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Collinsville
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June 5, 2014 State Rep. Earl Sears |
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The Chamber Board Meets June 19th at Silver Dollar Cafe
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Collinsville Chamber of Commerce Officers: President -- Teresa Brown (American Bank of Oklahoma) President-Elect -- Scott Reeves (Quik Trip) Vice President -- Christa Lambert (Too Blonde Salon) Secretery/Treasurer -- Cynthia Reed (Cyn-Pro Graphics) |
| 2014
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors: |
| 2014-2016: Jim Dolton -- Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home Don Hutchinson -- VVEC Christine Wilson -- Hometown Insurance |
| 2012-2014: Ron Evans -- Collinsville Education Foundation / Nifty50s Jackie Stephens -- Stephens Properties James Roderick -- James Roderick & Associates |
| 2013-2015: Stacy Brown -- CastleRock Financial Advisors Sherry Campbell -- Custom Dental Kent Smalygo -- Kent's Custom Cars & Trucks |
| President-appointed
One Year Directors: Jason Ervin -- St. John Owasso Stacy Ryle -- American Bank of Oklahoma Leigh Erickson -- Dividing Bread Ministries Marilyn Hardacre -- Keller-Williams Real Estate Beth Ann Langston -- Home Town Real Estate |
| Honorary: 2013 President -- Dr. Susan Babbitt City Manager -- Pam Polk Cherokee Nation -- Cara Cowan Watts County Commissioner -- John Smaligo, Jr. Mayor -- Herb Weaver School Superintendent -- Terry Due State Representative -- Earl Sears State Senator -- Rick Brinkley |
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Oklahoma
State Representative Earl Sears
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Sample
Links For Reference:
(Just some random ones I found trying to quantify all of this -- Ted) |
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wikipedia:
$7 billion Oklahoma State Budget for upcoming year (thru June 2015)
(Note: the following are the Governors' request ... the actual legislated allocations have not been added here yet -- Ted 6/8/2014) Appropriations by Cabinet Department: $7 billion (-1.3%) $3.6 billion - Education (0%) $2.2 billion - Health and Human Services (-1%) $665 million - Public Safety (+1%) $207 million - Transportation (-1%) $107 million - Finance (-9.5%) $78.5 million - Judiciary (-2.5%) $45.1 million - Commerce (-5%) $36.5 million - Agriculture (-5%) $35.9 million - Tourism (-9.5%) $33.9 million - Veterans Affairs (-5%) $31.0 million - Legislature (-5%) $26.8 million - Energy and Environment (-4.5%) $20.0 million - Secretary of State (-1%) $17.3 million - Science and Technology (-5%) $11.2 million - Military (-5%) $2.5 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor (-5%) Numbers have been rounded |
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Oklahoma budget to see about $188 million less for 2015 -- Tulsa World -- Feb. 19, 2014 |
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State
Workers To Get Raise in 2015 Budget
-- The Oklahoman -- May 16, 2014 |
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wikipedia:
$7.1 Billion Oklahoma State Budget just completed (thru June 2014)
Actual Legislated Allocations: Appropriations by Cabinet Department: $7.1 billion (+5%) $3.6 billion - Education (+6%) $1.4 billion - Health (+8%) $762 million - Human Services (+0%) $667 million - Safety and Security (+0%) $209 million - Transportation (+1%) $135 million - Finance (+24%) $89.2 million - Judiciary (+5%) $83.0 million - Commerce and Tourism (+4%) $39.7 million - Legislature (+21%) $36.4 million - Agriculture (-3%) $35.7 million - Veterans Affairs (+0%) $19.1 million - Environment (+29%) $17.8 million - Science and Technology (+0%) $17.8 million - Energy (+47%) $11.7 million - Military (+9%) $8.5 million - Secretary of State (+1%) $2.6 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor (-4%) Numbers have been rounded |
| A Sample of Earl
Sears Topics Discussed: * 4 month legislative session was Sears' 8th * Another difficult budget * Oklahoma Economy Doing Well * Rainy Day Fund back up to $550 Million (more soon) * 500 state agencies competing for limited funds * Budget must be balanced by law * Budget down $188 Million to start * OLAP ($60 million) * Made public education a priority, added $105 million --- Education requested $197 million * Unfinished Native American Museum, did not add funds due to other needs. $90 million already spent * 5.5% across the board cut to many state agencies * Higher education & corrections flat budgets ---$18,5000 per year per prisioner cost * Pension reform (underfunded) --- 3% State match for new State Employees * Approved raise for state employees (1st in years) * 7000 DHS workers * State Income Tax Rate drops if growth triggers met * State Capitol Building repairs ... long overdue --- $120 million bond ... not enough to fix everything * 2015 was to be end of horizontal drilling incentive -- oil producer had payed 1% (instead of 7%) tax * New deal negotiated for new wells at 2% for 3 years then 7% after that (for both horizontal & vertical drilling) * Spoke to many billionaies with oil tax change pending -- some threatened to move to other state to drill if 7% here * "proud to represent Collinsville" |
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