Alfalfa County approves routine warrants, transfers and several administrative items
January 26, 2026 | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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Alfalfa County commissioners handled a slate of routine financial and administrative matters in a single meeting, approving warrants, minutes, transfers of appropriations, grant reimbursements and several personnel and equipment actions.
During the session the board approved federal warrants and claims, and approved regular and special meeting minutes. The board authorized transfers of appropriations: two highway district transfers of $11,620.68 each to cover personnel services, a $9,000 transfer from Harper interest to Harper capital outlay, and a $15,000 transfer from the sheriff service fee maintenance and operations to capital outlay to support equipment purchases.
The board also approved a resolution to deposit $1,000 to open a p-card bank account to streamline purchases; staff said purchase orders would still be used and purchases would be paid immediately. Commissioners approved an OEDA reimbursement of $75,000 for WD25-5 (Pearl Harbor District number 3) for fiscal year 2025 and authorized the Freedom Fire Department to go out for bids on an escape unit and accessories funded by REIT grant WD26-2.
Personnel and administrative actions included approval or consideration of the annual sheriff's commissary financial report, removal of Tiffany Diddle and Addie Rainey Hayes as receiving officers for the assessor, and declaring a JBC digital video recorder (ID G231-003) surplus as it has not worked for several years.
Why it matters: These approvals move county funds and grant reimbursements, free up capital for equipment purchases, and adjust staffing and asset inventories. Several items involve grant funds (OEDA and REIT) and capital outlay uses for public safety vehicles and equipment.
What the board decided: Voice votes and motions recorded in the meeting transcript indicate the board approved the listed motions and transfers. Staff and commissioners noted follow-up items such as completing paperwork for contract renewals and ensuring contractors will arrive on schedule for facility work.
Details and next steps: The board asked staff to finish documentation on contract renewals (one item was continued pending paperwork from 'Christie'), and noted contractor activity on the senior citizens building with a contractor expected on Jan. 28.
During the session the board approved federal warrants and claims, and approved regular and special meeting minutes. The board authorized transfers of appropriations: two highway district transfers of $11,620.68 each to cover personnel services, a $9,000 transfer from Harper interest to Harper capital outlay, and a $15,000 transfer from the sheriff service fee maintenance and operations to capital outlay to support equipment purchases.
The board also approved a resolution to deposit $1,000 to open a p-card bank account to streamline purchases; staff said purchase orders would still be used and purchases would be paid immediately. Commissioners approved an OEDA reimbursement of $75,000 for WD25-5 (Pearl Harbor District number 3) for fiscal year 2025 and authorized the Freedom Fire Department to go out for bids on an escape unit and accessories funded by REIT grant WD26-2.
Personnel and administrative actions included approval or consideration of the annual sheriff's commissary financial report, removal of Tiffany Diddle and Addie Rainey Hayes as receiving officers for the assessor, and declaring a JBC digital video recorder (ID G231-003) surplus as it has not worked for several years.
Why it matters: These approvals move county funds and grant reimbursements, free up capital for equipment purchases, and adjust staffing and asset inventories. Several items involve grant funds (OEDA and REIT) and capital outlay uses for public safety vehicles and equipment.
What the board decided: Voice votes and motions recorded in the meeting transcript indicate the board approved the listed motions and transfers. Staff and commissioners noted follow-up items such as completing paperwork for contract renewals and ensuring contractors will arrive on schedule for facility work.
Details and next steps: The board asked staff to finish documentation on contract renewals (one item was continued pending paperwork from 'Christie'), and noted contractor activity on the senior citizens building with a contractor expected on Jan. 28.
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