 Year the Citizens Advisory Council was Established
1991
Membership Information
Approximately 16 citizen members and five company members with average attendance of 16 to 18.
Citizens Advisory Council Information
Ponca City CAC’s monthly meetings start with updates on safety and environmental performance followed by information on refinery operations. Many meetings have an educational topic and often focus on environmental topics, such as air quality and groundwater remediation. Other topics of interest include sustainable development and the company’s other operations in Ponca City, including Technology and Transportation. The Ponca City CAC’s mission statement is to establish and maintain a dialogue between the community and ConocoPhillips in order to understand community issues and ConocoPhillips issues in an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect, using open, honest communication. With that in mind, members of the CAC conducted a survey in which they asked 10 community members about what issues, questions or suggestions they have for ConocoPhillips. The group used the results in planning the monthly meetings and other events in the community.
CAC members take their membership on the council seriously. They ask hard questions and expect honest answers. Combining this dialogue with occasional tours of the refinery to view the operations they learn about in the monthly meetings gives the members an overall understanding of refinery operations and its impact on the community.
Recent Accomplishments
- The CAC has organized and conducted annual litter pickup and recycling events for three years. Most recently, the group partnered with National Honor Society students from the Ponca City high school and company Environmental Action Committee employees to pick up 91 bags of litter on a two mile stretch of highway that serves as an entrance to the city and is close to the refinery. Additionally, the group worked with a nearby neighborhood elementary school and collected 80 bags of paper and aluminum cans which were taken to the city’s Recycling Center.
- The Council provides input to the company concerning revitalization of a Greenbelt area adjacent to the refinery.
- CAC members assisted the company in efforts to communicate a hotline number to the community for people to call if they have questions about company operations.
Refinery Manager
Ron Armstrong
CAC Facilitator
Helen Hatlelid-Hester
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held monthly.
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