City Council

YUKON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA November 7, 2025 – 4:15 p.m. Council Chambers - Centennial Building 12 South Fifth Street, Yukon, Oklahoma ***Special Meeting*** The City of Yukon strives to accommodate the needs of all citizens, including those who may be disabled. If you would like to attend this Council meeting but find it difficult to do so because of a disability or architectural barrier, please contact City Hall at 354-1895. We will make a sincere attempt to resolve the problem. If you require a sign-language interpreter at the meeting, please call or notify City Hall, 500 West Main, by noon, November 6, 2025. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Brian Pillmore, Mayor Jeff Wootton, Vice-Mayor Shelli Selby, Council Member Adam Shriver, Council Member Rodney Zimmerman, Council Member 3. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 2025-11, a Resolution authorizing the calling and holding of an election in the City of Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma, for the purpose of electing one Council Member from Ward 1 and one Council Member from Ward 2 for four-year terms ending in May 2030. 4. Adjournment Filed in the office of the City Clerk and posted at the front entrance of the Yukon Municipal Building, 500 W. Main Street, Yukon, Oklahoma 73099, and online at www.yukonok.gov at 3:30 p.m. on November 5, 2025. /s/Ashley Furry Ashley Furry, City Clerk  RESOLUTION NO. 2025-11 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CALLING AND HOLDING OF AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF YUKON, CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM WARD 1 AND ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM WARD 2 FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS ENDING IN MAY 2030. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary to call a Primary Election on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, to nominate candidates for a General Election to elect a City Council Member to succeed the Council Member for Ward 1, and to elect a City Council Member to succeed the Council Member for Ward 2, whose terms are expiring; and WHEREAS, if no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in the Primary Election, it is deemed necessary to call a General Election on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, for the purpose of electing a Council Member for Ward 1 and/or a Council Member for Ward 2 for four (4) year terms expiring in 2030; and WHEREAS, any candidates for City Council Member shall be qualified voters of the City at the time of their election and shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified electors in their respective wards; and WHEREAS, the filing period shall open at 8:00 a.m. December 1, 2025, and close at 4:30 p.m. December 3, 2025; and WHEREAS, there are no Yukon residents living in Ward 1 of Canadian County Precinct 206, and no Yukon residents living in Ward 2 of Canadian County Precinct 215, enabling the City of Yukon to ask that the Canadian County Election Board close these precincts in accordance with state law; and WHEREAS, the absentee ballots shall be provided in accordance with state law. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF YUKON, OKLAHOMA: Section 1: That a Primary Election shall be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, for the purpose of nominating candidates to stand for election in the General Election provided for herein for the purpose of election of a Council Member for Ward 1 and a Council Member for Ward 2 for four (4) year terms expiring in 2030. Section 2: That, if necessary, a General Election shall be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, for the purpose of electing a Council Member for Ward 1 and/or a Council Member for Ward 2 for four (4) year terms ending in 2030. Section 3: That each candidate for City Council Member shall be a qualified voter of the City, and a resident of the ward for which he is a candidate. RES 2025-11 Page 2 of 2 Section 4: That each candidate for Council Member shall file a declaration of candidacy with the secretary of the County Election Board and that the filing period shall open at 8:00 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2025, and close at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Section 5: That the Council Member for Ward 1 and Council Member for Ward 2 shall be elected by a popular vote of the qualified voters of the respective wards, and only voters residing in the City who have the qualifications prescribed for voters by the State Constitution and Law and who are registered as required by law may vote in the City election; and Section 6: That the City of Yukon asks the Canadian County Election Board to close the precincts within Wards 1 and 2 that contain no Yukon residents, specifically precinct numbers 206 and 215; and Section 7: That absentee ballots shall be provided in accordance with state law. Passed and approved this 7th day of November 2025. ______________________________ Brian Pillmore, Mayor __________________________________ Ashley Furry, City Clerk