The Southwest Ledger, a newspaper covering business and politics across Oklahoma, is hosting a workshop May 24, from 10am - 12pm in Elgin titled, “Open Meetings/Open Records.” Presenters include State Auditor Cindy Byrd and Municipal Attorney Amanda Mullins. Registration is free and open to any municipal employee or elected official in Oklahoma as well as reporters and editors. A full lunch will be provided and other presenters will be on hand. More information will be made available in the coming week. You can register by email JJ Francais at jj.francais@hilliary.com

OML partners with the OU Institute for Quality Communities to offer the Quality Communities Grant to member communities and they have recently announced that the RFP application process for 2023-2024 projects is now open. Deadline is May 15th.



Through this partnership, 36 Oklahoma communities have received $48,000 in matching funds for planning and design services from the Institute for Quality Communities. We have also participated in IQC programs like the Placemaking Conference and Quality Communities Retreats. In 2022-2023, we were able to provide IQC grants to 6 municipalities and matched $10,000 in grants for ICQ projects. More Information

Three New Official Institutes have been scheduled for 2023.

• June 29th at Rose State College in Midwest City
• July 21st at Tulsa Tech Lemly Campus
• October 26th at the Woodward Conference Center

Be sure to register soon to reserve your seat. Everyone is welcome to attend! More Information and Registration

The Oklahoma Broadband Office’s (OBO) statewide broadband listening tour will be making a stop near you in the coming weeks, and state officials are asking you to take part.



The “Let’s Get Digital: Oklahoma Broadband Tour” will pass through 16 cities and towns to gather public input for a five-year plan to connect the entire state to high-speed internet. The tour kicks off on May 8 and will continue through June 23 with meetings in all four corners and points in-between of Oklahoma. More Information