Broken Arrow Economic Development Authority Meeting - November 17, 2025
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Broken Arrow Economic Development Authority Meeting - November 17, 2025
The Broken Arrow Economic Development Authority (BAEDA) met on Monday, November 17, 2025, following the City Council and Broken Arrow Municipal Authority meetings. The meeting was brief, with a consent agenda approval, recognition of employee milestones, and a mention of a future hall of fame proposal for city employees.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: The BAEDA meeting minutes from November 4, 2025, were approved.
- Acknowledgement of Monthly Report: The September 2025 Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation’s Monthly Report was submitted and acknowledged.
- Ratification of Claims List: The Claims List Check Register dated November 10, 2025, was ratified.
Discussion Items
- Employee Milestones and Recognition: Trustee Justin Green publicly recognized Amber Miller for her five-year work anniversary, noting her attendance at the tree lighting ceremony. Mayor Debra Wimpee added that she had signed employee anniversary certificates, including for employees with 45 and 50 years of service. She also mentioned a draft proposal, developed with Norm and Kenny and HR, to create a City Employee or City Official Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding service. This proposal is expected to be presented to the council in the next year.
Key Outcomes
- The consent agenda was approved unanimously via roll call (Trustees present: Green, Pickel, Ford, Parks, Wimpee).
- No items were removed from the consent agenda.
- No public hearings, appeals, presentations, awards, general authority business, or executive session were conducted.
- The meeting adjourned after brief remarks.
Meeting Transcript
authority to order roll call green here pickle here forward here parks here wimpy here are there any items to be removed from the consent agenda we don't have any I'll make a motion then uh we uh approve the consent agenda second gotta have fun roll call there are no public hearings appeals presentations recognitions or awards no general authority business remarks by governing body members I have one madam chair um today is the five year work anniversary of Amber Miller and I saw Amber and her significant other and their very big dog at the tree lighting ceremony last Thursday and I'm so glad that we've had Amber for five years I'm so glad she came back yes and so I just wanted to publicly recognize how much we enjoy working with you Amber I know that the TED team the council appreciates all you do and and certainly hope that you'll continue to stay with the EDC and do great things. Yeah thank you so it's all I was very shocked at how many I was signing the the employee employee anniversary certificates and then far farhad was here earlier but he 45 years and oh wow Bill Cade 50 years with the city of Burkenaro that's amazing. Well I would tell you is that it's been recommended and I'm looking at it is to create a city employee or uh city official hall of fame for something that we can recognize those for their outstanding service and so I have a draft of it that uh actually Norm and Kenny worked on with uh with HR and so that's something I'm gonna be presenting to the council next year to recognize those that have given because it is significant when you're signing those to see you start in five years all the way up to to 50 yeah you stop and you look the names and the faces and it's just it's it's always my favorite time of the year when it comes to recognize employees yep so we have no executive session motion to adjourn second roll call yeah click it I gotta click oh I never get to do that yeah thank you guys have a safe trip thank you see you all when you get there planning commission one or two
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