OMES: February GRF receipts above estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — A change in the payment date for a higher education scholarship fund has caused total General Revenue Fund receipts to appear artificially…
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Council approves third-party contract for retail business recruitment
The Guthrie City Council unanimously voted Tuesday evening to bring in a third-party business recruitment business to provide retail and restaurant recruitment/development services.
State Board forced to revise budget after $50.2 million loss in revenue for Common Education
OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of a General Revenue failure for the State of Oklahoma, the State Board of Education (SBE) revised the common…
Fiscal year collections nearly 3% below estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in January missed the official monthly estimate by 3.4 percent and were 2.8 percent below the estimate for…
OMES and OTC on the elimination of state sales tax on groceries
OKLAHOMA CITY — In recent days, there have been reports of cities and counties worried about losing revenue from the elimination of the state sales…
Bruning’s attorney: City currently owes conservatively $400-500k in termination case
Mark Bruning’s attorney on Monday morning says the City of Guthrie currently owes between $400,000 and $500,000 in back pay, increases and attorney fees.
OMES: December GRF receipts below estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in December missed the official monthly estimate by 12.3 percent and are 2.7 percent below the estimate…
Free supplies help four Guthrie teachers bring exciting new curricula to classrooms
GUTHRIE, Okla. – Four Guthrie teachers recently attended a teacher-training workshop hosted by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, and walked away with hundreds of dollars…
First FY 18 revenue estimate approved
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Board of Equalization on Wednesday approved an estimate of revenues available for the next appropriated state budget that shows a preliminary budget hole…
November GRF receipts above estimate
OKLAHOMA CITY — An unexpectedly high deposit from individual income tax collections pushed November’s General Revenue Fund (GRF) 7.3 percent above the monthly estimate, but…
City parks to receive upgrades with CIP sales tax dollars
Highland Park and Mineral Wells Park are just two of several jewels in Guthrie. Both city parks will see improvements through the Capital Improvement Projects…
Council approves purchase of ladder truck, 10 police units
Two of the biggest Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) the City of Guthrie was hopeful for with the approved city-wide sales tax increase was for the…
Commissioners seeking change to state statute for CIRB funding
The Logan County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a resolution seeking the Oklahoma legislature to support changing a state statue pertaining to distribution and use…
DPS: OHP troopers restricted due to budget shortfall
The Department of Public Safety announced today they will be implementing additional cost-saving measures to make up for a budget shortfall for FY17. Effective December…
Ladder truck, CIP projects drawing closer to approval
Guthrie voters approved a 15-year, three-quarters of a penny city sales tax increase nine months ago for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). Now, it appears a first round of…
Oklahoma Board of Corrections approves FY ’18 budget request
HELENA – Today, at the monthly Oklahoma Board of Corrections meeting, board members approved a $1.648 billion budget request and a list of legislative priorities…
City of Guthrie nets biggest year in sales tax
The City of Guthrie saw their biggest year in sales tax net payment in the past fiscal year.
Collections fall 1.8 percent below estimate for the year
OKLAHOMA CITY – General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in October missed the official estimate by 10.8 percent and fell below the estimate for the first…
GPS certified and support staffs to receive stipends
The Guthrie Board of Education approved a recommendation from the district’s superintendent of a one-time stipend for all certified and support personnel.
Corrections Board approves one-time stipend for corrections employees
LEXINGTON – Today, at the monthly corrections board meeting, the members of the board unanimously approved a one-time stipend for all employees at the Oklahoma…