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Pursuant to Section 307B.4, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss a pending action with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality concerning a Notice of Violation issued by ODEQ to the City on February 14, 2024, in relation to the City of Lawton Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and the FY 2022 and FY 2023 financial assurance mechanism update, local government test, not having been submitted by December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and, if necessary, take appropriate action in open session.
INITIATOR: City Manager - John Ratliff, Acting City Attorney - Timothy Wilson
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: City Manager - John Ratliff, Acting City Attorney - Timothy Wilson, Interim Finance Director - Kristin Huntley
BACKGROUND: The Acting City Attorney desires to discuss with the Mayor and Council a pending action with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality concerning a Notice of Violation issued by ODEQ to the City on February 14, 2024, in relation to the City of Lawton Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and the FY 2022 and FY 2023 financial assurance mechanism update, local government test, not having been submitted by December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and, if necessary, take appropriate action in open session. The Acting City Attorney advises the City Council that the Council should determine that disclosure of confidential communications between the Council and the Acting City Attorney regarding the above referenced action will seriously impair the ability of the City to protect the City's interest, and from that determination, the Council should convene in executive session to discuss this matter.
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STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Convene in executive session to discuss a pending action with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality concerning a Notice of Violation issued by ODEQ to the City on February 14, 2024,...
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