:26] to begin taking surplus vehicles and get
[25:29] some sort of return of investment rather
[25:31] than typical operations to where they
[25:34] were parked somewhere and just continue
[25:36] to collect dust and depreciated value
[25:39] year after year. So this is our attempt
[25:41] to start getting return of investment.
[25:43] This trade in value would go back
[25:45] towards our vehicle acquisition program
[25:48] with the leasing program.
[25:54] » And the newest vehicle on this list is
[25:56] 11 years old.
[25:58] >> Yes, sir.
[25:58] >> I see it if I understand it.
[25:59] >> Yes, sir.
[26:01] >> Yeah. Some some of these vehicles are
[26:03] just actively they've just been sitting
[26:05] for for a year. So, we we want to grab
[26:07] onto those and get some sort of return
[26:09] of investment on them.
[26:11] >> Comments or questions for Chief Petty?
[26:14] No,
[26:15] >> I think you taking the initiative to try
[26:17] to save the city a little money, it
[26:18] sounds like, and to stuff we don't need
[26:20] we're not using.
[26:21] >> Yeah. I'd also point out we're uh we're
[26:24] widening spaces and storage
[26:26] capabilities, too. So, they're they're
[26:27] taking up space somewhere, whether it be
[26:30] our department at the city yard. So,
[26:32] >> so these will be auctioned off. Are you put they'll be traded in? Yes. And
[26:36] they'll go towards our vehicle
[26:37] acquisition that's currently in
[26:39] progress. Okay.
[26:39] >> So, we we're getting a tradein value for
[26:41] them.
[26:45] No comments or questions. Do I hear a
[26:47] motion?
[26:47] >> I do have some I have a question. Why
[26:50] would the auction not be considered?
[26:52] >> Because this was part of the uh the
[26:54] classic bill.
[26:55] >> Yes, sir.
[26:55] >> Okay.
[26:58] >> And I think our standard is council is
[26:59] that it be done in a commercially
[27:01] reasonable fashion. And I think this is
[27:04] I think it meets the standard.
[27:06] >> Motion to approve 4B.
[27:08] >> Second. We have a motion and a second to
[27:11] approve item 4B. Will the clerk please
[27:13] call the role?
[27:14] >> Morrison,
[27:14] >> yes.
[27:15] >> Simillescu,
[27:16] >> yes.
[27:16] >> Tucker,
[27:17] >> yes.
[27:18] >> Sheer,
[27:19] >> yes.
[27:19] >> Miller,
[27:20] >> yes.
[27:22] >> I'm start defer.
[27:24] >> Motion passes. Next is item 4C, consider
[27:27] consideration and possible approval of
[27:29] resolution R260,
[27:32] approving the 911 or 911 call handling
[27:35] system grant application. So, Chief
[27:39] Petty knows about that.
[27:40] >> So, council, this is an upgrade in some
[27:42] NextG 911 and uh I'm certainly not the
[27:46] subject matter expert. There's a lot of
[27:47] technical terms. So, I would like to
[27:49] introduce more of a subject matter
[27:51] expert and the research that develops
[27:53] this and that would be Audrey and she
[27:55] has that information for you. Thank you.
[28:01] » Hi, how are y'all?
[28:02] >> Good.
[28:04] Um, so the Oklahoma 911 Management Board
[28:06] opened up a grant that is going to
[28:08] upgrade all the 911
[28:11] um, call handling systems. Right now we
[28:13] call it call works. That's what we have.
[28:15] They are getting they're doing away with
[28:17] call works. And they're offering a kind
[28:20] of an incentive program to upgrade to
[28:22] the next version of that. And so now is
[28:25] the time to kind of strike with that. So
[28:27] we've talked to Motorola, our vendor is
[28:28] here with us tonight. and they're going
[28:30] to give an us an incentive and then they
[28:33] opened up this grant that's going to pay
[28:34] for 80% of it. So, it's the perfect
[28:37] timing to apply for this grant and
[28:39] they're upgrading the entire state of
[28:41] Oklahoma right now to NextGen 911, which
[28:44] is I guess the best way to describe it
[28:46] is going from a home phone that's
[28:48] individualized to like a departmentwide
[28:50] phone to where everybody in the state is
[28:51] kind of connected and has access. It's
[28:53] really great from a 911 perspective. Um,
[28:57] so we all have access to each other's
[28:59] mapping. Technology is much better.
