Now on the 5th day of August 2024, 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.
The Board was notified of a change to the requisition and receiving officers for the OSU Extension Center. Requisition officers are Kristy Spalding and Paige Brittain. Receiving officer is Kelley Thomas. No action was taken.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler 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; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve a Transfer of Appropriations transferring $5,000.00 from capital outlay to maintenance & operations. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
The Board discussed the Estimate of Needs for FY20242025 with all of the officers. Reductions to the requests were discussed to meet the legal budget amount allowed. Options were presented by the officials. Motion made by Goeringer seconded by Chandler to approve the reduction options presented and notify the accountant of the changes for the preparation of the Estimate of Needs and Financial Statement to submit to the Excise Board. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign Resolution No. 2024-21 setting the officer salaries at $54,720, the same as the previous year. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Goeringer seconded by Chandler to approve an administrative settlement in the amount of $3,000.00 for right-of-way acquisition as part of the Bessie Road project for the Sullivan Family Trust. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the following resolutions disposing of equipment for the County Clerk’s office: •No. 2024-22: F218-60 – HP Computer, S/N 2UA824250Q, Acquired 11/19/2018 from Kellpro, Duncan, OK; junked.
•No. 2024-23: F118-55 – HP Computer, S/N 2UA5132QEJ, Acquired 09/01/2015 from Kellpro, Duncan, OK; junked.
•No. 2024-24: F118-36 – HP Laser Printer, S/N CNRXG75100, Acquired 11/27/2007 from Kellpro, Duncan, OK; junked.
•No. 2024-25: F118-54 – HPComputer, S/N 2UA5132QGL, Acquired 09/01/2015 from Kellpro, Duncan, OK; junked.
•No. 2024-26: F218-61 – HP Computer, S/N MXL92935XPF, Acquired 09/17/2019 from Kellpro, Duncan, OK; junked.
Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign Resolution No. 2024-27 establishing the Sheriff Fund Assistance Grant fund (#1574) in the Treasurer’s and County Clerk’s office as directed in the chart of accounts by the State Auditor and Inspectors office. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve offering supplemental policies provided by Washington National – Optavise to the county employees. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Kenneth Trent, Emergency Manager, spoke of some upcoming training opportunities including the floodplain conference, fema training, and a Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting along with requesting to attend the Four Corners Emergency Management Conference in Branson, Missouri. Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gossen to not attend the Four Corners Emergency Management Conference this year and to consider attending every other year, if funding is available. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
The Board, along with the other officials, discussed the Hazard Mitigation Plan options with Lauree Marshall who is working to renew the plan. No action was taken.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the following purchase order claims for payment: 2023-2024: General 1411, Farmers Coop Bessie, 33.56, Fuel; SH Svc Fee 367, City of Cordell, 8136.31, Utilities; Amb Svc Dist-ST 37, Bound Tree Medical LLC, 291.90, Supplies; Rural Fire-ST 71, Wheeler Ford Inc, 58635.00, Equipment;2024-2025: General 93, Farmers Coop Bessie, 4200.48, Fuel 94, Farmers Coop Bessie, 85.20, Fuel 95, CODA, 125.00, Registration Fees 96, Dowell, Kristen Michele, 334.88, Travel 97, Oklahoma Electrical Supply Company, 675.00, Inspect Fire System 98,AT&T, 125.20, Internet Service; Highway 76, Dollar General Regions 410526, 44.50, Supplies 77, Harbuck, David L., 88.50, Travel 78, Red River Specialties, 1647.35, Supplies 79, Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc., 5620.88, Repair Service 80, Patriot Diesel Service LLC, 3580.96, Repair Service 81, Republic Services #060, 180.00, Trash Service 82, City of Cordell, 454.43, Utilities 83, The Welding Shop, 60.00, Supplies 84, Cordell Lumber Yard, 362.27, Supplies 85, Chappell Supply And Equipment, 267.82, Repair Service 86, T & W Tire, 4605.30, Tires 87, Word Radiator Shop, 120.00, Repair Service 88, Direct Discount Tires, 3200.00, Tires 89, John Cornell Construction Co Inc, 21710.64, Asphalt 90, Consumer Textile Corp., 154.35, Supplies 91, C. L. Boyd Inc., 308.00, Parts 92, John Cornell Construction Co Inc, 15667.68, Asphalt 93, Davis Diesel & Equipment LLC, 1538.94, Repair Service 94, Farmers Coop Bessie, 8414.91, Fuel & Supplies 95, A+ Safety And First Aid, LLC, 140.50, Supplies 96, John Deere Financial - Atwoods, 287.72, Supplies 97, Trapper Tire, LLC, 380.00, Service 98, Okla. Dept. Of Transportation, 2628.65, Lease Pmts. 99, Melton Janitor Supply, 79.99, Supplies 100, Dub Ross Co., 15140.00, Supplies 101, Okla. Dept. Of Transportation, 2942.86, Lease Pmts. 102, CJs Southwest Tire Inc., 45.00, Repair Service 103, Consumer Textile Corp., 264.00, Supplies 104, Napa Auto Parts Weatherford, 323.91, Parts 105, Dolese Bros. Co., 5680.72, Rock 106, Wal Mart, 71.04, Supplies 107, Western Equipment, 2174.88, Parts 108, United Supermarkets, 35.94, Supplies 109, Weldon Parts Inc., 323.69, Parts 110, Trapper Tire, LLC, 50.00, Service 111, Western Aggregates, 4459.42, Rock 112, Red Rock Distributing Co., 17493.81, Fuel 113, Brooks Custom Welding LLC, 400.00, Repair Service 114, Gossen, Bart L., 525.00, Travel 115, Chandler, Greg S., 800.86, Travel 116, Proffitt, Lisa Ann, 902.03, Travel; CBRI 1, John Cornell Construction Co Inc, 7663.47, Asphalt; ML Fee 2, Midwest Printing Inc., 623.46, Supplies 3, Office Depot, 304.11, Supplies; SH Commissary 2, Grainger Industrial Supply, 62.04, Maintenance 3, CTC Commissary, LLC, 3576.90, Inmate Commissary; SH Svc Fee 11, Cordell Lumber Yard, 55.56, Supplies 12, United Supermarkets, 654.94, Supplies 13, Office Depot, 527.88, Supplies 14, West OK Computers, 98.00, Supplies 15, Ben E. Keith Co., 10932.07, Janitorial Supplies 16, Evetts Drug, 1245.80, Medication; Amb Svc Dist-ST 2, Bound Tree Medical LLC, 2968.08, Supplies; Extension- ST 3, Kristy D. Spalding, 705.64, Travel 4, Paige Brittain, 343.31, Travel; Rural Fire-ST 4, X Stream Services, 89.20, Internet Service 5, Kilhoffer Propane Inc, 353.95, Propane 6, Yow Auto Supply, 422.06, Parts; SR Cit-ST 2, United Supermarkets, 136.47, Food 3, Ben E. Keith Co., 108.62, Supplies; EMPG 4, Trent Jr, Kenneth Carol, 794.87, Travel 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 08/02/24