Town of Tryon Board of Trustees
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 7, 2024
6:00 P.M.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
122 NORTH 1^ST
TRYON OKLAHOMA 

MINUTES

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL SM-HERE RM-HERE RC-HERE MM-ABSENT
3. CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

• • NOTE: ROCKY, THE MAYOR, LET THE AUDIENCE KNOW THAT MOVING FORWARD THAT INDIVIDUALS WONT BE GETTING ADDED TO THE AGENDA ANYMORE BUT CAN ADDRESS THE BOARD BY SIGNING THE SIGN IN SHEET BEFORE EACH MEETING/AGENDA AND THAT EACH PERSON WILL HAVE A 2 MINUTE TIME FRAME.

1. BOBBY JOHNSON-INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND GAVE OUT A PACKET ALONG WITH HIS CARD INTRODUCING HIMSELF AND HIS BACKGROUND. HE LIVES IN CHANDLER OK, HE WAS A FIRE CHIEF FOR CHANDLER FOR 13 YEARS-NOW RETIRED, STILL ON AT CARNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAS BEEN A FIREFIGHTER A TOTAL OF 33 YEARS SO FAR. AND HE WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HES RUNNING FOR DISTRICT 2 COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

1. HEATHER EAKLE

• • SUBMITTED HER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND READ NOTES THAT SHE BROUGHT.
  • STATED SHE DIDN’T KNOW SHE WOULD BE TIMED SO SHE WONT READ THE PAPERWORK THEN CONTINUED TO READ HER STATEMENT.
  • STATED SHE HAS ISSUES WITH THE PROJECT
  • FEELS THE CITY IS FAILING TO ACT AND IS KEEPING THE CITIZENS OUIT OF THE LOOP ON CITY MATTERS.
  • STATED SHES SEEING A PATTERN AND ITS NOT GOOD AT ALLABD THE BEHAVIOR IS INDICATIVE OF A DICTATORSHIP AND THE BOARD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES.
  • CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE TO PULL THIS TOWN BACK TOGETHER.
  • STATED SHE FOUND OPUT ABOUT THE BOARD SEAT OPENING ON FACEBOOK POST AND WANTS ANOTHER WAY FOR THE TOWN TO BE NOTIFIED OF THINGS LIKE THIS.
• NOTE:  ROCKY LET HER KNOW HER 2 MINUTES WAS UP AND SHE REFUSED TO STOP. ROCKY THEN ASKED THE ATTORNEY WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND THE ATTORNEY ADDRESSED HEATHER EAKLE AND STATED THAT ROCKY IS IN CHARGE OF THE MEETING AND HE HAS LET YOU KNOW YOUR TIME IS UP AND HANDED HER THE CODE BOOK SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED, LET HER KNOW SHE OWES FOR THE CODE BOOK. HEATHER STATED WHEN SHE FIRST ASKED TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA SHE WAS TOLD SHE WOULDN’T BE TIMED. SHE TURNED HER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION INTO THE BOARD AND WENT OUTSIDE TO GET HER CHECK BOOK.

4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
   1. REGULAR MEETING HELD ON APRIL 2, 2024

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES HELD ON APRIL 2, 2024. RM-SEC RC-YES

1. SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 18, 2024

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO TABLE THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 18, 2024. RM-SEC RC-YES

1. WORK SESSION HELD ON APRIL 30, 2024

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WORK SESSION MINUTES HELD ON APRIL 2, 2024. RM-SEC RC-YES

5. APPROVAL OF MONTHLY DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS.

• • RM MADE AMOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT SM-SEC RC-YES
  • SM ASKED ABOUT THE BOOK CIRCULATION AND COMPUTER USAGE
  • RM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LIBRARY REPORT SM-SEC RC-YES
  • RM MADEA MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. SM-SEC RC-YES

6. APPROVAL OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS:
   1. MARCH 2024

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH 2024. RM-SEC RC-YES 

1. APRIL 2024

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL 2024. RM-SEC RC-YES

7. APPROVAL OF MONTHLY CLAIMS FOR
   1. MARCH 2024

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY CLAIMS FOR MARCH 2024. RM-SEC RC-YES

1. APRIL 2024

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY CLAIMS FOR APRIL 2024. RM-SEC RC-YES

8. PROPOSAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF TRYON ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 25, SECTION 307, SUB-SECTION B-1 DISCUSSING THE EMPLOYMENT, HIRING, APPOINTMENT, PROMOTIONS, DEMOTIONS, DISCIPLINING OR RESIGNATION OF ANY INDIVIDUAL, SALARIED PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. RM-SEC RC-YES

1. ANDY MEYER- RESIGNATION LETTER

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ANDY MEYERS RESIGNATION LETTER RM-SEC RC-YES

1. INTERVIEW AND OR APPOINT BOARD MEMBER

• • RC STATED THAT IT WAS DISCUSSED AND SM STATED BUT NOT VOTED ON.
  • SM NOMINATED AMANDA JOHNSON RC-YES RM-NO
  • RICHARD MEYER ALSO STATED THAT HE VOTED NO DUE TO INTERVIEWING SEAN LAST MONTH AND HE WAS SECOND AT LAST MONTHS MEETING.

1. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POSITION

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO RUN AN AD FOR THIS NON PAID POSITION AND PUT IT ON NEXT MONTHS AGENDA RM-SEC RC-YES

1. INTERVIEW AND HIRE FOR THE LIBRARIAN POSITION

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO HIRE JANILEE COLEMAN AS THE LIBRARIAN AT 11/HOUR AT 23 HOURS PER WEEKRM-SEC RC-YES

1. INTERVIEW AND OR HIRE FOR GRANT ADMINISTRATOR

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO HIRE LESLIE WILBORN AS GRANT ADMINISTRATOR MOVING FORWARD. RM-SEC RC-YES

9. RE-ENTER REGULAR MEETING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO REENTER REGULAR MEETING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. RM-SEC RC-YES

10. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. (SEE #8 NOTES)

11. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION ON FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET.

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO TABLE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING RMSEC RCYES

12. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION ON THE BUILDING PROJECT.

• • SM MADE A MOTION TO TABLE BUILDING PROJECT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING  RC-SEC RM-YES

13. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION ON SCHEDULING A WORK SESSION FOR MAY.

• • NO ACTION

14. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION ON GETTING THE TORNADO SIREN IN THE PARK FIXED.

• • SM MADEA MOTION FOR GODDARD ENTERPRISES TO LOOK AT AND REPAIR THE TORNADO SIRENS IN THE PARK. RM-SEC RC-YES

15. NEW BUSINESS

• • BRITTNEY LET THE BOARD KNOW ABOUT THE ALUMNI DONATIONS
  • SANDY MUNIER WANTED TO ADDRESS THE CHATTER ON FACEBOOK ABOUT THE TORNADO SIRENS AND TOWN ADMIN BEING INCOMPETENT.
  •  CAROLYN TAPSCOTT- HAS BILLS BEEN SENT OUT. KIM REPLIED WITH A YES
  • SEAN SAR- ASKED ABOUT MEETING SIGN IN SHEETS.

16. ADJOURNMENT
17. SM MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN
18. RM-SEC RC-YES

 

Agenda is posted at 122 N FIRST, TEXTMYGOV AND THE POST OFFICE ON 05/03/24 AT 5PM.