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McAlester City Council NOTICE OF MEETING Special Meeting Agenda Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - 5:00 PM McAlester City Hall – Council Chambers 28 E. Washington Ave Attending in Person Justin Few Mayor Levi Gilmore Ward One Robin Woodley Ward Two Chris Stone Ward Three Mike Brooks Ward Four Billy J. Boatright Ward Five Kevin Beaty-Vice Mayor Ward Six Ken Wimer City Manager Cora M. Middleton City Clerk John T. Hammons City Attorney This agenda has been posted at the McAlester City Hall, distributed to the appropriate news media, and posted on the City website: www.cityofmcalester.com within the required time frame. The Mayor and City Council request that all cell phones and pagers be turned off or set to vibrate. Members of the audience are requested to step outside the Council Chambers to respond to a page or to conduct a phone conversation. The McAlester City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Sign interpretation or other special assistance for disabled attendees must be requested 48 hours in advance by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 918.423.9300, Extension 4956. Official action can only be taken on items which appear on the agenda. The public body may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike, or continue any agenda item. When the public body desires more information on an item, the public body may refer the matter to City staff or back to a committee. Under certain circumstances, items may be deferred to a specific date or stricken from the agenda entirely. CALL TO ORDER Announce the presence of a Quorum. ROLL CALL SCHEDULED BUSINESS  City of McAlester Annual Ethics Training for City Council. (Christian Rinehart, Oklahoma Municipal League) RECESS COUNCIL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION Recess in Executive Session in compliance with Title 25 Section 307 et.seq. Oklahoma Statutes, to wit: A. Motion to recess the regular meeting to convene in an Executive Session pursuant to 25 OS 307(B)(2), Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of employee groups; specifically the International Association of Firefighters FY 2026/2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement, and take any action in open session. RECONVENE COUNCIL MEETING Take Any Action Necessary From Executive Session ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATION I certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on this _______ day of __________ 2026 at _________ a.m./p.m. as required by law in accordance with Section 303 of the Oklahoma Statutes and that the appropriate news media was contacted. As a courtesy, this agenda is also posted on the City of McAlester website: www.cityofmcalester.com. Cora M. Middleton, City Clerk