Police Information

Police Chief Larry Taylor and Officer William Jones protect and serve the Thomas Community. In an Emergency dial 911 to speak with one of the officers on other matters or to make a report call 580-661-4444.

 

Fire Department Information


Chief: Larry Schrock

The Thomas Fire Department consists of 18 men and women volunteers that not only fight fire but assist on car accidents and medical runs. These men and women are dedicated to helping the community. They leave their jobs and family running out the door when that tone goes off. Most of the time the people they are helping are family, neighbors and friends.

Current Volunteer Firemen:

Danielle Dawson, Nicholas Eck, Betty Jo Floyd, William Himes, Kelby Jinkens, Warren Manley, Kenny McGuire, Skylar Rigsby, Jacob Rutz, Derek Unruh, Harley Bishop, Brock Whitson, Preston Manley, Jimmy Litsch, Divan Maruis, David Rogers

New Dumpsite Information

 The City of Thomas Dump Grounds are available from 9am to 4pm, Monday thru Friday.  You must visit City Hall to procure the key to the gate.  The cost of Dumping is as follows: Truck bed $5 - Trailer Loads 16' and under $25 - $100 for any trailers or dump beds larger than 16'. You can contact the office at 580-661-2502 more any further details.

City of Thomas/TPWA Water Conservation Plan

City of Thomas/ Thomas Public Works Authority Water Conservation Plan April 2022 rs   Executive Summary To prepare for changes to supply and demand, the City of Thomas and the Thomas Public Works Authority (TPWA) strive to implement strategies that promote water supply resiliency by preparing for growth, planning for drought and wildfire, implementing water conservation, and developing a redundant supply. The City and TPWA continually assesses the availability of current and future water supplies to meet future consumptive municipal demands under a series of growth and climate scenarios. This Water Conservation Plan was developed using EPA guidelines and provides the following: ? Monetary, environmental, and community benefits associated with water conservation in Thomas. ? A list of water conservation activities focusing on both existing and new development. ? Water savings targets and conservation goals to strive for through 2031. ? An implementation plan for these activities. ? A monitoring plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the water conservation plan and activities on an annual basis. Why Conserve Water? Water conservation provides many benefits to the Thomas community and local environment. The benefits are described below. Community support. Water conservation outreach increases the Thomas community?s understanding of the connection between water conservation and sustainability, resiliency, environmental stewardship, and lower customer water bills. This also provides a foundational understanding for when the community is asked to further reduce water use on a temporary basis during drought and other water supply emergencies. Regional presence. Thomas? conservation program demonstrates that Thomas joins other Oklahoma municipalities in taking initiatives to conserve water. This can assist in meeting regulatory and political requirements for obtaining permits for local and regional water supply projects. Delayed need for new infrastructure. The decrease in demands over time can delay and/or reduce the amount of public funds needed to support new infrastructure, such as the expansion of the Wastewater Lagoon. Creek and River health. Reductions in indoor water use can improve creek and river health by decreasing wastewater discharges. rs What to Accomplish The goals listed below provide quantitative water saving targets and qualitative parameters to help provide the benefits discussed above. 1. Wastewater discharge reduction target. Achieve a 5% reduction in wastewater lagoon discharge in five years. 2. Non-revenue water savines. Maintain non-revenue losses at 15% or below 3. Educate community. Educate the community to foster awareness that being water efficient and conserving water is not only the right thing to do but essential to attain sustainability and resiliency in an arid climate. 4. Lead by example. Capitalize on the opportunity for the City and TPWA to lead by example, conserving water and demonstrating responsible stewardship of the environment. This includes improving efficiency of the water distribution systems and maximizing efficient use of water at City facilities and parks. 5. Reduce costs. Optimize operational cost saving opportunities through the reductions in non- revenue water, water use at the City and TPWA facilities, and chemicals and energy needed for water treatment and pumping. 6. Ensure a reliable water supply. Grow into the City and TPWA?s existing water portfolios in a responsible manner to ensure water security considering the uncertainties that accompany a changing and variable climate, wildfire, drought and potential future calls on our water supply. Implementation of Water Conservation Activities and Monitoring The City and TPWA plan to meet the goals discussed above by implementing the activities listed in the Table on page 4 below. Water conservation planning is most effective when it is managed as an adaptive continuous process where routine monitoring and adjustments can be made to the implementation. An annual monitoring report will be given to City Council during the first quarter of each calendar year. This report will inform any modifications to the conservation program.

Code Enforcement

Main Contact is Jennifer Billy

If you're seeking information about codes or ordinances please call her at 580-661-3685.

 

Ambulance

The oversight of the Thomas area ambulance service is provided by the TFC EMS Board which is appointed by the County Commissioners.

The Board Members consist of:

 

   Brad Perkins, Chair 

   Peggy Wiebener, Vice Chair, 

   Patty Schimmer, Treasurer

   Monica Frans, Secretary

   Taffy Rigsby, Clerk

 

The women that are on the Ambulance are part of our community. Citizens trust them and often the person they are helping is their family and friends.  The Four Women that serve on the Thomas Ambulance are: Carol McFeeters, Misty Christensen, Tana Burton and Heather Himes

 

Senior Services

Senior Citizens Coordinator is Vickie Litsch.  

Sr. Citizens ? 115 N Missouri

"Dinner Day" is on the 2nd Thursday of each month at noon time.

 

Airport Information


Thomas Municipal Airport

Identifier (1O4) One Oscar Four

Elevation 1733?

Runway 17-35 Asphalt, Length 3771? X 60? , RNAV GPS Approaches

Weather: Weatherford AWOS 118.575

CTAF: 122.9 Fort Worth Center: 128.4

 

History:

Thomas Municipal Airport was created in 1964 one mile SE of town with a land purchase funded by a FAA grant that was matched by private funds raised by the citizens of Thomas. Area farmers and pilots worked together with the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission and FAA to construct a hard surface runway now known as runway 17/35. The tradition of hard work and community involvement have made this airport one of the busiest little airports in western Oklahoma. Since the first dirt was graded the airport has had several airshows to raise matching funds for grants to improve the quality and safety of this city asset. More than 2.4 million dollars have gone to improve the infrastructure of the airport. Some the recent projects that have been completed are as follow:

 

2007- Overlay and widen runway 17/35

2009- Extend runway to 3771? and install new lighting

2010- Install Precision Approach Path Indicator Lighting to runway 17/35

2011- Develop and design Instrument approaches for runway 17/35

2013- Construct and Light Partial Parallel Taxiway

2015- Security fence 

2017- Crack Seal and Seal Coat, Remark Runway 17/35

 

Thomas Municipal Airport is operated by the  Thomas Airport Authority. 

 

Current members are:

Rodney Wilson 

Brad Perkins 

Brice Schou

Grant Kohout


 

Food Trucks and Trailers

THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY FOOD VENDOR ARE LISTED BELOW:

 

  • Current Oklahoma Tax ID from the Oklahoma Tax Commission
  • Current Oklahoma Health Department Inspection

 

Once all of these documents have been presented to the Licensing and Permits

Office of the City of Thomas, an Occupational Permit will be issued.

 

The cost of this license is $20.00 per year expiring June 30th of each year.

 

For questions please contact:

City of Thomas

City Clerk

122 West Broadway

Thomas, OK 73669

PHONE: 580-661- 3687

FAX: 580-661- 3689

thomascityclerk@gmail.com