Board approves multiple ARPA-funded pay applications, banking access and contract amendments; Burgess invoices held until contract corrected
February 18, 2026 | Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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The Alfalfa County board approved a series of fiscal and procurement items and directed staff on several follow-ups during a regularly scheduled meeting.
Speaker 2 led the finance items. The board approved the financial report and carried individual motions to pay an invoice from Myers for $53,600 (ARPA), a pay application for Hoffman Water Wells for $97,281.35 (ARPA), and to authorize a Timco pay application tied to ongoing park infrastructure work.
On banking, the board voted to grant online access for county bookkeeper Sonya Williams and to have paper account statements delivered to the office of Shelly (name as presented). Members asked staff to confirm whether paper statements will generate additional fees.
The board also authorized the chairman to sign the Davis‑Bacon payroll compliance certification for listed contractors and approved a DU permit fee of $6,888.96 for Section C waterline work to be paid from ARPA funds. Staff said they plan to advertise the waterline project in March, open bids March 27, potentially hold a special meeting April 1, and seek to begin construction May 1 to meet funding deadlines.
Burgess invoices for construction-materials testing (compaction/permeability) were discussed; the invoices had not been paid because the contract paperwork named the other project entity rather than Alfalfa County. The board authorized payment once a corrected contract naming the county is in the files and authorized the chairman to sign the corrected contract.
On development and industrial-park infrastructure, the board approved a buyer contract amendment authorizing professional services of approximately $211,000 (engineering), $49,000 (survey) and about $264,000 (inspection) billed to the project under PREP funds, and selected Option 1b for road infrastructure design. The board moved into executive session on other matters and then adjourned.
Next steps: staff will check bank statement fees and confirm reporting deadlines with the Department of Commerce, and will prepare corrected contracts and any required special-meeting materials for board consideration.
Speaker 2 led the finance items. The board approved the financial report and carried individual motions to pay an invoice from Myers for $53,600 (ARPA), a pay application for Hoffman Water Wells for $97,281.35 (ARPA), and to authorize a Timco pay application tied to ongoing park infrastructure work.
On banking, the board voted to grant online access for county bookkeeper Sonya Williams and to have paper account statements delivered to the office of Shelly (name as presented). Members asked staff to confirm whether paper statements will generate additional fees.
The board also authorized the chairman to sign the Davis‑Bacon payroll compliance certification for listed contractors and approved a DU permit fee of $6,888.96 for Section C waterline work to be paid from ARPA funds. Staff said they plan to advertise the waterline project in March, open bids March 27, potentially hold a special meeting April 1, and seek to begin construction May 1 to meet funding deadlines.
Burgess invoices for construction-materials testing (compaction/permeability) were discussed; the invoices had not been paid because the contract paperwork named the other project entity rather than Alfalfa County. The board authorized payment once a corrected contract naming the county is in the files and authorized the chairman to sign the corrected contract.
On development and industrial-park infrastructure, the board approved a buyer contract amendment authorizing professional services of approximately $211,000 (engineering), $49,000 (survey) and about $264,000 (inspection) billed to the project under PREP funds, and selected Option 1b for road infrastructure design. The board moved into executive session on other matters and then adjourned.
Next steps: staff will check bank statement fees and confirm reporting deadlines with the Department of Commerce, and will prepare corrected contracts and any required special-meeting materials for board consideration.
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