Bartlesville City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingBartlesville, OK · May 4, 2026
Agenda
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BARTLESVILLE CITY COUNCIL
Monday, May 4, 2026
Immediately following the
Bartlesville Municipal Authority
City Hall, Council Chambers Special Meeting
401 S. Johnstone Avenue beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Bartlesville, OK 74003
James S. Curd, Jr., Mayor
918-338-4282
AGENDA
1. Call to order the business meeting of the Bartlesville City Council by Mayor Curd.
2. Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum.
3. Public Comments on Agenda Items.
4. City Council Announcements and Proclamations.
• Flood Insurance Month – May 2026
• National Police Week – May 11-17, 2026
5. Authorities, Boards, Commissions and Committee Openings
• Two openings on the Tree Committee
• Two openings on the White Rose Cemetery Board
6. Consent Docket
a. Approval of Minutes
i. The Regular Meeting Minutes of April 6, 2026.
ii. The Special Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2026.
b. Approval of Resolutions
i. Amending the budget of the City of Bartlesville for fiscal year 2026-26
appropriating unanticipated revenue for the Fire Department.
c. Approval and Ratification of Agreements, Change Orders, Consent Orders,
Contracts, Engagement Letters, Leases, MOU’s, Ordinances and Proposals.
i. Adoption of an amendment to Bartlesville Ordinance Chapter 19, Article 10 Section
350 Angle Parking Procedure by adding a motorcycle exception.
ii. Engagement Letter for Arbitrage Compliance Services with Arbitrage Compliance
Specialists in the amount of $650.00.
iii. Change Order #3 from Keohn Construction Services for the Construct Box Hangar
– Bartlesville Airport project, with no budget impact.
iv. Consent Order 26-039 from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
on the wastewater collection and treatment system.
v. On-Demand Contract with B-Town Construction for the installation and
decommissioning of water distribution lines of various sizes with the City of
Bartlesville’s water distribution system, with a cap of $100,000 or a duration of six
months, whichever comes first.
vi. Biosolid Disposal Agreement with Bob Chaney to allow the City to deliver treated
wastewater biosolids for beneficial agricultural use for property described as parts
of SW/2 OF SE/4, SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 27N, RANGE 13E; N/2 OF NW/4
AND W/2 OF NW/4, SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 27N, RANGE 13E; NE/4 OF NE/4
AND SE/4 OF NE/4 AND NE/4 OF NE/4 OF NW/4, SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP
27N, RANGE 13E; E 1/2 SW LESS N 1/2 NE SW: E 1/2 LOT 4: SE NW SW: S
21.04 AC LOT 4 LESS SW 98.54 AC SEC 19 TOWNSHIP 27N RANGE 13E.
vii. Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Bartlesville Professional
Fire fighters, Local 200, IAFF, to update Article 25, Section 2 of the IAFF Collective
Bargaining Agreement, setting subsidy rates for calendar year 2026.
viii. Deed easement from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) on City-owned
properties for an underground secondary feed and transformer to support the new
box hangar along with future hangar development.
d. Approval of Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group Ballot
i. Approve casting City of Bartlesville votes for incumbents Justin Battles from
Mustang, Tim Lyon from Midwest City, and Pam Polk from Durant to the Oklahoma
Municipal Assurance Group (OMAG) Board of Trustees.
e. Receipt of Bartlesville NEXT Progress Report
i. Bartlesville NEXT Progress Report April 2026.
f. Receipt of ALPR (Flock Cameras) Report
i. ALPR Report for April 2026
g. Receipt of Financials
i. Interim financials for nine months ending March 31, 2026.
h. Receipt of Bids
i. Bid No. 2025-2026-018 Utility Tractor with Front Loader
7. Discuss and take possible action to award Bid No. 2025-2026-018 for Utility Tractor with
Front Loader for the Water Treatment Plant. Presented by Vice Mayor Dorsey.
8. Public hearing and possible action on a Resolution adopting the City of Bartlesville Budget
for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and establishing budget amendment authority, authorizing the
cancellation of encumbrances which are not due and payable as of June 30, 2026, and re-
appropriating amounts of cancelled encumbrances to the same fund and department for
Fiscal Years 2026-2027. Presented by Jason Muninger, CFO/City Clerk.
9. Discuss and take possible action to approve the Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Presented by Micah Siemers, P.E., Director of
Engineering.
10. Presentation and receipt of the FY 2025-2026 Annual Report of the Bartlesville
Development Authority, and take possible action to approve the proposed operating
budget for FY 2026-2027, appropriating funds from the Economic Development Fund to
support annual operations. Presented by Chris Batchelder, President, Bartlesville
Development Authority.
11. Discuss and take possible action to approve the annual contract between the City of
Bartlesville and the Bartlesville Development Authority for Economic Development
Services for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Presented by Chris
Batchelder, President, Bartlesville Development Authority.
12. Presentation and receipt Visitors Inc. FY 2025-26 Annual Report, take possible action to
approve the Visitors Inc. Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating Budget, and take possible action
to approve the FY 2026-2027 Marketing Destination Agreement. Presented by Maria Gus,
Executive Director, Visit Bartlesville.
13. Discuss and take possible action on proposed amendments to Ordinance No. 3600,
Chapter 15 of the Bartlesville Municipal Code, regarding the regulation of Automated
License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, including two policy options for Council
consideration. Presented by Councilmember Tim Sherrick.
14. New Business.
15. City Manager and Staff Reports.
16. City Council Comments and Inquiries.
17. Adjournment.
The Agenda was received and filed in the Office of the City Clerk and posted in prominent public view at
City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
Jason Muninger /s/ Elaine Banes
Jason Muninger, City Clerk/CFO by Elaine Banes, Deputy City Clerk
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