Mayor’s Message

2021 Cost of Living Adjustment

In order to keep pace with inflation and the cost of doing business, In October of 2013 the Jones Public Works Authority Board of Trustees voted to institute an automatic utility rate increase equal to the Federal Governments Cost of Living Adjustment or COLA. In the...

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Air & Surface Pro Town of Jones Discount

The Air & Surface Pro combines multiple complementary technologies, including HEPA, activated carbon, and ActivePure® Technology. Patented ActivePure is an advanced surface and air purification technology. It has been proven to reduce over 99.9% of many common...

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Police Chief Status

When you get elected to public office, you do so knowing that eventually you will be called on to make difficult decisions. Last night’s Special Board of Trustees meeting was just that, DIFFICULT. Last night the Jones Board of Trustees voted to terminate Police Chief...

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Mayor’s Note #shoplocal

I was invited to sit in on a Virtual meeting with Congresswoman Kendra Horn and the "Problem Solvers Caucus" of the United States House of Representatives. They were discussing the very real revenue issues facing rural towns in America as a result of the COVID-19...

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Mayor’s Message April 2020

Earlier today, Gov. Kevin Stitt, announced a 3 phase approach to opening our State and economy back up! Although we, the Jones Board of Trustees, have not mandated ANY restrictions, we have encouraged all Jones businesses to follow the Governor's Exec. Orders on a...

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Mayor’s Message March 2020

WOW! The COVID-19 Pandemic could be the worst scare in America since the Cold War! I say that somewhat tongue in cheek. There have been viral scares in the past, Ebola, Zika, Avain, SARS, etc, but I cannot remember any of those causing as much hysteria as COVID-19! I...

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Mayor’s Message August 2019

In the wake of the Elementary School’s vandalism, there has been a lot of talk about “crime in Jones.” There has been criticism of our Police Dept. Calls for the Mayor/Council to do something. People talking about “vigilante justice,” wanting to patrol the streets and...

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Mayor’s Message May 2019

Internet services seems to be a hot and controversial topic in the Big J these days. Or, should I say, lack of quality internet? Because TDS was/is our phone provider, when the world wide web was introduced, they were naturally our primary and only Internet service...

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Mayor’s Message April 2019

Why is “Sales Tax” important to Jones? Because it is the primary source of revenue for the General Fund. Oklahoma is the only state in the Union where municipalities receive absolutely NO property / Ad Valorem taxes. In Oklahoma County, these taxes go to the county,...

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Mayor’s Message March 2019

99.99% of the time, being Mayor of Jones is an awesome experience. The other .01% is the amount of time I spend reviewing the “Talk Around Jones” Facebook page! “Talk Around Jones” is NOT affiliated with the Town, at all. No one, with any official capacity, from the...

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Mayor’s Message February 2019

2019 brings an election to Jones. There are 3 Trustee seats up for election and City Clerk. Currently, the 3 seats are held by Mayor Ray Poland, Vice Mayor Michael Calvert, and Trustee Tyler McElhaney. The Clerk is Tammy Wallace. All seats are “at large” meaning there...

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Mayor’s Message January 2019

As we enter a new year, I take time to reflect on the past year. 2018 brought many challenges for the Jones Board of Trustees.  We had a Police Chief quit and had to hire another, our choice was not without a little controversy, however, we believe we made the best...

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Mayor’s Message December 2018

“Statutory Town Board of Trustees” There seems to be some confusion as to the type of government Jones City operates under. The many forms of municipal government in Oklahoma are: Statutory Town, Statutory Aldermanic, Statutory Council/Manager, Statutory Strong Mayor,...

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Mayor’s Message 11/6/2018

As we enter today with the excitement of elections, I ask that you exercise your right to vote. BUT, I also ask that you KNOW what you are voting on! Please see through the attack ads, false claims and do your research! If you have not researched the state questions...

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