Now on the 6th day of November 2023, the County Commissioners in and for Washita County met in regular session with Chairman Goeringer calling the meeting to order.
Goeringer asked Kristen Dowell, County Clerk, for roll call. Roll call was answered by Gossen, present; Goeringer, present; Chandler, present.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the previous regular meeting. Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the minutes. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the blanket purchase orders as filed in the County Clerk’s Office. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign the monthly report of fees collected for the month of October for the following: Treasurer, County Clerk, Commissioners, Election Board, Assessor, Court Clerk, and Sheriff. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign the OSF Form 3 for reimbursement of the Election Board salary for the month of October from the State Election Board. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the allocation of alcoholic beverage tax for the month of October to be distributed to the following cities/towns: Bessie - $376.90, Burns Flat - $4,034.02, Canute - $1,023.00, Colony - $231.94, Cordell - $5,746.62, Corn - $1,225.94, Dill City - $869.76, Foss - $209.16, Rocky - $265.07, Sentinel - $1,580.06. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign the Cash Fund Estimate of Needs and Request for Appropriations for the month of October for following funds: Highway - $409,298.27, CBRI - $29,363.33, 911 - $5,036.66, Assessor Fees - $100.00, County Clerk Lien Fees - $1,829.11, County Clerk Records Management & Preservations - $2,520.00, Court Clerk Payroll $4,297.77, Resale Property - $1,931.92, Sheriff Commissary - $6,025.07, Sheriff Service Fees - $21,725.89, Treasurer Mortgage Fees - $145.00, Ambulance – ST - $7,604.84, Extension – ST - $11,406.96, Fair -ST - $1,901.16, Jail – ST $38,023.19, Rural Fire – ST - $12,832.83, Senior Citizens – ST - $4,277.61, Jail Debt Payment - $86,385.60, EMPG - $5,000.00, Safe Room Grant - $13,160.00, Law Library- $342.44, Drug Court Trust & Agency - $6,823.07, Court Clerk Preservation - $339.00. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
The Board discussed moving the Court Clerk’s records to the OSU Extension Office building next week. No action was taken.
Kenneth Trent, Emergency Manager, provided an update on the FEMA Safe Room grant recipients receiving their reimbursement. No action was taken.
The Board opened Bid No. 2023-05 for a sports utility vehicle (SUV) for the Sheriff ’s Department. Bids were received from the following: Chief Auto Group – Chief Pursuit Surplus - $31,500 for a 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe. Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to award the bid to Chief Auto Group-Chief Pursuit Surplus, the only bid received. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the following purchase order claims for payment: 2023-2024: General 504, City of Cordell, 10819.80, Utilities 505, Farmers Coop Bessie, 2946.83, Fuel 506, Office Depot, 266.83, Supplies 507, AT&T, 125.20, Internet Service 508, Farmers Coop Bessie, 52.28, Fuel 509, Fletcher, Nita Sue, 206.50, Travel 510, Lawson, Georgia, 88.50, Travel 511, Standley Systems, 75.48, Contract Services 512, Dowell, Kristen Michele, 295.53, Travel 513, Office Depot, 333.16, Supplies 514, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, 7.55, Travel 515, Tuff Fire & Safety Inc., 242.90, Inspection Fee 516, Farmers Coop Bessie, 159.19, Fuel 517, AT&T, 167.37, Phone Service 518, AT&T, 227.37, Pots Lines 519, Britton, Terry Joe, 128.38, Travel 520, Cordell Lumber Yard, 100.37, Supplies; Highway 498, Precision Fluid Power Inc, 2600.00, Repair Service 499, Cordell Lumber Yard, 575.96, Supplies 500, CJs Southwest Tire Inc., 675.00, Repair Service 501, H & C Services Inc., 29.20, Parts 502, Dolese Bros. Co., 23590.85, Rock 503, Napa Auto Parts Weatherford, 784.18, Parts 504, Patriot Diesel Service LLC, 98.62, Repair Service 505, Western Equipment, 1153.55, Parts 506, Direct Discount Tires, 4077.00, Tires 507, Dollar General Regions 410526, 33.50, Supplies 508, Camrock, LLC, 1917.28, Supplies 509, Overland Materials & Manufacturing Inc., 2202.48, Asphalt 510, C. L. Boyd Inc., 1815.79, Parts 511, Melton Janitor Supply, 79.99, Supplies 512, Town of Dill City, 77.00, Utilities 513, John Deere Financial - Atwoods, 99.90, Supplies 514, Weldon Parts Inc., 301.00, Parts 515, Grand Economy Maintenance, 166.32, Supplies 516, Consumer Textile Corp., 98.74, Supplies 517, Farmers Coop Bessie, 10065.37, Fuel 518, City of Cordell, 350.80, Utilities 519, Republic Services #060, 180.00, Trash Service 520, Dowell, Marcus L., 147.50, Travel 521, AT&T, 167.37, Phone Service 522, Washita Co. Rural Water, 26.00, Utilities 523, CK Energy, 344.84, Utilities; CBRI 6, Overland Materials & Manufacturing Inc., 14402.92, Asphalt; SH Commissary 19, Tiger Commissary Services, 3226.03, Inmate Commissary; SH Svc Fee 98, Ben E. Keith Co., 7987.01, Janitorial Supplies 99, United Supermarkets, 610.98, Board of Prisoners 100, Cordell Lumber Yard, 57.50, Supplies 101, Evetts Drug, 970.46, Medical Services 102, Bimbo Foods Inc, 744.56, Board of Prisoners 103, Melton Janitor Supply, 22.80, Janitorial Supplies 104, Davison Fuels Company LLC, 240.12, Fuel 105, U. S. Post Office, 132.00, Postage; Amb Svc Dist-ST 9, Bound Tree Medical LLC, 285.99, Supplies 10, Penguin Management Inc, 365.44, Service; Extension-ST 32, Ben E. Keith Co., 1389.01, Supplies 33, Standley Systems, 454.27, Contract Services 34, Quill Corporation, 140.30, Supplies 35, Kristy D. Spalding, 492.78, Travel 36, United Supermarkets, 38.98, Supplies 37, AT&T, 167.37, Phone Service 38, Paige Brittain, 390.70, Travel 39, Danielle M Bloomer, 599.13, Travel; Rural Fire-ST 26, Direct Discount Tires, 2787.48, Tires 27, Penguin Management Inc, 1644.56, Service 28, X Stream Services, 89.20, Internet Service; SR Cit-ST 24, Ben E. Keith Co., 69.19, Supplies 25, CK Energy, 113.90, Utilities 26, Washita Co. Rural Water, 52.00, Utilities; EMPG 19, Northern Tool & Equipment, 874.00, Equipment Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes. Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to adjourn. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
LEO GOERINGER, CHAIRMAN BART GOSSEN, VICE-CHAIRMAN GREG CHANDLER, MEMBER KRISTEN DOWELL, COUNTY CLERK Notice posted 11/3/2023