Guymon City Council approves TIF apportionment, fee schedule, firefighter pact and budget amendments

The Guymon City Council met Dec. 13 and approved several routine but consequential items as the city wrapped up its 2025 fiscal year and prepared for projects in 2026.

City Manager Mister Shannon presented Resolution No. 26-01, a routine annual action directing the apportionment and disbursement of increments from Tax Increment District No. 2 so payments may be made to the district's beneficiaries. Shannon described the action as an administrative pass-through, saying, "we get to smell the money as it goes through. As it goes through. We get to keep portion." The council moved to approve the resolution and voiced its support on the record.

Council members also approved Resolution No. 26-02 to adopt a revised municipal fee schedule that adds ambulance service and airport hangar fees previously approved by the council. Mister Shannon told the council these fee changes were staff-recommended additions to the schedule.

The council authorized an agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Lodge No. 4256, for calendar year 2026. Shannon said the contract negotiations were "probably one of the smoothest negotiations" he had been part of, noting corrected language and an agreed cost-of-living adjustment tied to the council's earlier action.

The council considered and approved a professional services agreement with Ordua Group Incorporated (the transcript contains multiple spellings for the engineering firm) to provide engineering services related to the Mesa Water Project and a waterline serving Sunset Lake. Shannon said the firm is performing work on the Mesa water project and that staff recommended entering the professional-services agreement to evaluate options to pipe or pump water to town and to serve parks and the golf course. The council approved the motion.

Councilors tabled agenda item 10 after Shannon requested additional coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

On budget matters, staff presented three 2025 budget amendments to recognize increased revenue and expenses for Fund 1 (general fund), Fund 82 (airport authority), and Fund 10 (golf course). The council approved the amendments to put year-end figures into compliance and prepare for audit.

The council also reconvened as the Guymon Utility Authority and approved the minutes of the Dec. 9, 2025 meeting and a separate budget amendment for Utility Authority Fund 65.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (Item 5): motion made and approved by voice (ayes recorded on the record).
- Resolution No. 26-01 (TIF apportionment): motion approved by voice (ayes recorded).
- Resolution No. 26-02 (fee schedule): motion approved by voice (ayes recorded).
- IAFF agreement, Lodge No. 4256 (2026): motion approved by voice (ayes recorded).
- Professional services agreement with Ordua/Ardura/Adura (Mesa/Sunset Lake waterline): motion approved by voice (ayes recorded). Transcript contains multiple spellings for the firm.
- Item 10: motion to table — approved.
- Municipal judge agreement with Kimberly A. Baker (Item 11): motion made to approve; explicit vote tally is not recorded in the provided transcript.
- Budget amendments (Items 12.1, 12.2, 12.3): motions approved by voice (ayes recorded).
- Guymon Utility Authority minutes and Fund 65 amendment: motions approved by voice (ayes recorded).

Why it matters

These actions finalize year-end accounting adjustments and keep several city programs on schedule: the TIF apportionment allows required payments to move forward; the fee schedule clarifies municipal charges; the firefighter agreement establishes labor terms for 2026; and the professional-services agreement advances engineering work for the Mesa Water Project, which Shannon said is scheduled for design review in February 2026 and expected to move toward construction in May 2026.

What's next

Shannon said plans for the Mesa Water Project will likely return to the council in April 2026 for further action; audits and final fiscal-year numbers will be completed with auditors in the spring. The transcript records voice votes and approvals but in several cases the precise tallies or roll-call confirmations are not shown in the provided excerpt.