Now on the 9th day of December 2024, the County Commissioners in and for Washita County met in regular session with Chairman Goeringer calling the meeting to order.
Chairman 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 as presented. 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 report of fees collected in the month of November for the following offices: Assessor, Election Board, County Commissioners, Treasurer, Court Clerk, and County Clerk. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the allocation of alcoholic beverage tax collections for the month of November to be distributed to the cities and towns within Washita County as follows: Bessie - $394.85, Burns Flat - $4,226.18, Canute - $1,071.73, Colony - $242.98, Cordell - $6,020.36, Corn - $1,284.34, Dill City - $911.19, Foss - $219.12, Rocky - $277.69, and Sentinel - $1,655.33. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the allocation of motor vehicle tax collections for the month of November to be distributed to the cities and towns within Washita County as follows: Bessie - $121.52, Burns Flat - $1,276.98, Canute - $322.93, Colony - $73.86, Cordell $1,823.48, Corn - $391.42, Dill City - $275.94, Foss - $67.81, Rocky - $84.59, and Sentinel - $502.20. 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 received by the County in November for the following funds: Highway - $395,049.72, CBRI $39,077.69, 911 Phone Fees - $6,083.00, Assessor Fee - $100.00, County Clerk Lien Fee - $408.01, County Clerk Records Mgmt & Preservation Fees $2,840.00, Resale Property - $4,568.71, Sheriff Commissary - $7,244.89, Sheriff Service Fee - $25,156.73, Treasurer Mortgage Certification Fees - $135.00, REAP - $19,000.00, Law Library - $286.15, Drug Court Trust & Agency - $5,177.93, Court Clerk Records Management & Preservation - $347.73, Ambulance – ST - $7,004.55, Extension – ST - $10,506.82, Fair – ST - $1,751.14, Jail – ST - $35,022.75, Rural Fire – ST - $11,820.18, Senior Citizens – ST - $3,940.06, and Jail Debt Payment – ST - $65,463.13. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
The Board was notified of the cancellation of the following warrant due to it being lost or mislaid: Warrant No. Date Vendor Amount Fund 6 09/23/24 Bound Tree Medical $421.49 Ambulance -ST No action was taken. Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the holiday closing dates for 2025. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the board meeting dates for 2025. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign Resolution No. 2024-33 designating the filing period dates and election date for the annual Free Fair Board resolution. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Gossen to approve the non-disclosure agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior and Washita County for the Foss Dam Emergency Action Plan. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Kenneth Trent, Emergency Manager, provided an update on the status of the preparation of the Hazard Mitigation Plan for Washita County. No action was taken.
Motion made by Chandler seconded by Gossen to sign the Detention Transportation Claim for the month of November for reimbursement to the Washita County Justice Center. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to sign the petition to the Court for condemnation of parcel no. 21 and 21.1 of the Bessie Road Project which is owned by Thomas and Norma Morse. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, abstain, Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Goeringer seconded by Chandler to approve the resolution approving the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement #2024-12 between Circuit Engineering District #7 (CED7) and Washita County. Gossen, yes; Goeringer, yes; Chandler, yes.
Motion made by Gossen seconded by Chandler to approve the purchase order claims for payment as follows: 2023-2024: EMPG 59, L. E. Marshall Consulting, LLC, 2083.33, Hazard Mitigation Plan; 2024-2025: General 642, Bean & Ladle, 1500.00, Food 643, Farmers Coop Bessie, 295.76, Fuel 644, Cordell Lumber Yard, 83.63, Supplies 645, Communityworks, 4158.00, Juvenile Detention Service 646, Russell Enterprises Inc, 52.00, Monitoring Services 647, AT&T, 164.01, Phone Service 648, Tuff Fire & Safety Inc., 75.00, Inspection Fee 649, AT&T, 88.24, Internet Service 650, AT&T, 224.01, Pots Lines 651, National Assoc. of Counties, 450.00, Membership Dues 652, Amazon Capital Services, Inc, 36.83, Supplies 653, Earthsmart Controls, 240.00, Service 654, Professional Compliance Services LLC, 71.00, Drug Testing 655, TeleComp Holdings Inc., 97.50, Service 656, P2 Services, 130.00, Drug Testing 657, Culligan Of Clinton, 31.50, Supplies 658, Days Pest Control Inc., 270.00, Pest Control 659, AT&T, 135.19, Internet