[29:01] There's better mapping. There's
[29:02] transcription from So it's it's a
[29:05] wonderful program and the entire state's
[29:07] going to it. So now is the best time.
[29:09] We've got the incentives from our
[29:11] outdated call works that's not being
[29:13] renewed. We've got the grant that's
[29:15] being offered right now and then the
[29:17] whole state's going to it anyway. So if
[29:19] we do it now, we have these financial
[29:22] options that we might not have in the
[29:24] future.
[29:28] No, I was uh reading through it looked
[29:30] like uh the grant covered 80% then we
[29:33] picked the 20 but it looked like maybe
[29:34] we are some funds we can for that but uh
[29:37] >> sounded really interest. So use AI and
[29:39] stuff like that that
[29:40] >> to help.
[29:42] >> It uses an AI assist kind of thing. It
[29:45] listens to the caller and then uses that
[29:47] for transcription. Um
[29:50] so it doesn't actually
[29:52] use AI for anything. So AI will not be
[29:55] answering the phone, but it will help to
[29:56] transcribe. It'll pick up on words to
[29:58] where like if a dispatcher doesn't hear
[30:00] gun, it will highlight the word gun.
[30:02] >> Okay.
[30:03] >> So we'll be able to see that. It also
[30:04] offers like a video link to where we can
[30:06] send if we approve it. Like it doesn't
[30:09] broadcast to dispatchers or to officers,
[30:11] but you could share links with videos to
[30:13] officers in the field. So that will be
[30:16] super helpful if necessary.
[30:17] >> Nice.
[30:18] >> But it's all under the dispatchers
[30:19] control. So, it's a lot of technology
[30:21] that is just it's the newest available
[30:24] thing. We'd be the first ones in the
[30:26] state of Oklahoma, I believe, is what
[30:27] the conversation I had today.
[30:28] >> Well, it's also I mean I don't know much
[30:30] about dispatching, but it said I guess
[30:33] everything would be in one program
[30:34] versus I guess like now dispatchers
[30:36] probably have to use multiple different
[30:37] things at once.
[30:38] >> I think right now we have two a mapping
[30:40] screen and then another screen. I think
[30:42] it would be together which is super
[30:44] helpful and it's cloud-based so there's
[30:47] more security redundancy. the upgrades
[30:49] would be a little bit faster. I've
[30:51] worked on a previous version of it
[30:53] before and and it was great. Also, when
[30:56] you call in, when somebody calls in on
[30:58] 911, it pops up a little box under their
[31:00] name. It tells you every single
[31:01] jurisdiction to dispatch for them to
[31:04] route them immediately. So, yeah. So,
[31:06] you would call in and it would be like
[31:07] send fire department, send this EMS,
[31:09] Colbert EMS or this one, and it tells
[31:11] the closest available units to send
[31:13] immediately.
[31:14] >> So, we covered the entire county really.
[31:15] Okay. That was the only other thing I
[31:17] kind of wondered was like is that
[31:18] normal?
[31:20] >> Are we just going above and beyond
[31:21] >> it? No, it's it's it's not it's unique.
[31:26] It's a different type of thing. It's
[31:28] >> in some ways it's a huge benefit to have
[31:30] one central hub. They uh Lance Terry, he
[31:33] calls it not revictimizing the victim.
[31:35] So, in this county, you're not
[31:36] transferring calls where they get
[31:38] dropped. You don't have to say, "Hang
[31:40] on, while I transfer you to the right
[31:41] jurisdiction." You have one central hub
[31:43] that really takes care of everything.
[31:44] And then all of our units for the entire
[31:46] county are in one place. So we know
[31:48] what's going on with everybody. So in
[31:50] some ways it's a huge benefit.
[31:51] >> No.
[31:52] >> Yeah.
[31:52] >> I was just curious when I started
[31:53] reading I was like, "Huh, what do other
[31:54] counties have to do with it?" Okay.
[31:56] >> Yeah. It's a tremendous challenge. We
[31:58] are we're dealing with challenges that
[31:59] no other people are. But in some ways
[32:01] it's a huge benefit.
[32:06] » More comments or questions? Any?
[32:08] >> Well, I just thought you might tell uh
[32:11] total cost and total amount of the
[32:12] grant. The total cost to upgrade is
[32:15] $619,000.
