Now on the 28th day of January 2026, the County Commissioners in and for Washita County met in a special session with Chairman Chandler calling the meeting to order. Chairman Chandler asked Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, for roll call. Roll call was answered by Gossen, absent; Gray, present; Chandler, present. Matt Misak, First Deputy Commissioner, was present in the absence of Commissioner Gossen.
Prayer was led by Commissioner Gray.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the previous regular meeting. Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to approve the minutes as presented. Misak, 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. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Pursuant to 19 O.S. 444, the Board of County Commissioners shall publish the gross salary of every employee paid in the preceding calendar year. The publication shall reflect the gross salary of every employee reported to the Internal Revenue Service on the W-2 form of the employee. Employees who are employed part time or who worked less than twelve months of the year are designated with an asterisk. The publication for 2025 for Washita County is as follows: *Adkins, Jill Elaine: $22,356.09, *Ammerman, Brandon Thomas: $ 1,776.50, *Bell, Cheryl: $ 1,450.00, *Bookout, Mark L.: $ 29,145.50, *Brown, Raymond D.: $27,664.49, *Brown, Talena S.: $850.00, *Burrow, Jonathan M.: $ 1,320.00, *Cannon Jr, Roy Gene: $48,321.34, *Chatham, Derek Ray: $ 27,185.22, *Cook, Mary: $ 1,050.00, *Coughlan, Gage Allen: $ 8,295.00, *Curtis, Michelle: $600.00, *Davis, Carrie: $ 2,450.00, *Denney, Justin Scott: $ 1,800.00, *Denney, Makayla J.: $ 3,817.80, *Dominguez, Eric Lee: $120.00, *Dyck, Johan Fehr: $ 21,691.45, *Eakins, Christian Lighten: $ 7,955.38, *Espinosa, Esperansa: $ 600.00, *Evans, Shay Marie: $ 7,933.40, *Felder, Rikki Dayle: $ 21,882.67, *Fisher, Jeffrey Jason:$1,920.00, *Flannery, Bruce Michael: $960.00, *Fleissner-Gildow, Jeanette Patricia: $ 12,335.49, *Folks, David R.: $2,642.75, *Foreman, Michael Dale: $ 12,735.00, *Fox, Dylan Layne: $ 15,766.38, *Frizzell, Tammy K.: $ 675.00, *Galloway, Tim O.: $ 14,885.23, *Gorley, Ashley Renee: $ 8,651.76, *Gray, Karen C.: $ 2,025.00, *Gunter, Lonnie M.: $ 14,636.00, *Hall, Seaerra Shaylynn: $ 3,213.75, *Harbuck, Mitchell Lee: $ 27,600.00, *Hardison, Shawna Marie: $ 16,125.89, *Haro, Marlyn Rose: $ 25,834.96, *Haro, Victor Joshua: $ 2,133.75, *Holsted, Regina: $ 600.00, *Horne, Brandon Shane: $ 18,228.24, *Horn, Jettie R.: $ 350.00, *Hunter, Mitchell Ross: $ 982.13, *Jackson, Alyssa Jade: $ 457.50, *Jarnagin, Noah James: $ 6,450.00, *King, Mandi Beth: $5,102.69, *LeFevre, Cheryl Ann: $ 2,700.60,*Lewis, Jeffrey Scott: $1,200.00, *Lewis, Braden Scott: $ 960.00, *Lumpkin, Vernon Lee: $13,800.00, *Mahin, Jay Alexander: $ 4,653.09, *Major, Phillip: $ 541.42, *Martin-Padilla, Justin Scott: $ 5,085.00, *Matuszewski, Kaden James: $ 11,325.00, *Maxey, Jason Randall: $1,080.00, *McRee, Dennis: $ 350.00, *Miller, Blane Thomas: $2,160.00, *Moles, Charles Walter: $ 11,456.91, *Nevarez Supulveda, Jovany Israel: $2,512.38, *Noe, Austin W McCay: $ 18,843.24, *Nunley, Carla R.: $ 13,509.41, *Osmond, David Brian: $ 16,573.06, *Payne, Chloe Leigh: $ 9,986.00, *Payne, Erick M.: $ 967.50, *Price, Sean Patrick: $ 1,043.24, *Pugh, Cayden Odell: $ 9,428.40, *Quickle, Dakota Garrett: $ 