Service 660, US Fleet Tracking, 369.40, Travel 661, Farmers Coop Bessie, 2503.38, Fuel 662, City of Cordell, 12439.23, Utilities 663, P2 Services, 375.00, Drug Testing 664, Wheeler Ford Inc, 89.09, Maintenance 665, Hampton Inn & Suites, 234.00, Room/Food/Phone 666, CWA Group, 16620.00, Contract Services 667, Wheeler Ford Inc, 61.60, Maintenance 668, General Mailing Equipment, Inc, 132.50, Supplies 669, Fletcher, Nita Sue, 389.76, Travel 670, Tisdal & O Hara, 1088.74, Legal Fees 671, U. S. Post Office, 188.00, Annual Box Rental 672, Farmers Coop Bessie, 23.50, Fuel; Highway 595, Proffitt, Lisa Ann, 523.99, Travel 596, Okla. Dept. Of Transportation, 2628.65, Lease Pmts. 597, Embassy Suites Norman, 742.00, Room/Food/Phone 598, Okla. Dept. Of Agriculture Food & Forestry, 50.00, Pesticide License Renewal 599, Chandler, Greg S., 386.74, Travel 600, CED Circuit 7, 42.00, Signs 601, Harbuck, David L., 119.00, Travel 602, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc., 168701.77, Supplies 603, Essence Chemical, LLC, 549.70, Supplies 604, Fire Extinguisher Sales & Service, 339.00, Safety Supplies 605, H & R Auto Supply LLC, 26.77, Parts 606, Consumer Textile Corp., 102.90, Supplies 607, Cordell Lumber Yard, 105.74, Supplies 608, AT&T, 164.01, Phone Service 609, AT&T, 88.68, Internet Service 610, Dolese Bros. Co., 8634.63, Rock 611, Republic Services #060, 180.00, Trash Service 612, City of Cordell, 250.86, Utilities 613, Warren Power & Machinery Inc., 53.68, Parts 614, Gossen, Bart L., 285.24, Travel 615, Professional Compliance Services LLC, 405.00, Drug Testing 616, Okla. Dept. Of Agriculture Food & Forestry, 150.00, Service Fees 617, Okla. Dept. Of Agriculture Food & Forestry, 50.00, Pesticide License Renewal 618, John Deere Financial - Atwoods, 37.99, Supplies 619, Napa Auto Parts Weatherford, 183.79, Parts 620, Washita Co. Rural Water, 26.00, Utilities 621, Embassy Suites Norman, 212.00, Room/Food/Phone 622, Wal Mart, 105.33, Supplies 623, Okla. Dept. Of Transportation, 2942.86, Lease Pmts. 624, FleetPride Inc., 263.24, Repair Service 625, D&G Trash Hauling LLC, 99.75, Trash Service 626, Western Equipment, 822.08, Parts 627, Omega 1 Communications LLC, 60.00, Internet Service 628, John Cornell Construction Co Inc, 22323.00, Asphalt 629, Cherokee Trading Post, 1717.50, Safety Supplies 630, O Reilly Automotive Inc., 261.59, Parts 631, CK Energy, 303.68, Utilities 632, Rother Brothers Inc, 926.45, Supplies 633, Hampel Oil, 1009.38, Supplies 634, John Cornell Construction Co Inc, 26914.44, Asphalt 635, Town of Dill City, 87.20, Utilities 636, Proffitt, Lisa Ann, 90.45, Travel 637, American Hose & Supply - OKC, 347.64, Supplies 638, Merrifield Office Supply, 73.60, Supplies 639, Farmers Coop Bessie, 7223.71, Fuel & Supplies 640, Merrifield Office Supply, 350.00, Supplies 641, Trapper Tire, LLC, 210.00, Service 642, Overland Materials & Manufacturing Inc., 1555.17, Asphalt 643, T. H. Rogers Lumber Co., 34.99, Supplies 644, Camrock, LLC, 253.30, Supplies 645, Dollar General Regions 410526, 22.85, Supplies; CBRI 16, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc., 80714.56, Supplies 17, John Cornell Construction Co Inc, 323.40, Asphalt 18, Dolese Bros. Co., 5509.53, Rock 19, Dolese Bros. Co., 8630.52, Rock; Assr Rev Fee 5, Culligan Of Clinton, 11.70, Bottled Water; ML Fee 7, Amazon Capital Services, Inc, 378.19, Equipment; SH Svc Fee 100, Davison Fuels Company Inc, 175.30, Fuel 101, St. Joseph Special Police Department, 1028.75, Prisoner Transport 102, Evetts Drug, 996.69, Medication 103, TCM Bank, 52.81, Travel 104, Clinic Pharmacy, 26.20, Medication 105, Cordell Lumber Yard, 35.05, Supplies 106, Ben E. Keith Co., 8060.08, Janitorial Supplies 107, Melton Janitor Supply, 583.86, Janitorial Supplies 108, United Supermarkets, 671.82, Board of Prisoners 109, Bimbo Foods Inc, 645.12, Board of Prisoners 110, U. S. Post Office, 73.00, Postage; Donations 4, Mikes Meats, 250.00, Supplies; Amb Svc Dist-ST 20, Bound Tree Medical LLC, 240.92, Supplies; Extension-ST 40, AT&T, 164.01, Phone Service 41, United Supermarkets, 133.39, Supplies 42, Paige Brittain, 842.97, Travel 43, Oklahoma State University, 44.53, Internet Service 44, Kristy D. Spalding, 502.01, Travel; Fair - ST 12, Albert Brothers Distributors Inc., 129.88, Supplies; Rural Fire-ST 30, Kilhoffer Propane Inc, 145.03, Propane 31, X Stream Services, 90.54, Internet Service 32, Yow Auto Supply, 620.84, Parts; SR Cit-ST 31, Washita Co. Rural Water, 52.00, Utilities 32, AT&T, 250.06, Phone Service 33, CK Energy, 82.37, Utilities 34, Ben E. Keith Co., 29.14, Supplies; Jail Debt Payments 4, Washita County Public Facilities Authority, 51332.53, Jail Debt Payment; EMPG 27, Trent Jr, Kenneth Carol, 58.76, Supplies 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 12/06/24