[32:18] The Let me find the
[32:22] And I just got Motorola to rerun all of
[32:24] that. So, they sent a new proposal over
[32:27] this morning. The numbers didn't change.
[32:29] Um,
[32:31] find my right paper. And then the grant
[32:34] will cover I think the matching part was
[32:36] $147,000.
[32:38] And I talked to Lacy at Bryan County
[32:40] today and she said as soon as this
[32:41] meeting was approved, she would earmark
[32:43] that and she sent over our line item
[32:45] budget that she had and as soon as we
[32:47] approve it and send it, she'll earmark
[32:48] that money so that we don't spend that
[32:51] 20% until the grant is approved and then
[32:53] she'll release it. But
[32:54] >> okay, but the grant amount
[32:56] >> the grant amount um they right now they
[32:58] have 5 billion that they're giving away.
[33:00] We're going to apply for the 619,999.
[33:04] Okay.
[33:05] >> Is the whole cost and then they'll
[33:06] approve 80% of that and then we'll pay
[33:08] for the 147,000.
[33:11] >> Thank you.
[33:14] >> I'm not sure if you're the one to answer
[33:15] these questions, but if we're providing
[33:16] the 911 service for the entire county,
[33:19] are any of the smaller towns,
[33:20] municipalities chipping in for this?
[33:22] >> They are. And we do get on every single
[33:24] 911 bill that you get, there's a
[33:27] percentage of money that comes to us.
[33:29] So, we get paid that tax money that's on
[33:31] if you look at your phone bill that that
[33:33] you never want to see the 15 pages that
[33:35] come apart of your bill. All of that tax
[33:36] money comes to us. So, we're getting the
[33:38] 911 money separate from anything else.
[33:41] But the other agencies do pay more of a
[33:43] dispatching fee that we're
[33:45] re-evaluating, but the 911 funds do come
[33:48] to us.
[33:49] >> And I'm not trying to stump you or
[33:50] anything since we have a provider here.
[33:52] The 911 funds that you're talking about
[33:54] are on each individual bill of everyone
[33:56] in the county.
[33:57] >> That yes, that's everyone in the
[33:59] everybody who has 911 phones. Correct.
[34:01] >> And how is that remitted? From the
[34:02] carrier.
[34:04] >> I believe from the carrier. Yes.
[34:05] >> Do you know that for sure?
[34:07] >> From the carrier.
[34:08] >> From the like southwestern bail,
[34:10] >> right?
[34:11] >> Okay. Thank you.
[34:15] >> Just kind of reading through the uh I
[34:18] guess black bit better term. Like it
[34:19] sounded like you could take calls from
[34:20] almost anywhere, right? They have told
[34:22] me that I would be able to log into the
[34:24] comm center from well and we also are
[34:26] building our coupe building. So we would
[34:28] be able to take a laptop and sort of
[34:30] travel with our 911. I'd be able to log
[34:32] in at home and pick up a call or see
[34:34] what the dispatchers are doing and
[34:36] monitor calls or get a report of what
[34:37] they're doing. So it would give a
[34:39] greater opportunity for everything that
[34:41] we're building. It'll grow with us.
[34:42] >> Yeah.
[34:43] >> So that's going to be great. They'll be
[34:45] able to just log into a computer since
[34:47] it's cloud-based and and plug in and
[34:49] start taking calls.
[34:49] >> That's great.
[34:53] Now we're limited to the four consoles
[34:55] that we have.
[34:56] >> Yeah.
[34:56] >> So if we did have like Fourth of July, I
[34:58] think we had
[35:00] >> tremendous volume of calls. We could
[35:01] bring in two or three extra people, just
[35:03] line them up, and they can just start
[35:04] taking calls. Okay.
[35:07] >> Is there any other counties or states
[35:09] using this?
[35:10] >> Texas uses NextG 911 almost I would
[35:13] think almost exclusively. I was
[35:14] surprised when we went to the conference
[35:16] and they were like, "Next 911 is new."
[35:18] And I was like, it's not. It's just new
[35:21] to Oklahoma. So, and there it's going to
[35:23] be mandated that everybody go to it
[35:25] soon. So, we'll just be on the beginning
[35:27] of we'll be one of the first to finally
[35:29] switch over. But
[35:30] >> it it's not new. It's just going to be
[35:32] new to our state. Okay.
[35:35] >> What's time frame for implementing?
