PRYOR — Pryor City Hall may cost more than the town bargained for. Voters passed a bond which was to include the construction, with furnishings, at approximately $2.5 million.

The city council denied a motion at the Tuesday meeting to approve a guaranteed maximum price amendment for the project in the amount of $3,191,556. This amendment would add $691,556 to the price.

Pryor City Councilman Drew Stott questioned the price increase, saying originally the public was told the whole project would cost about $2.5 million, including furnishings. The new maximum price does include any furnishings and exceeds the amount allowed in the bond issue.

Chris Ball of CMS Willowbrook said there were some costs built into the maximum price that might be cut. He said the generator price was included in the costs, but the Municipal Utility Board would be covering that cost and emergency management will pay for the safe room.

The motion was denied with four no votes and three yes votes. The item has a chance to be back on the agenda at the next council meeting either written in the same way, or with changes.

Mayor Jimmy Tramel was not at the meeting to answer council members’ questions.

In other business, the council:

• Approved the minutes of the Aug. 21 council meeting.

• Approved payroll purchase orders through Sept. 14.

• Approved claims for purchase orders through Sept. 4.

• Acknowledged receipt of any deficient purchase orders.

• Approved the Community Hall deposit and fee waiver for the Annual Fire Fighter Pancake Breakfast to be held Nov. 3.

• Approved the Community Hall deposit and fee waiver for Central State Community Services of Oklahoma to host a social fish fry and dance for the people supported and the employees on Oct. 13.

• Approved the expenditure of $4,000 to Graber and Associates for reimbursement to JR Donelson Inc. for finalized site plan, grading plan, drainage plan and detention and engineering report for the City Hall Project.

• Approved the expenditure of $3,500 to Mehlburger Brawley for engineering costs for the 2012 Street Rehabilitation Bond Project for Ward 1 and 2.

• Approved the expenditure of $51,588.26 to CMS Willowbrook, Inc. for construction oversight of the Bond Reroofing Project at the Pryor Creek Recreation Center. Council members made clear these are normal fees being paid to CMS Willowbrook.

• Accepted the resignation of Justin Baldwin from the Street Department effective Sept. 3.

• Accepted the resignation of Charlie Taylor from the Street Department effective Sept. 18.

• Approved seeking applications to fill three vacant positions at the Street Department.

• Approved a Memo-randum of Agreement and Under-standing Regarding Mayes County 911 Upgrade and Improvements to Hardware and Software Systems.

• Approved the appointment of James Edward Matthews as a reserve police officer effective Sept. 5.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Pryor City Council is

6 p.m. Sept. 18 at Pryor City Hall.