Board of County Commissioners: The Board is considering entering an agreement with National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov) for an Intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement. The board called this another tool in their belt for purchasing power, as NPPGov provides access to already created contracts, allowing the board to purchase from approved sources at any time with available funds.
Up to 5 employees of Creek County can attend a grant writing course being offered by Grant Writing USA and held at the Tulsa Police Academy. The class is $405 per attendee. Up to 5 employees can also attend a separate grant writing class held via Zoom for $595 per class.
Emergency Services was approved to purchase 15 Cam Lock cables for generators, allowing them to essentially hook the generators up wherever needed. The board says it’ll be handy to be able to hook anything up to the generators in an emergency as needed from town water supplies to government buildings during power outages.
Board of Education: Sapulpa Public Schools received and accepted a generous donation from the Edward E. and Helen Turner Bartlett Foundation in the amount of $233,465.
The Sapulpa Schools Superintendent, Robert Armstrong, reported that the schools have only had to do Distance Learning for a total of eleven days, with eight of those days being the last school year. He states they are tracking student and staff attendance in order to make the best decisions for the school.
Masks will not be required in the public schools unless there is a state of emergency saying otherwise. Per CDC guidelines, COVID-19 isolation was reduced to five days instead of the previous ten.
Sapulpa Public Schools are now part of the Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Tax Credit, where donations to public schools and foundations are eligible for tax credits up to 50% of the total contribution amount. There are credit limits depending on the filing status for the tax year. The school says more information will be provided at a later date.
Creek County Board of Adjustment: East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative has plans for a project to bring fiber to some of the homes of Bristow. The company’s manager of engineering appeared before the Creek County Board of Adjustment and said they’re changing out the poles, but the connections to the substation are ready. Every house serviced by this particular Bristow substation would be eligible for fiber cables, regardless of the electric company provider. When the area is ready, the company will put out notices and residents not already in their service can apply for the fiber cables as well. The manager says after they’ve finished this they are looking into working in smaller towns as well.
A new event center known as “The Headquarters” was approved for a special exception from BOA to allow the facility to host weddings, reunions, and even an annual private cattle sale. The building is a renovated 1937 cattle barn, and they plan to add overnight accommodations for event attendees. The board commented the location is beautiful and gave the owners their best wishes.
A vacuum and gutter company had a variance approved on their commercial zoning so their gravel parking lot can remain gravel. Current regulations require a commercially zoned facility to have a paved parking lot with so many spots, but since this facility will be mainly storage of materials for the company, there isn’t a need for an officially paved parking lot. The board approved the variance and the gravel parking will remain as is.
