Garfield County commissioners approve Wagon Wheel Wind permits, $150,000 fire transfer and dozens of warrants

The Board of Garfield County Commissioners met at 9:00 a.m. on May 28, 2024, in Enid and approved a series of administrative, procurement and public-safety items affecting the county budget and infrastructure.

Vice-Chairman Clarence Maly moved to approve three Floodplain Development Permit applications from Wagon Wheel Wind Project LLC and Member David Loesch moved to approve 73 driveway entrance application permits for the Wagon Wheel Wind Farm; both motions passed with Chairman Reese Wedel, Vice-Chairman Maly and Member David Loesch voting aye. The board also approved a Luckinbill quote to alter the driveway at the Garfield County Health Department after a presentation from Maggie Jackson of the health department.

Maly moved and the board approved a Letter of Appointment/Removal of Receiving Office for Drug Court that appointed Dustin Musick and removed Sarah Hamm from the receiving-office list. Loesch moved to approve a Cash Fund Estimate of Needs and Request for Appropriation for Drug Court in the amount of $4,167.13; that appropriation was approved. The board also approved a $78.60 appropriation for Rural Fire sales tax and a $150,000 transfer of appropriation account balances within Rural Fire to the Garber Fire Department.

The commissioners approved three transfers within OSU Extension — $600.00, $1,300.00 and $3,500.00 — and approved Resolution No. 24-66, finding multiple Covington Fire Department items (including a Whirlpool washer and dryer and several SCBA units) obsolete. The board then approved Resolution No. 24-67 ordering the same listed equipment to be junked and disposed of.

The County Clerk opened sealed bids for Bid No. 24-16, the ballot-printing contract for the Garfield County Election Board. Bidders listed included Midwest Printing of Sapulpa and Royal Printing of Oklahoma City. Member David Loesch moved to accept the bids and carry them over for further study and to award at a later date; the motion passed unanimously.

The board reviewed and approved a long list of warrants and purchase orders across county funds. Notable vendor payments included $67,603.08 to the Garfield County Criminal Justice Authority for the detention building, contingency M&O entries totaling $181,995.00, highway payments to Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions of $107,613.25 and $14,868.83, and several American Rescue Plan Act-funded payments for the Garfield County Criminal Justice Authority. The payments covered routine maintenance, capital outlay and departmental services.

With no further business, the commissioners voted to adjourn and scheduled their next meeting for June 3, 2024.