Ottawa County commissioners approve routine claims, authorize Quapaw Nation bridge funding letter and easement
December 29, 2025 | Ottawa County, Oklahoma
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The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 29, 2025, approved a slate of routine claims and payroll-related items, authorized a project letter for federal bridge funding requested by the Quapaw Nation and approved an easement authorizing an encroachment on property owned by Michael Neal Kirk. Chairman Mike Furnas and Commissioners Robert Clark and Scott Hilton voted unanimously on the items.
The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. at the Ottawa County Courthouse. Commissioner Robert Clark moved to approve the minutes of Dec. 22, 2025; Commissioner Scott Hilton seconded and the motion passed with all three votes in the affirmative.
On a single motion, the board approved an extensive list of vendor claims across multiple funds, including payments to KELLPRO INC, FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES, ROCKIN SM EXCAVATION and others. The motion to approve claims was made by Commissioner Clark, seconded by Commissioner Hilton and carried unanimously.
The board also approved a project letter from the Quapaw Nation supporting federal funding for Bridge Project NBI #08161 on NTTFI Route 0104(010) in Ottawa County. The motion was made by Commissioner Clark and seconded by Commissioner Hilton; the board voted aye (Furnas, Clark, Hilton).
A separate motion approved check #1726795 from Unifirst in the amount of $973.36. The board approved a transfer of appropriations of $1,165.89 from Fund 0001 into Fund 1102. Both motions passed unanimously on a Clark/Hilton motion and second.
The board approved an easement authorizing encroachment on property owned by Michael Neal Kirk. The legal description recorded in the minutes identifies the parcel as the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 3, Township 27 North, Range 24 East of the Indian Meridian, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, less that part deeded for highway purposes. The motion to approve the easement passed by unanimous vote after a motion from Commissioner Clark and a second from Commissioner Hilton.
During commissioners’ activity reports, the District 1 commissioner reported that someone had cut down a tree near a county road and had not removed it, creating a possible hazard and line-of-sight concern; the board discussed leaving the cleanup to county crews. Districts 2 and 3 reported routine maintenance and holiday well-wishes.
The board approved blanket purchase orders #2487–2494 and, later in the agenda, voted to adjourn. The minutes were signed by Chairman Mike Furnas and County Clerk Robyn Mitchell for the Miami News Record.
Actions taken at the meeting were routine in nature: vendor payments and operating transfers were approved, the board authorized a federal funding letter for a bridge project and finalized an easement. No public hearings or contested items were recorded in the minutes; all recorded motions passed unanimously.
The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. at the Ottawa County Courthouse. Commissioner Robert Clark moved to approve the minutes of Dec. 22, 2025; Commissioner Scott Hilton seconded and the motion passed with all three votes in the affirmative.
On a single motion, the board approved an extensive list of vendor claims across multiple funds, including payments to KELLPRO INC, FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES, ROCKIN SM EXCAVATION and others. The motion to approve claims was made by Commissioner Clark, seconded by Commissioner Hilton and carried unanimously.
The board also approved a project letter from the Quapaw Nation supporting federal funding for Bridge Project NBI #08161 on NTTFI Route 0104(010) in Ottawa County. The motion was made by Commissioner Clark and seconded by Commissioner Hilton; the board voted aye (Furnas, Clark, Hilton).
A separate motion approved check #1726795 from Unifirst in the amount of $973.36. The board approved a transfer of appropriations of $1,165.89 from Fund 0001 into Fund 1102. Both motions passed unanimously on a Clark/Hilton motion and second.
The board approved an easement authorizing encroachment on property owned by Michael Neal Kirk. The legal description recorded in the minutes identifies the parcel as the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 3, Township 27 North, Range 24 East of the Indian Meridian, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, less that part deeded for highway purposes. The motion to approve the easement passed by unanimous vote after a motion from Commissioner Clark and a second from Commissioner Hilton.
During commissioners’ activity reports, the District 1 commissioner reported that someone had cut down a tree near a county road and had not removed it, creating a possible hazard and line-of-sight concern; the board discussed leaving the cleanup to county crews. Districts 2 and 3 reported routine maintenance and holiday well-wishes.
The board approved blanket purchase orders #2487–2494 and, later in the agenda, voted to adjourn. The minutes were signed by Chairman Mike Furnas and County Clerk Robyn Mitchell for the Miami News Record.
Actions taken at the meeting were routine in nature: vendor payments and operating transfers were approved, the board authorized a federal funding letter for a bridge project and finalized an easement. No public hearings or contested items were recorded in the minutes; all recorded motions passed unanimously.
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