An Oklahoma Municipal League Honor Roll of Service award was presented to City of Henryetta employee Jason Gold by Mayor Jennifer Munholland at the Jan. 15 regular meeting of the Henryetta City Council.

Gold was praised for 25 years of hard work and continued dedication to the city and its residents.

Council members discussed a $129,150.55 donation to the City of Henryetta by the Woodrow R. and Hazel Stubbs Charitable Trust. Mayor Munholland recommended and board members approved applying the donation to Nichols Park for improvements and installing a plaque in the Stubbs’ honor at the park.

Ordinance No. 1062, amending part of the Henryetta City Code involving possession of a controlled dangerous substance - Marijuana, was declared an emergency and approved by city council members.

According to the Ordinance, anyone in possession of a state-issued medical marijuana license will be able to: Consume marijuana legally and legally possess up to three ounces of marijuana on their person, six mature marijuana plants, six seeding plants, one ounce of concentrated marijuana, 72 ounces of edible marijuana and eight ounces of marijuana in their residence.

For those in possession of up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana who can state a medical condition but who are not in possession of a state-issued medical marijuana license will receive a misdemeanor with a fine no greater than $400.

A copy of the full Ordinance can be viewed at Henryetta City Hall.

Other agenda items approved at the Tuesday meeting included:

• Financial reports, claims and minutes of the regular meeting for December;

• Payment to AEP/PSO in the amount of $17,847.75;

• Payment to Fuelman for $9,066.74;

• Payment to American Exchange Bank in the amount of $9,100.79 for lease/purchase payments for a ladder truck and GMP fire truck;

• Payment to Emergency Medical Services in the amount of $7,392.48;

• Payment to Henryetta Economic Development Authority in the amount of $9,332.36;

• Payment to Bank of Oklahoma in the amount of $17,592.57 for a 2015 Note Series monthly payment;

• Payment to Bank of Oklahoma for a 2014 Series Utility System and Sales Tax Revenue Note monthly payment in the amount of $27,801.58;

• Payment to Doug Wadley, owner of Shoney’s Restaurant, for 2.5% of taxable sales for quarterly taxes from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2018 in the amount of $9,077.31 to be reimbursed by HEDA.

City council members discussed and approved a Memorandum of Understanding between Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the City of Henryetta regarding a street upgrade/repair on 8th Street.

Donna White, Henryetta City Manager, reported the following highlights for various departments during December:

Water Maintenance – There has been an increase in water line repairs due to the changing weather.

Water Treatment Plant – Communications were lost with the water storage facilities due to severe weather. Employees manually gathered data and controlled various pumps for two days until communications were able to be restored.

Street Department – Scheduled bridge drainage maintenance including building curb drain diffusers kept crews busy. Fifteen tons of salt and sand were dispensed during inclement weather. During December, crews poured 10 yards of concrete at Nichols Park, helped PSO hang the Christmas lights on Main Street, traffic control and preparations for the Christmas parade, built a city council float, moved porta johns to city hall due to a water break, helped with the repair of a 15-inch water line main break on Trudgeon Street, continued demo on a building at Broadway and South 2nd, hauled millings for the sewer department, completed a valley gutter at bridge 9 and blocked multiple roads and traffic control due to high water.

Sewer Maintenance – Information is currently being gathered on possible line replacement in the area of Warren Road.

Westside Sewer Project – Bill Myers of Myers Engineering informed city officials that bids will be able to go out at the end of the month.

Henryetta Police Department – A total of 562 people were booked into the jail and 565 were released from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2018. Of those totals, 383 males and 179 females were booked into jail and 385 males and 180 females were released. There were a total of 1,378 offenses and 2,175 citations filed for the year. New sex offenders registered from January through December totaled 68.

Henryetta Fire Department – There were a total of 101 incidents reported. Three incidents were charged for the call and $900 was billed for the month. Call back hours, FLSA and holiday overtime totaled 542 for December. Total number of incidents from December 2017 through December 2018 totaled 1,129.

Henryetta Public Library – There were 49 magazines and nine books added to the collection. A total of 632 materials were checked out. Nine obituary searches were made and there were 30 customer assistance and reference questions. Microfilm was used 12 times and public computers were used 378 times. Two library cards were renewed and 11 new library cards were issued. Revenue from fines totaled $14.40. Revenue from copies and faxes was $219.25. Memorial Fund revenue from donations totaled $2,550 which included $20 rental, $2,500 annual donation from American Exchange Bank and $30 on CD interest.

Council members in attendance were Ronnie Duke, Christy Jeffcoat and Janna Duggan. Shannon Scott was absent. Also attending were Mayor Munholland and City Manager White.

Henryetta Municipal Authority met briefly following the City Council meeting.

The following agenda items were approved by authority members before adjourning:

• Financial reports, claims and minutes of the meeting for December;

• Payment to Center Point Landfill for $13,350;

• Payment to OWRB for a monthly payment in the amount of $11,193.26;

• Purchase of Caustic Soda for the Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $9,500;

• Purchase of Ferric Chlorida for the Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $8,500;

• Payment to OWRB for a monthly payment in the amount of $37,962.14.

• Renewal of a proposal from HACH for the Water Treatment Plant Maintenance Program in the amount of $11,814.