List of Prosecution Witnesses Filed for Trial

A list of witnesses and summaries of expected testimony has been filed in District Court in the case of the State of Oklahoma vs Bill Galletly, Grove City Manager. His jury trial begins Monday at 9:30 a.m. in the Delaware County Courthouse on two counts of bid splitting to avoid the required letting of bids, a misdemeanor.
According to the Burks Notice filed March 3 by Assistant District Attorney Ben Loring, the State intends to introduce testimony and evidence that while the defendant was city manager in Clinton, Ok. a significantly similar controversy arose relating to the Oklahoma Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974, which the notice says "resulted, in part, with his termination as the City Manager on April 23, 2002."
Burks Notice provides for the introduction of evidence of "other crimes or bad acts" that may be introduced at trial. (Burks v State, 594 P.2d 771 (1979).
Among the prosecution witnesses to be called is Vicki Ratke, deputy city clerk and personnel director of the City of Clinton, who is expected to testify regarding city council minutes and explain Galletly's "termination as Clinton City Manager."
Other witnesses on the Discovery Response filed by Loring are Lisa Allred, Grove City Treasurer; Kenneth Birkes, Grove; Gary Bishop and Larry Parham, Grove city councilors; Jack Bower, Grove Utility Superintendent; Bonnie Buzzard, Grove City Clerk; Bob Carmical, Grove Building and Grounds Supervisor; Tish Carroll from the D.A.'s office; Pete Churchwell, GMSA Board Chairman; Craig Criger, GMSA board member; Bill Holt, city employee; Calvin Igney, Grove, Robert L. Jackson, Grove; Virgil Luff, Mill Creek Carpet & Tile; Randy Mathis, D.A.'s office; Debbie Mavity, Grove assistant city manager; Jim Reiling, Grove Natural Gas Supervisor; Ken Schwab, Tulsa, and Mark Wall, Grove Chief of Police, according to the Discovery Response filed.