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eral Contractor for work on the
Water Treatment Plant Improve
ments Phase II in th 1 unt of
$706,500.75, and acknowledge-
ment of payment No. 2 for replac (
ment of mechanical bar screen
and effluent control gates project
to J.S. Haren Company of Ath-
ens, Tennessee in the amount of
$18,702 was approved
After a discussion about an
annual contract for backfill,
sod and cleanup after water
leak repairs to C.E. Williams
Construction of Lone Wolf, the
authority voted to reject the
annual contract at the suggestion
of City Manager Janice Cain to do
By Katrina Goforth
kgoforth@civitasmedia com
By Ken Miller
Associated Press
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Kirby resigns
amid House
The Altus Municipal Author-
ity or AMA, met in regular ses-
sion Tuesday at the City of Altus
Municipal Complex.
Authority members Rick Henry,
Doyle Jencks, Jon Kidwell, Kevin
McAuliffe, Jason Winters, Perry
Shelton, Chris Riffle and Dwayne
Martin and Mayor Jack Smiley
were present for the meeting.
The AMA consent agenda
including the minutes from the
Jan. 17 session, receipt of claims
list, acknowledgment of payment
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a founder of the activist
group We The People
Oklahoma that called
for Kirby’s resignation
shortly after the sexual
harassment allegations
first surfaced in
The Altus City Council met
immediately following the Altus
Municipal Authority or AMA ses-
sion.
Council members Rick Henry,
Doyle Jencks, Jon Kidwell, Kevin
McAuliffe, Jason Winters, Perry
Shelton, Chris Riffle and Dwayne
Martin were present along with
Mayor Jack Smiley.
The council approved the con-
sent agenda consisting of the
minutes from the regular session
held Jan. 17, receipt of claims
list, monthly reports from Main
Street Altus for January 2017 and
Southern Prairie Library System
for November 2016, and approval
of an ordinance amending Section
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the work internally.
The AMA awarded a $22,749
contract to Mills Company of
Altus to design and build a partial
enclosure for an existing shed at
Altus Public Works facility.
The City of Altus issued a bid
solicitation for the enclosure to
protect two hydroexcavation units
with water tanks, pumps, and
hoses that susceptible to damage
in the event of freezing weather.
The units are used to excavate soil
as needed to repair water leaks.
Currently the units are parked out-
side and must be drained each day
tions” and reiterated
his denial that he sexu-
ally harassed anyone.
“In hindsight, it
was poor judgment to
work with someone
with whom I had a
very close and personal
relationship with for
over 5 years, but I
strongly disagree that
our actions warrant
my expulsion," Kirby
wrote.
Kirby has said the
relationship was con-
sensual.
The chairman of
the House commit-
tee, Republican Rep.
Josh Cockroft, said
after Thursday’s vote
that he believed a two-
thirds majority of the
101-member House, 68
members, would vote
to expel Kirby if he did
not resign.
House Minor-
ity Lead Scott Inman,
D-Del City, released a
statement saying he
and the Democratic
caucus “were pleased
to hear that Represen-
tative Kirby has done
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| seek
homes
signals with gate arms at the Nava
joe Street crossing and closing the
railroad crossings at Benson and
Lee streets and an alley crossing
west of Navajoe Street
The council approved changing
the zoning classific ration of the
property at 621 S. Main St. From
business park to auto-urban com-
mercial at the Altus City Planning
C ommission’s recommendation.
The council went in to executive
session and no votes were taken
concerning negotiations between
the city and Fraternal Order of
OKLAHOMA CITY
— An Oklahoma law-
maker who admitted
asking a legislative aide
to send him topless
photos and accom-
pany him to a strip
club announced plans
to resign Saturday,
two days after a spe-
cial House committee
recommended he be
expelled from office.
“I hereby irrevocably
tender my resignation
from the elected posi-
tion as State Represen-
tative for House Dis-
trict 75," Republican
Dan Kirby of Tulsa said
in the two sentence
letter to Republican
House Speaker Charles
McCall. "Such resigna
tion shall become effec-
tive Wednesday, March
ist, 2017."
McCall spokesman
Jason Sutton said the
speaker received the
letter and forwarded it
to Gov. Mary Fallin.
"He’s resigning, it's
K atrina Goforth | Altus Times
From left, Planning Director Barbara Burleson discusses rezoning of 621 S. Main St. with council members Chris Riffle. Doyle Jencks.
Rick Henry, Kevin McAuliffe. City Attorney Catherine Coke. Mayor Jack Smiley and City Manager Janice Cain.
Safer railroad crossing planned
Reach Kaluna Gotorth at 580-482-1221, ext
2077.
fill the vacancy. tivescan now move
“I respect Rep. Kir- forward and attend to
by’s decision, and it is the vital business of the
in everyone’s best inter- state, Inman said.
est so we can focus on Marq Lewis of lulsa,
state issues,” Fallin said
in a statement.
Kirby did not return
a phone call seeking
comment, but issued
a statement saying he
can’t continue fight-
ing what he called
“unfounded accusa-
irrevocable, so he's leav- the right thing and
ing the Legislature,” resigned. We hope the
Sutton said, victims of this sordid
Fallin spokesman episode find some mea-
Michael McNutt said sure of comfort in the
Fallin will now begin announcement,
the process of schedul- "The Oklahoma
ing a special election to House of Representa-
per hour for after hour call out for
local and transit, $15 for towing
to or from T-hangars, $150 for
hangar cleanup, $200 for trash
haul-off, and $50 for an annual
refrigerator permit. The council
approved the resolution.
The council approved the gen
eral release and settlement agree-
ment for Jackson County District
Court Case No. CJ-2013-144.
The council appointed Bob Mills
of the Mills Company to serve as
agent buyer to design and build
the partial shed enclosure at Altus
Public Works facility. Police Lodge 120 and the pending
The council approved a project interest arbitration proceeding set
agreement for a federal-aid rail- for Feb. 15, 2017, including discus-
road project at the at-grade cross sion of a possible agreement for a
ings of Wichita, Tillman and Jack- new collective bargaining agree-
son Railway at various locations ment for fiscal year 2016-2017
throughout Altus. The council and/or the terms of the city’s last
6-1 Altus Code, Article I, in Gen- then approved of the participation best offer,
eral Chapter 6 Aviation, to replace in the federal-aid project. Once out of executive session,
the text of Section 6-1, Violations On May 3,2016. the city council the council approved the authori-
with Section 6-1 Airport fees authorized city staff to close down zation of a resolution of the terms
generally that airport fees at the portions of streets to improve a of a new collective bargaining
Altus-Quartz Mountain Regional railroad crossing in the 600 block agreement and authorized the
Airport are established by resolu- of South Navajoe Street. Homes mayor to execute the agreement,
tion approved by the city council near the crossing obstructed the Smiley challenged the city
as recommended by the airport view making the area potentially staff to consider an ordinance to
advisory board. ' life-threatening. require the municipality to keep a
The fees as recommended by The project funded by the Okla- reserve fund at all times in case of
the airport advisory board recom- homa Department of Transporta- natural disaster emergencies,
mended scheduled fees and charg- tion in the amount of $314,000 is
es of $100 for a monthly charge set to include the installation of
for derelict aircraft tie-down, $25 pedestal mounted flashing light
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