Howe Board of Trustees to meet 11-6-2025

Howe Board of Trustees will meet in a regularly scheduled business meeting 6 p.m. Thursday.

CALL TO ORDER – Chairman

ROLL CALL – Clerk                             

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -Chairman       

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AGENDA                                                       

• DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:

1. Maintenance Department Report

2. Fire Department Report

3. Police Department Report

• BUSINESS:

4. Consider, discuss, or take action on the approval of purchase orders presented for payment and financial report.

5. Consider, discuss, or take action on the approval of minutes from previous meetings.

6. Consider, discuss, or take action on the approval of employee holidays, board of trustees’ board meetings, and court dates for 2026.

7.Consider, discuss, or take action on the approval of the Town of Howe Ordinance Number 2025-04 and Resolution Number 2025-04.

8. Consider, discuss, or take action on the monthly subscription of Adobe, for use by the city clerk and court clerk, for 12.99/ mo.

9. Consider, discuss, or take action on the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget.

10. Consider, discuss or take action on the purchase of 2, 18X12, warning signs for the trash cans at the city park and raise fine for offence to $150.00 in ordinance book.

• $25.93 per sign X two signs = 51.86 (roadtrafficsigns.com)
• “Dumping Household Trash Will Result in $150.00 Fine”. Ordinance 15, (15-4)

11. Consider, discuss, or take action on adopting Accounts Receivable Write-Off Policy 2025-03 and Resolution Number 2025-03.

12. Consider, discuss, or take action on Christmas event 2025

• December 20, 2025 7:00AM-6:00PM (time is approx.)
• Jingle Run, 5K run/walk, 7am registration, 8am race starts (entry fee, see map)

Approx $ to spend: $15.00/shirt/participant; $150.00 for supplies

• Howe-liday market, 11am-4pm with local vendors, set up on Main Street (entry fee) Approx. $ to spend: $13.00/shirt if vendor wants a shirt.
• Christmas parade, line up at 4pm, parade starts at 5pm (see map)

Approx $ to spend: $265.00 for contest prizes

• Flag Contest with 1^st-5^th Howe students

Approx. $ to spend: $60.00; 2- 2X3 flags

• Concession stand; hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, drinks.

Approx. $ to spend: $500.00 for supplies

13. Consider, discuss, or take action on request from Adams Abstract for deed for Lot 1 in Block 114 of the Town of Howe.

13. Board of Trustees vote to enter into executive session (requires majority vote of

Quorum, of the members present, to enter).

14. Enter executive session with attorney for confidential

communications, as authorized by 25 O.S. Sect. 307 (B) concerning:

1. Personnel review for employees;

-Morgan Lasota

-Codi Williams

-Shane Shackelferd

-Corey Coats

15. Reconvene in open meeting.

16. Consider, discuss, and take action on discussion had in executive session:

1. Personnel review for employees;

-Morgan Lasota

-Codi Williams

-Shane Shackelferd

-Corey Coats 

17. Consider, discuss and take action on Property Warning Notices:

• Municipal Code Warning Letters (SEE ATTACHMENT)

• NEW BUSINESS:

18. New Business / Public Comments

 (In Accordance with the Open Meetings Act Title 25 O.S. 2001 & 311.A.9, New Business is defined as any matter not known about, or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting the agenda.)  (Persons who desire to come before the Board shall be limited to a presentation of not more than two minutes).

• ADJOURN:

19. Adjourn.

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