Galletly Hearing Is Oct. 6

A hearing on a motion to dismiss charges against Grove City Manager Bill Galletly is set for Thursday, Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. in Judge Robert Haney's District Court in Jay. The hearing was postponed from a Sept. 28 date due to Galletly's appearance at a city manager's conference in Minnesota on that date.
Galletly's attorney, Jack Gordon Jr. of Claremore, filed the motion in August on grounds that the state statute Galletly allegedly violated is punishable only by rendering the split contract void, and omits any referrence to criminal sanction. Galletly was charged with two counts of violating state statute 131, or splitting of contracts to avoid requirements of the Oklahoma Competitive Bidding Act of 1974.
The two projects were referred to in court documents as the "White Building Project" which involved sewer line construction to Rocket Gaming east of Grove, and the "Grove City Hall Remodel Project."