Now on the 4th day of August 2025, the County Commissioners in and for Washita County met in regular session with Chairman Gossen calling the meeting to order.
Gossen asked Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, for roll call. Roll call was answered by Gossen, present; Gray, present; Chandler, present.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the previous regular meeting. Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to approve the minutes. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to approve the blanket purchase orders as filed in the County Clerk’s office. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to sign the OSF Form 3 for reimbursement of the Election Board secretary salary for the month of July from the State Election Board. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to approve the allocation of alcoholic beverage tax collections for the month of July to be distributed to the cities and towns within Washita County as follows: Bessie - $449.48, Burns Flat - $4,810.86, Canute - $1,220.00, Colony - $276.60, Cordell - $6,853.26, Corn - $1,462.03, Dill City - $1,037.25, Foss - $249.44, Rocky - $316.11, and Sentinel - $1,884.34. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to approve the allocation of motor vehicle tax collections for the month of July to be distributed to the cities and towns within Washita County as follows: Bessie - $29.40, Burns Flat - $307.83, Canute - $78.57, Colony - $17.51, Cordell - $440.86, Corn - $94.63, Dill City - $66.68, Foss - $16.54, Rocky - $20.41, and Sentinel - $121.30. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to sign the Cash Fund Estimate of Needs and Request for Appropriations received by the County in July for the following funds: Highway - $442,380.24, CBRI - $42,642.96, 911 Phone Fees - $6,151.53, Assessor Revolving fee - $50.00, County Clerk Lien Fee - $1,196.49, County Clerk Records Management & Preservation - $3,250.00, Court Clerk Payroll - $4,522.93, Resale Property - $12,067.34, Sheriff Commissary $10,393.06, Sheriff Service Fee - $67,337.34, Treasurer Mortgage Certification - $250.00, EMPG - $5,625.00, REAP - $14,290.00, Law Library - $383.44, Drug Court Trust & Agency - $634.63, Court Clerk Records Management & Preservation - $353.11, Ambulance ST$6,526.89, Extension ST - $5,375.09, Fair ST - $1,919.67, Jail-ST - $230,714.78, Rural Fire ST - $19,469.85, Senior Citizens ST - $4,223.28, Jail Debt Payments - $95,369.25. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to approve a Transfer of Appropriations transferring $40,000.00 from maintenance & operations to capital outlay for the Dill City Fire Department within the Rural Fire-ST fund. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to table awarding the bids for the interior construction of the addition at the Washita County Activity Center. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to table the sales tax agency agreement between Washita County and CWA Group, LLC for sales tax exemption of products purchased for the construction services at the Washita County Activity Center. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to sign Resolution No. 2025-42 for the funding of the Boggy Creek bridge project, 3.4 miles North and 2.5 miles East of Cordell. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to approve the budget figures for each department to provide to Britton, Kuykendall, & Miller for the preparation of the Estimate of Needs for Washita County for FY26. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to sign Resolution No. 2025-43 for the officer salaries for FY26 pursuant to 19 O.S. §180.62 and 180.63. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign Resolution No. 2025-44 approving the longevity plan for county employees for FY26. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to approve the following purchase order claims for payment: 2024-2025: General 1617, Purchase Power, 502.25, Postage 1618, Farmers Coop Bessie, 27.99, Fuel 1619, SPC Office Products, 6470.00, Supplies; Highway 1547, Kellpro Inc., 822.00, Service 1548, C. L. Boyd Inc., 3994.81, Parts; Rural Fire-ST 64, Kilhoffer Propane Inc, 51.64, Propane; 2025-2026: General 89, AT&T, 125.20, Internet Service 90, Farmers Coop Bessie, 210.75, Fuel 91, AT&T, 395.83, Phone Service 92, AT&T, 88.24, Internet Service 93, AT&T, 215.83, Pots Lines 94, Amazon Capital Services, Inc, 111.06, Supplies 95, Standley Systems, 226.07, Copier Lease 96, Embassy Suites By Hilton Oklahoma City Northwest, 348.00, Room/Food/Phone 97, Total Assessment Solutions Corp, 8750.00, Service Fees 98, AF3 Technical Solutions LLC, 225.00, Software 99, Farmers Coop Bessie, 86.04, Fuel; Highway 91, Cordell Lumber Yard, 254.78, Supplies 92, Kellpro Inc., 331.00, Software 93, Farmers Coop Bessie, 10852.40, Fuel & Supplies 94, T & W Tire, 1533.63, Tires 95, AT&T, 395.83, Phone Service 96, Gray, David Wayne, 315.60, Travel 97, AT&T, 98.67, Internet Service 98, Napa Auto Parts Weatherford, 850.32, Supplies 99, Wal Mart, 240.72, Supplies 100, Trapper Tire, LLC, 215.00, Tire Repair 101, Western Equipment, 494.82, Repair Service 102, Patriot Diesel Service LLC, 64.01, Repair Service 103, United Supermarkets, 29.94, Supplies 104, D&G Trash Hauling LLC, 102.75, Trash Service 105, C. L. Boyd Inc., 826.50, Repair Service 106, Chisholm Broadband LLC, 60.00, Internet Service 107, Mikes Auto & Pickup Repair Inc, 879.74, Repair Service 108, Gossen, Bart L., 297.40, Travel 109, Republic Services #060, 180.00, Trash Service 110, Stow’s Office Furniture Innovations LLC, 449.00, Supplies; ML Fee 5, Dowell, Kristen Michele, 548.20, Travel; SH Commissary 3, Amazon Capital Services, Inc, 155.16, Supplies; SH Svc Fee 20, Amazon Capital Services, Inc, 61.12, Supplies 21, Evetts Drug, 432.67, Medication 22, Cordell Lumber Yard, 216.23, Supplies; Extension-ST 5, United Supermarkets, 8.38, Supplies 6, Paige Brittain, 409.26, Travel 7, AT&T, 395.83, Phone Service 8, Standley Systems, 468.30, Contract Services 9, Kristy D. Spalding, 1250.20, Travel; SR Cit-ST 1, United Supermarkets, 911.79, Food 2, AT&T, 249.19, Phone Service 3, Town Of Rocky, 90.70, Utilities 4, Public Service Company Of Oklahoma, 748.70, Utilities 5, Jons Plumbing, 3000.00, Service; Emergency Management Performance Grant 9, Trent Jr, Kenneth Carol, 730.40, Travel Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to adjourn. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
BART GOSSEN, CHAIRMAN GREG CHANDLER, VICE-CHAIRMAN DAVID GRAY, MEMBER KRISTEN DOWELL, COUNTY CLERK Notice posted 08/01/2025