[35:39] >> Um, once we pull the trigger and send
[35:41] all the money, I think it's going to be
[35:43] six to nine months to get everything
[35:45] done optimistically. And then you always
[35:47] want to add 3 months on top of that just
[35:49] for delays. But they're going to use
[35:50] some of the existing equipment that we
[35:53] have and then bring in upgrade
[35:55] everything and then bring in some
[35:57] probably I think it's just a matter of
[35:59] upgrading programs.
[36:01] The dispatchers are already trained on
[36:03] it so it won't be extensive training or
[36:05] timeout or anything like that. It's just
[36:06] a matter of upgrading equipment. So
[36:13] » I got another question about the
[36:14] funding. is 911 coming in since you're
[36:16] getting that 911 funding from the
[36:18] outlying areas. Is there any is there
[36:22] any time limit or inability for another
[36:24] area to take on or take take that away
[36:26] for a neighboring city to go no we want
[36:28] to be a hub or do you have some sort of
[36:30] exclusivity for an area
[36:33] once you pay this amount of money?
[36:36] >> You mean like in the future of paying
[36:38] for this?
[36:38] >> Let's say Durant pays this this money
[36:40] and they are the dispatch if you will
[36:42] for the 911. Do they have exclusivity
[36:45] for the region? Do they do they maintain
[36:47] that in that source of funds forever?
[36:49] >> Somebody have to So we are called a PAP,
[36:52] a primary safety answering point.
[36:53] Somebody else would have to prove that
[36:55] they would be able to substain. It's
[36:56] very hard to become a secondary PAP.
[36:59] >> Um
[37:00] >> somebody else would have to prove that
[37:01] they were able to they are Lance Terry
[37:04] especially at 91 management board is
[37:06] very very hesitant to transfer like so
[37:09] they call it you transfer your calls
[37:11] they call it a make busy switch. um we
[37:14] have to have serious nobody else even in
[37:16] our area is even capable of even taking
[37:19] our call load of even transferring our
[37:21] calls to them. So he would not open up
[37:24] another one. You have to maintain so
[37:25] many standards of being fully staffed.
[37:28] Um being able to you can't just have an
[37:31] idea and then want to do it. Like you
[37:32] have to be able to prove that you have
[37:34] that cap like you have to really prove
[37:39] that you have the capabilities. So I I
[37:42] don't think that that would be something
[37:43] that they would approve somebody to do.
[37:45] Am I saying that clearly?
[37:46] >> Well, I just wondered if it granted you
[37:48] a
[37:49] >> They won't even respectfully and I'm
[37:52] trying to say they won't even grant
[37:53] Chalkaw a PAP and they do answer. We
[37:56] have to transfer call information to
[37:57] them, but they won't even make them a
[37:58] secondary PAP, which would benefit us
[38:00] because we could transfer calls to them,
[38:02] but they won't let them be one. And they
[38:04] have funding, they have dispatchers
[38:06] trained, but they won't let them be a
[38:07] secondary PAP. So now we would have to
[38:09] transfer calls to A to Toka who does not
[38:11] have the capability of answering calls
[38:12] for us. So we don't even have another
[38:14] anywhere in our vicinity that can take
[38:16] the kind of calls that we can take. So
[38:18] to take on what we do is an
[38:21] impossibility.
[38:22] >> So can you take on other areas? Can you
[38:24] encompass other areas that don't have
[38:25] the ability?
[38:26] >> I'd love to, but um I'd love to. We
[38:29] could. Sure. And we could be a backup
[38:31] for other areas, but [laughter]
[38:35] >> fire department saying no. Every time I
[38:37] get frustrated with the neighboring
[38:38] county, I go and tell the chief that I'm
[38:40] going to take them over. Um
[38:42] >> I think that'd be kind of unpopular from
[38:43] the background.
[38:44] >> No.
[38:44] >> Thanks.
[38:45] >> Well, Richard's writing or you know,
[38:48] >> and I can tell you those the 911 funds
[38:50] do not come close to covering
[38:53] >> no
[38:53] >> all the budget that we have. So,
[38:55] >> no. And none of the agencies can even
[38:57] come close to even paying a fraction of
[39:00] how much it costs to run a center. So,
[39:02] I'm not
[39:03] >> Sounds like the system be a whole lot
[39:04] more efficient, too, as far as like time
[39:06] and stuff like saving time and
[39:08] >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. And I I like the
[39:11] reliability of the mapping systems, too.