541.42, *Raines, Tiffany Diane: $ 8,683.20, *Ray, Daren Troy: $ 6,102.02, *Reimer, Carl James: $ 28,556.50, *Savage, Pauline A.: $7,625.28, *Schaaf, Brian Lee: $ 18,073.04, *Siesser, Charles Cody: $ 680.00,*Silva, Johan Ramon: $ 34,698.84, *Smith, Joe Murry: $ 2,927.14, *Stewart, Teresa Lynn: $4,443.75, *Stinebring, Dale Keith: $ 13,125.00, *Sweeten, Gerald R.: $ 19,099.00, *Tavis, Daniel Joseph Bull: $ 15,762.02,*Tavis, Mary E.: $2,186.00, *Ward, Zachary Tillman: $ 3,521.25, *Winters, Crystal Ann: $ 3,474.00, *Wise, Charlene Loree:$5,530.00, *Wyatt, Michael James: $ 10,512.92, *Yates, Audrianna Nichole: $21,546.51, *Yates, Douglas Odell: $ 2,514.24, Bacon, Jake Ray: $ 41,400.00, Ball, Larry Brent: $54,046.32, Barnette, Jennifer Jo: $31,802.18, Batt, Kimberly K.: $44,922.00, Bookout, Rusty D.: $ 66,477.54, Britton, Terry Joe: $ 40,325.00, Brown, Cherrie Lynn: $ 46,141.00, Brunner, Richard Brian: $38,768.78, Burnett, Gerald E.: $48,397.16, Byrd, Waylon Joe: $ 26,339.00, Capron, Debbie R.: $ 42,000.62, Chandler, Greg S.: $ 68,602.74, Chavez, Paula A F: $36,240.00, Denney, Linda Michelle: $36,419.08, Dowell, Kristen Michele: $64,237.88, Dowell, Marcus L.: $43,200.00, Estep, Tamera L.: $ 40,545.84, Fisher, Scott A.: $ 44,430.88, Fletcher, Nita Sue: $ 42,175.16, Gillihan, George L.: $ 42,588.48, Gossen, Bart L.: $57,984.42, Gray, David Wayne: $ 68,093.04, Harbuck, David L.: $ 53,223.29, Hogue, Keegan Wisper: $ 36,240.00, Holman, Misty Charlene: $ 40,055.41, Humphrey, Ryan L.: $ 39,407.86, Hymer, Ashton K.: $ 28,450.00, Jones, Richard Luther: $ 45,572.20, Kelley, Devery G.: $ 42,900.00, Klein, Carolyn Jane: $36,490.00, King, Merle A.: $ 44,146.36, Knapke, Caleb Adam: $ 32,697.62, Lankford, Kristan Charlene: $ 34,230.00, Leon, Joseph: $ 38,475.40, Mahurin, Steven Wayne: $ 49,448.40, McLemore, James Thomas: $ 38,800.94, Michael, Skylar Bre’Ann: $ 31,705.54, Millar, Jama Sue Dallas: $ 35,323.18, Misak, Matthew Dace: $ 46,602.14, Munoz, Trini: $ 43,699.20, Musick, Jimmie: $ 2,046.00, Newberry, Duell Jordan: $ 43,960.42, Nickel, Timothy J.: $ 32,764.24, Nightengale, Sherry Ann: $ 55,777.20, Noe, Ana Grace: $ 40,090.00, Perkins, Frank A.: $37,410.76, Perkins, Meredith Clair: $ 40,806.94, Piper, Ashley Nicole: $ 36,240.00, Poe, Shaun Allen: $ 38,608.11, Proffitt, Lisa Ann: $ 42,823.90, Proffitt, Monty: $42,250.00, Riggs, James Lynn K.: $ 41,181.43, Ringo, Jeffery: $ 49,129.02, Rivera, Joe: $ 31,743.63, Rozell, Kevin Mark: $ 67,579.04, Shelton, III, James Edward: $39,282.88, Shields, Robert C.: $ 36,489.12, Silva, Ramon H.: $ 42,231.38, Simmons, Jon Jacob: $ 41,485.96, Smith, Richard Eugene: $ 1,700.00, Stanley, Brad Alan: $ 38,063.61, Stewart, Bobby Russell: $ 45,103.08, Strobel, Adam Craig: $42,025.00, Taylor, Derek Milne: $ 39,222.02, Taylor, Makalee Michelle: $35,836.28, Trent Jr, Kenneth Carol: $ 43,700.00, Vermillion, Lynda Sue: $64,359.84, Waldrop, Robert M.: $ 42,900.00, Weems, Bailee R.: $ 48,792.81, Weichel, Jerry Keith: $ 2,116.50, White, Lucinda M.: $ 37,891.00, No action was taken.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Misak to sign the Court Clerk Records Management and Preservation monthly report for December. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, reported that the annual OK300 Injury & Illness report for 2025 had been completed and that no reportable injuries had occurred. No action was taken.
