Now on the 3rd day of November 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.
Prayer was led by Vice-Chairman Chandler. 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 Chandler seconded by Gray to approve the blanket purchase orders as filed in the County Clerk’s office. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to approve a Transfer of Appropriations transferring $1500.00 from capital outlay to travel within the General fund for the Emergency Management department. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to approve a Transfer of Appropriations transferring $10,000 from maintenance & operations to capital outlay within the Sheriff Fees fund. Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Melinda Laird, Cordell Memorial Hospital, was present to discuss the medical services being provided to the Washita County Justice Center by Cordell Memorial Hospital employees. Laird explained that there are now more inmates In the jail than when the original cost of services was bid by the hospital. Laird requested an increase in pay for the services provided. Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, reminded the Board that the services were bid and that the price is a contract price until another bid is in place, the earliest being December 1, 2025. The hospital representatives and the Sheriff will discuss the specifications of services to be provided and another bid will be sent out. No action was taken.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to approve the following purchase order claims for payment: 2024-2025: REAP 7, Tractor Supply Co, 589.87, Supplies; 2025-2026: General 467, Standley Systems, 226.07, Copier Lease 468, Gatlins Garage LLC, 175.49, Service 469, Pitney Bowes Bank Inc Purchase Power, 107.88, Supplies 470, Verizon Wireless, 40.01, Internet Service 471, AT&T, 125.20, Internet Service 472, Dowell, Kristen Michele, 328.20, Travel 473, Embassy Suites Norman, 330.00, Travel 474, Embassy Suites Norman, 330.00, Travel 475, Embassy Suites Norman, 330.00, Travel 476, Residence Inn Oklahoma City Norman, 220.00, Room/Food/Phone 477, AT&T, 220.55, Pots Lines 478, AT&T, 78.25, Internet Service; Highway 556, Consumer Textile Corp., 190.80, Mop Service 557, T & W Tire, 2953.83, Tires 558, Tuff Fire & Safety Inc., 384.30, Service 559, Associated Supply Company Inc, 3727.71, Repair Service 560, Great Plains Kubota, 283.10, Parts 561, C. L. Boyd Inc., 1077.88, Repair Service 562, D&G Trash Hauling LLC, 102.75, Trash Service 563, Chisholm Broadband LLC, 60.00, Internet Service 564, CJs Southwest Tire Inc., 439.99, Tire Repair 565, Patriot Diesel Service LLC, 219.65, Repair Service 566, Napa Auto Parts Weatherford, 700.55, Supplies 567, Trapper Tire, LLC, 300.00, Tire Repair 568, Western Equipment, 5764.79, Repair Service 569, Fleet-Pride Inc., 38.70, Supplies 570, Cordell Lumber Yard, 244.28, Supplies 571, Consumer Textile Corp., 109.54, Supplies 572, Amazon Capital Services, Inc, 88.96, Supplies 573, Gatlins Garage LLC, 525.65, Repair Service 574, Warren Power & Machinery Inc., 2377.33, Parts 575, Farmers Coop Bessie, 10305.19, Fuel & Supplies 576, Trapper Tire, LLC, 120.00, Service 577, AT&T, 88.68, Internet Service 578, Dub Ross Co., 9427.60, Supplies 579, Melton Janitor Supply, 226.92, Supplies; CBRI 8, John Cornell Construction Co Inc, 2589.02, Asphalt; SH Commissary 17, CTC Commissary, LLC, 4405.55, Inmate Commissary; SH Svc Fee 124, West OK Computers, 325.00, Equipment 125, Russell Enterprises Inc, 2440.00, Service 126, Ambassador Lock & Key LLC, 350.00, Service 127, United Supermarkets, 846.28, Supplies 128, Oklahoma Sheriffs Assn., 400.00, Registration Fees 129, Cordell Lumber Yard, 134.19, Supplies 130, Bar-S Foods Co., 907.52, Supplies 131, Ben E. Keith Co., 7555.70, Supplies 132, Farmers Coop Bessie, 3997.83, Fuel; SH Drug Buy 2, NARTEC Inc, 192.01, Supplies; Amb Svc Dist-ST 12, Bound Tree Medical LLC, 1010.40, Supplies 13, Tall Cotton Apartments LLC, 500.00, Room/ Food/Phone; Extension-ST 36, Paige Brittain, 271.88, Travel 37, United Supermarkets, 97.07, Supplies 38, Standley Systems, 468.30, Contract Services; Rural Fire-ST 16, Yow Auto Supply, 366.17, Parts; SR Cit-ST 39, AT&T, 252.67, Phone Service; SH Funding Assistance Grant 44, Trapper Tire, LLC, 65.00, Service 45, Western Oklahoma Tire & Service Inc., 295.58, Tires 46, Western Oklahoma Tire & Service Inc., 120.00, Repair Service 47, Wheeler Ford Inc, 66.50, Maintenance Gossen, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes. 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 10/31/2025