The Chandler City Council approved a dispatch fee agreement with the Lincoln County E911 Authority, opened a time capsule and held public hearings on dilapidated properties at its regular meeting on July 14.
The Council approved the fee, with City Manager Jason Orr, who sits on the trust authority board, saying the fees for Chandler stayed the same. Chandler, Prague and Stroud all currently pay $25,000 a year to the trust.
Mayor Kent McVey opened a time capsule from 1976, which was put in place to celebrate the Bicentennial. Amemberofthe 1976 Bicentennial Committee, Anna Lou Cochran, was present to assist. The capsule contained patches from the Chandler police and fire department, as well as a copy of The Lincoln County News and cassette tapes of addresses, among many other documents and items.
The contents were handed over to the Lincoln County museum to dry out and for safekeeping.
A practical joke was also played on Mayor McVey -- he was led to believe that the capsule had a document announcing an ordinance that allowed pay for the City Council and mayor, though it didn’t pass. It was actually created by Orr.
The Council found two properties on E 7th Street and S Steele to be dilapidated. They will give the owners 31 business days to tear down the structures on their own, or the city will do so and place a lien on the properties. Both contained abandoned residential homes that were beyond repair, according to Code Enforcement Officer Scott Wintz, as well as being heavily overgrown.
The Council approved Courtney Laxton as City TreasurerandaddedLaxton as a signatory on city bank accounts.
They rezoned Lots 20 to 35 in th Timber Ridge III addition from unzoned to residential estate. McVey said this was simply making a correction. They approved a lot split on a residential property on Tilghman Drive, which would allow the sale of the property to be completed.
The Council tabled a memorandum of understanding on cross-deputization with the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma over questions on liability. Namely, if the Iowa Tribe’s insurance would cover Chandler police officers in the event that something happens while they are acting on behalf of the Tribe. They also tabled a resolution amending the City’s Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-27.