Votes at a glance: Stilwell Council approves a series of routine items, resolutions and appropriations

The Stilwell City Council recorded votes on a number of routine and substantive items during its March 4 meeting. Highlights:

- Consent agenda: Approved unanimously (motion by Jim, second by Elaine).
- Special meeting: Ratified payment of City Hall loan and approved related $1,000,000 budget adjustment (motion carried unanimously).
- Opioid abatement grant: Approved Resolution 03042024 authorizing application to the Oklahoma Attorney General's office (motion by Jim, second by Lane; carried).
- Fireworks: Approved paying 50% of co-owner expense for July 4 fireworks, not to exceed $4,000 (motion carried).
- EMS training event: Approved use of Carson Park for a March 28 pre‑prom mass‑casualty exercise (motion carried).
- Financial software renewal: Approved renewal of Central Square financial software at $13,194.34 (motion carried).
- Surplus equipment: Approved surplus of certain police equipment; motion carried.
- Job descriptions: Approved new HR and city court-party job descriptions; motions carried.
- Budget adjustments: Approved revenue and expense adjustments across funds totaling roughly $368,000 in revenue adjustments and $234,000 in expense adjustments (motion carried).
- Ordinance 436: Adopted with emergency clause; motion carried.

Most motions passed by unanimous roll call. No motions failed or were tabled indefinitely; the council tabled only the liquidated-damages enforcement question to allow staff and counsel to return with documented calculations and contract interpretation.