Motion made by Chander seconded by Misak to approve a Transfer of Funds transferring $75,000.00 from the General fund to the Highway fund for the repayment of an interfund loan transfer used to fund general fund operations until tax collections were received. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Misak to approve a Transfer of Appropriations transferring $10,000.00 from personal services to overtime for the Sheriff ’s department within the Sheriff Fees fund to fund the Highway Safety Reimbursement Grant to be used solely for overtime wages of Sheriff Deputies during traffic control duties. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Misak to approve a Transfer of Appropriations transferring $7,000.00 from maintenance & operations to capital outlay for the Sheriff ’s department within the Sheriff Fees fund. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Misak seconded by Gray to sign the contract between the Office of the Attorney General and Washita County for the funding of the 2026 Safe Oklahoma Grant in the amount of $20,000.00 received by the Sheriff ’s department. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gray to table, until the District Attorney is available to provide more information, a Trust indenture of the Southwest Oklahoma Drug Addiction Trust created and established for the use and benefit of sixteen counties, including Washita County, to collaborate resources in an effort to prevent the opioid crisis, substance use disorders, and mental health conditions in Southwest Oklahoma. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Misak to table the resolution approving and accepting beneficial interest in the Southwest Oklahoma Drug Addiction Trust. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gray seconded by Chandler to not issue a burn ban for Washita County at this time. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Misak seconded by Gray to approve the following claims for payment: 2025-2026:General 761, Purchase Power, 3039.75, Postage 762, Davison Fuels Company Inc, 70.37, Fuel 763, Amazon Capital Services, Inc, 412.11, Supplies 764, OSU CTP, 80.00, Registration Fees 765, Verizon Wireless, 40.01, Internet Service; Highway 928, Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, 6299.99, Supplies 929, Dolese Bros. Co., 2698.70, Rock 930, Chandler, Greg S., 297.25, Travel 931, Rother Brothers Inc, 44.00, Supplies 932, Dub Ross Co., 15594.15, Supplies 933, Service Oklahoma, 44.50, Tag 934, Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, 6299.99, Supplies 935, The Pickup Toy Box, 406.00, Supplies 936, Gossen, Bart L., 197.78, Travel 937, T & W Tire, 1173.55, Tires 938, Miller Bros. Propane, 744.25, Propane 939, Custer County, 80000.00, Equipment 940, Custer County, 70000.00, Equipment; ML Fee 32, Dowell, Kristen Michele, 370.13, Travel; SH Svc Fee 293, Gatlins Garage LLC, 982.53, Maintenance 294, Sparklight, 182.39, Service 295, Davison Fuels Company Inc, 62.14, Fuel; Rural Fire-ST 40, SketchShe Branding LLC, 1416.00, Supplies; SR Cit-ST 62, Ben E. Keith Co., 138.64, Supplies 63, Cordell TV & Appliance, 137.00, Equipment 64, U.S. Foods, 1547.52, Food; SH Funding Assistance Grant 53, Gatlins Garage LLC, 111.57, Maintenance Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes. Motion made by Gray seconded by Misak to adjourn. Misak, yes; Gray, yes; Chandler, yes.
GREG CHANDLER, CHAIRMAN BART GOSSEN, VICE-CHAIRMAN DAVID GRAY, MEMBER KRISTEN DOWELL, COUNTY CLERK Notice posted 01/23/26