The OML Podcast

OML Executive director Mike Fina talks with Aaron Farmer, president of The Retail Coach, about the impact COVID-19 has had on small businesses and what city leaders should expect in the months and years to come.  Fina and Farmer also discuss what is expected in the next round of federal relief funding and an expected surge in retail sales in 2021. “We might be talking about one of the best re...

In this episode, Mike Fina talks with Mendy Spohn, a regional director for the Oklahoma State Department of Health, about the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, which began earlier this month. Spohn talked about where city officials fall on the state’s vaccine priority list and the importance of protecting those working in water, sewer, and other municipal departments. Spohn also offered advice t...

Oklahoma Municipal League Executive Director Mike Fina talks with Nancee Morris, OML Director of Operations and Municipal Health Solutions Plan Administrator, about how OML is helping cities and towns reduce health insurance costs.

Just a few years since voters legalized medical marijuana, Oklahoma municipalities continue to adapt. OML Executive Director Mike Fina talks with Daniel McClure, OML's Deputy General Counsel, about how medical marijuana policy continues to evolve.

AJ Griffin, a former Republican member of the Oklahoma State Senate and current director of government and community affairs at Paycom, joins OML executive director Mike Fina to discuss the 2020 election and the results in Oklahoma.

On this episode of the OML Podcast Mike Fina speaks with Julie Bisbee, executive director for the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), about the variety of programs the trust manages, its resources for cities and towns, and an upcoming state question that could impact TSET's funding.

On this week's episode, Oklahoma Municipal League Executive Director Mike Fina speaks with Mark Thomas of the Oklahoma Press Association about recent changes to open meeting laws that impact cities and towns across the state.

Mike Fina, executive director of the OML, speaks with Norman Mayor Breea Clark about how her city handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike opens the episode with a review of major COVID-19 milestones over the last several months and its impact on Oklahoma cities and towns.