PRYOR — The City of Pryor is re-addressing three ordinances that were brought before Pryor City Council last month.

Council heard the first reading Tuesday on ordinances concerning tobacco use on city property, truancy of minors and methamphetamine activity.

The proposed ordinance on tobacco will declare all city property tobacco free. Use of tobacco on city property shall be prohibited if the ordinance is passed. Additionally, no person will be allowed to use tobacco in any city vehicle.

The tobacco ordinance was voted down last month, as well as the ordinance on truancy.

The truancy ordinance would make it illegal for minors to miss more than 10 days of school unexcused, or four or more days within four weeks without a valid excuse.

The ordinance has been revised to include the forming of a truancy committee.

Punishment for the first offense would be a fine of $25 to $50 for the parent or guardian. For the second offense, the child in violation will be remanded to the district attorney for the filing of a Child in Need of Supervision Petition. The parent or guardian will face a fine up to $500 and/or imprisonment up to 10 days.

The ordinance on methamphetamine activity will require a property owner to report any known methamphetamine activity to law enforcement. It also requires a landlord to advise a prospective tenant if it is known that meth manufacturing happened on the premises. No disclosure shall be required if the premises have been assessed and the level of contamination does not exceed one-tenth of one microgram per

100 square centimeters of surface materials.

The ordinances will be read a second time in an upcoming meeting before council votes on them.

Council approved the purchase of a treadmill, rower and stepper for Pryor Creek Recreation Center.

PCRC Director Mary Honea said the rec center gets a lot of use out of all the treadmills. She said the treadmills and stepper are the most popular of all machines. “People wait in line to use them,” Honea said.

One treadmill is down because the motor has gone out, said Honea. There are six working treadmills, with the seventh sitting idle. Because motors can cost up to $9,000, Honea said it is less expensive to buy a new treadmill.

Honea said Matrix offered a trade-in value of $150 to $200. Council approved the purchase of the treadmill from Matrix for $4,409.41.

The rower has been requested by many PCRC members, Honea said. The machine is designed to work out most of the body at once. The purchase of the rower was approved for $1,092.94 from Matrix. Matrix offers a three-year warranty.

Honea said the rec center has one stepper that still works, but it is in high demand. The stepper will be purchased from Matrix for $2,409.41.

The water chemistry controller for the rec center has gone out. The controller is necessary to keep the pool heated to the right temperature.

“It’s a major necessity,” said Honea. “This affects the entire use of the pool.”

Honea said the controller handles the temperature and the chlorine monitoring system. Honea presented two quotes for a BECSys5 water chemistry controller: $5,200 from Texas Aquatic Supply and $6555 from Advanced Water Chemistry Control. Council approved the low quote from Texas Aquatic Supply.

The hot water tank has also gone out at the rec center. Mayor Tramel said a diaphragm was used in an attempt to fix the tank, but it did not work. A new tank must be purchased.

The old tank is five years old. Council approved the purchase of a commercial hot water tank from S&J Plumbing for $7,285. Honea said the tank comes with a three-year warranty, with one-year warranty on the labor.

The city is seeking applications to fill the vacant position of office manager at PCRC.

The mayor said there is an issue of people not working together at Rockin G Animal Shelter.

“We have to get along,” said Tramel. “We need volunteers to make it work but everybody needs to know their place.”

“Too many chiefs make poor Indians,” commented Councilman Roy Ray.

Councilman Tony Smith suggested that Pryor Animal League representatives sit down with Chief Dennis Nichols and the budget committee to work out the problems.

Tramel said the ultimate boss of the animal shelter is Chief Nichols – but everyone should be following the standard operating procedures.