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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 April 18, 2024, in relation to the City of Lawton Wastewater Treatment Facility relating to Permit Violations; Ammonia, CBOD5, and TSS Exceeded Permit Limits; Dissolved Oxygen Below Permit Limits; Discharge without a Permit 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, Public Utilities Director, Rusty Whisenhunt
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 April 18, 2024, in relation to the City of Lawton Wastewater Treatment Facility relating to Permit Violations; Ammonia, CBOD5, and TSS Exceeded Permit Limits; Dissolved Oxygen Below Permit Limits; Discharge without a Permit 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 conduct pending investigation, investigation or proceeding in the public 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 April 18, 2024, in relation t...
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