[39:13] We're getting updated mapping. Also, if
[39:16] you had So, I just want you to imagine
[39:18] if you had a wreck and everybody with a
[39:20] cell phone calls in on a car accident
[39:22] and so you get 60 phone calls, but you
[39:24] don't know how to differentiate what
[39:26] phone call is coming from this wreck and
[39:27] what phone call, what 911 call is coming
[39:29] from a heart attack across town. This
[39:31] pinpoints on your map where the calls
[39:33] are clustering from, which is hugely
[39:35] bene. Not that you wouldn't answer them,
[39:37] but you kind of get to see, okay, and
[39:39] then when you do answer a 911 call,
[39:41] they're stuttering. They're like, uh, uh, there's an emergency, but you're
[39:44] like, are you calling about the wreck
[39:45] that just happened? Are you calling
[39:47] about the blue truck in the white car?
[39:48] Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Okay, officers
[39:50] are in route. And it helps you to
[39:52] streamline the the what you're doing at
[39:54] in the office better.
[40:02] Other comments or questions? No. Do I
[40:04] hear a motion?
[40:06] >> Motion to approve.
[40:08] >> Second.
[40:08] >> We have a motion and a second to approve
[40:10] item 4 C. Will the clerk please call the
[40:13] role?
[40:13] >> Morrison?
[40:14] >> Yes.
[40:15] >> Similelescu?
[40:15] >> Yes.
[40:16] >> Tucker?
[40:17] >> Yes.
[40:17] >> Sheer?
[40:18] >> Yes.
[40:19] >> Miller?
[40:19] >> Yes.
[40:21] >> That item passes. Next is item 4 D uh
[40:26] which is obviously going to be for the
[40:27] funding of this consideration and
[40:28] possible approval of resolution R202607
[40:32] regarding matching funds for this 911
[40:35] communication grant and and the
[40:38] documents we have the grant uh is uh the grant application will be $495,999
[40:45] and the matching will be $124,000
[40:49] uh dollar and it says to be paid from
[40:51] Brian County Fire Tax tax funds. Is that
[40:54] accurate?
[40:57] » Yes, it is. And I questioned this while we were even
[41:02] having to do this because we don't, you
[41:04] know, the city doesn't oversee these
[41:06] funds. The county does, but I believe it
[41:08] is needed. And Audrey, correct me if I'm
[41:11] wrong. Needed for the grant application.
[41:16] >> Yeah. And she did send me that letter
[41:17] that says that we have the money
[41:19] available. She will earmark it today.
[41:20] She called to ask how this went and if
[41:22] she needed to come up here today. So,
[41:24] she's available to she sent the the bank
[41:27] account statement. So, she's willing to
[41:28] earmark that today if we do approve
[41:31] sending this in.
[41:34] » It sounds like we're subsidizing the
[41:36] operation of this anyway. So, I have no
[41:38] qualms using that money.
[41:40] >> Right. Exactly. Exactly.
[41:44] Now, what I don't see is an emergency
[41:47] declaration on the agenda. Is it going
[41:48] to require that to be effective
[41:50] immediately or no?
[41:54] >> No.
[41:55] >> Okay.
[41:56] >> Just to be approving funding. You're not something you have to put into
[41:59] effect.
[42:00] >> Gotcha.
[42:03] Comments or questions.
[42:06] >> Motion to approve 4D.
[42:08] >> I'll second.
[42:08] >> We have a motion and a second to approve
[42:10] item 4 D on the agenda. Will the clerk
[42:13] please call the role?
[42:14] >> Miller?
[42:14] >> Yes.
[42:15] >> Shear?
[42:15] >> Yes.
[42:16] >> Similelescu?
[42:17] >> Yes. Morrison.
[42:18] >> Yes.
[42:19] >> Tucker.
[42:20] >> Yes. That item passes as well. Thank you
[42:22] very much. That's all the uh items on
[42:25] the administration uh agenda tonight for
[42:27] city council. Uh next is new business.
[42:30] There's none listed there. That being
[42:33] the case, I'll move for adjournment of
[42:35] the city council meeting.
[42:36] >> So moved.
[42:39] >> Second.
[42:39] >> I second.
[42:40] >> We have a motion and a second to adjourn
[42:42] the city council meeting. Will the clerk
[42:43] please call the role?
[42:44] >> Morrison?
