OWASSO — Claremore City councilors reviewed a light agenda Tuesday evening following Labor Day and discussions were limited though all members of the council were in attendance.
Consent items were approved for the city, including a measure for the Claremore Police Department to purchase $460,000 in mobile technology for police vehicles.
The technology improvement project has reached an on-hand funding point, which allows the department to move forward in a proactive manner, according to Chief of Police Stan Brown.
This project will provide the most recent technology developments to the city’s police, fire and ambulance dispatch and records management.
Brown submitted documentation to the council that outlined the funding for the project.
The documents state that the “build up of funds has been accomplished through a prudent reservation of E911 revenue over the period of the last six years.”
The rapidly evolving technology requires us to actively seek out the most fitting technology for the project for current and future needs, according to Brown.
This funding source is the same that would be used by the county, if the city had decided to join the new E911 center.
Currently, the city and county split revenues generated from taxes that the state has placed on both cellular and land lines.
Claremore decided to opt out of the county’s center approximately one month ago, after leaders voiced concerns about the county’s E911 advisory board.
Last week, the Rogers County Fire Chiefs’ Association also opted out of the center for the same reason.
Rogers County commissioners are expected to review the advisory board option within the next two weeks to determine if a trust authority needs to be created for the center.
Claremore Police Department would be surrendering their E911 funds if they were to join the center in the future.
The $460,000 mobile technology project is just one example of the type of improvements the city would have to fund if they were to join the center.
The E911 fund provides an opportunity for agencies to purchase necessary equipment for those services.
CPD is in the beginning stages of this project. Officials expect that once implemented it will create better service to the citizens of Claremore, according to Brown.
In other business, the city council approved the purchase of nine sets of structural firefighting protective equipment. Claremore Fire Department will be purchasing the items from Casco Industries for approximately $12,555.
The city council also gave approval for Justus-Tiawah schools to connect to the city’s wastewater services.
The school will be connecting to the city and expanding the necessary lines at no cost to the city. The sewer line will support the schools new gymnasium and will provide the opportunity for further infrastructure expansion along Hwy. 20 east of Claremore.
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