Chouteau buys new tanker

Sommer Woodward

Chouteau trustees viewed the newest addition to the fire department’s fleet after the board meeting Monday.

Fire Chief Ted Key said the 2009 Pierce 3,000 gallon tanker truck was picked up Monday before the meeting.

The $219,000 truck will be paid for through county fire tax money since the department recently paid off their rescue truck, which was being financed with county fire tax money.

The town received a $25,000 Rural Economic Action Plan grant, which the fire department used as a down payment on the new tanker. The tanker will replace a 1972 model 1,200 gallon tanker.

In other business:

• The board approved the new list of officers for the fire department. Keith Brandon was named Assistant Chief and Jeremy Armstrong as Lieutenant. Other officers are Greg Ward, Captain, Tommy Duncan, Captain and Russell Sullivan, Lieutenant.

• The board approved

having J.D. Fire Apparatus repair the brakes on the operations truck for a cost not to exceed $1,500. The parts for the brakes will be purchased from ATC Freightliner for a cost not to exceed $600.

• The board approved having Raw Enterprises repair, perform maintenance and certify the hydraulic rescue tools for a cost not to exceed $2,000.

• Two firefighters will be allowed to fill in the July 4 holiday weekend at $10 per hour for eight hours.

• The board approved an ordinance amending the town code allowing residents to foster up to three dogs at a time in addition to their own dogs.

• The board approved a maintenance agreement for city streets with the county. The town supplies the material and the county provides the equipment and labor.

• A lease agreement between the town and County Commission District 2 was approved. District 2 is seeking to lease land for their future county barn. The lease agreement is a 99-year lease at $1 per year.

• The emergency management contract with Mayes County Emergency Management was approved for a yearly cost of $4,000.

• The fire department took 49 calls in May, including 23 first responder and two public assist calls. The 24 fire runs were for two structure fires, six water rescues, three lightning strike investigations, seven motor vehicle accidents, one fire alarm, one car fire, one gas leak, one grass fire, one power line down and one arcing power line.

• The board approved vacating the contract with Green Country Refuse since the contract was going to be addressed during the Public Works Authority meeting.

• The police department issued 394 citations, wrote 67 warnings and gave 32 verbal warnings in May. Officers made 493 total contacts and took 168 police calls. Officers made eight drug arrests and jailed 38 people. Reserve officers worked 47 hours. The department took 10 animal calls, picking up six and adopting three. Officers worked three vehicle crashes.

• Arrests were made in May for three driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), one actual physical control of a motor vehicle while impaired, four possession of controlled dangerous substance (CDS), two emergency detention orders, four possession of marijuana, one felony warrant and three juvenile curfew. Cases worked in May include three burglaries, one assault with a dangerous weapon, one assault and battery, one sexual assault, one juvenile runaway and one domestic violence.

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