[42:44] >> Yes.
[42:45] >> Similles?
[42:46] >> Yes.
[42:46] >> Shear? Yes.
[42:47] >> Miller.
[42:48] >> Yes.
[42:48] >> Tucker.
[42:49] >> Yes. We stand adjourned. At this time,
[42:51] >> tricking us.
[42:52] >> I got you again. [laughter]
[42:54] >> At this time, I will call to order a
[42:56] meeting of the Durant airport authority.
[42:59] Will the clerk please call the role?
[43:02] >> Tucker
[43:03] >> here.
[43:03] >> Similelescu
[43:05] >> here.
[43:05] >> Morrison
[43:06] >> here.
[43:07] >> Sheer
[43:08] >> here.
[43:08] >> Miller
[43:09] >> here.
[43:10] >> We have a quorum. Uh all members are
[43:13] present. On the consent agenda, we have
[43:16] one item that is to consider approval of
[43:18] regular session meetings from July the
[43:22] 14th.
[43:23] Uh does that need to be removed from
[43:26] consent agenda for further discussion?
[43:28] As I recall, during that meeting, we
[43:30] approved the minutes of the meeting we
[43:32] had before that.
[43:34] >> Motion to approve consent items.
[43:36] >> Second.
[43:36] >> We have a motion and a second to approve
[43:39] the consent agenda item. Will the clerk
[43:40] please call the role?
[43:41] >> Sharer,
[43:42] >> yes. Simillescu,
[43:43] >> yes.
[43:44] >> Miller,
[43:44] >> yes.
[43:45] >> Morrison,
[43:45] >> yes.
[43:46] >> Tucker,
[43:47] >> yes. There are no other items on the
[43:49] airport authority agenda for tonight. I
[43:51] move for adjournment.
[43:52] >> Second.
[43:52] >> We have a motion and a second to adjourn
[43:54] the airport authority. Will the clerk
[43:56] please call the role?
[43:57] >> Morrison,
[43:57] >> yes.
[43:58] >> Shear,
[43:59] >> yes.
[43:59] >> Miller,
[44:00] >> yes.
[44:00] >> Similles,
[44:01] >> yes.
[44:01] >> Tucker,
[44:02] >> yes. We stand to journ. At this time, I
[44:05] would call to order a meeting of the
[44:06] Durant City Utilities Authority. Will
[44:08] the clerk please call the role?
[44:10] >> Tucker,
[44:10] >> here. Morrison
[44:12] >> here.
[44:12] >> Sillescu
[44:13] >> here.
[44:13] >> Miller
[44:14] >> here.
[44:14] >> Sheer
[44:15] >> here.
[44:17] >> Similar to the airport authority, there
[44:19] are only consent agenda items tonight on
[44:22] the utilities authority uh board meeting
[44:24] and that is for consideration of regular
[44:26] session minutes of July 14th, special
[44:29] session minutes of the July the 23rd and
[44:32] also special session minutes of July
[44:36] 30th. Do we need to remove any of those
[44:39] from consent agenda for further
[44:41] consideration?
[44:43] And if not, do I hear a motion to
[44:45] approve those minutes?
[44:47] >> Motion to approve consent agenda.
[44:51] >> Second.
[44:52] >> We have a motion and a second to approve
[44:54] the consent agenda items for the
[44:55] utilities authority meeting. Will the
[44:57] clerk please call the role?
[44:58] >> Similelescu,
[44:59] >> yes.
[45:00] >> Miller,
[45:00] >> yes.
[45:01] >> Tucker,
[45:02] >> yes.
[45:02] >> Cheer,
[45:03] >> yes.
[45:03] >> Morrison,
[45:04] >> yes.
[45:05] That item passes. There are no other
[45:07] items on the utilities authority meeting
[45:09] agenda for tonight. I move for
[45:11] adjournment.
[45:12] >> Second.
[45:12] >> We have a motion and a second to adjourn
[45:14] the utilities authority meeting. Will
[45:16] the clerk please call the role?
[45:17] >> Morrison?
[45:18] >> Yes.
[45:19] >> Simillescu?
[45:20] >> Yes.
[45:20] >> Shear?
[45:21] >> Yes.
[45:21] >> Miller?
[45:22] >> Yes.
[45:22] >> Tucker?
[45:23] >> Yes. We'rejourned. Thank you all very
[45:26] much.