Wichita County Commissioners Court on Sept. 19 reviewed salary and overtime reports, questioned a payroll spreadsheet discrepancy and discussed regular bills and landfill costs. County staff said an item labeled "560" on the spreadsheet appears to omit total salary, time and holiday costs.

The presiding judge told staff he had reviewed the materials and flagged the discrepancy: "it looks like the 5 60 total number is not capturing something, the total salary of the time and holiday cost. Unless 5 60 had a $90,000 reduction. I only bring that up because I was looking at the total numbers and they were significantly lehi." County staff said they would investigate the spreadsheet.

On regular bills, staff reported that the largest single expense in the packet was Tyler Odyssey quarterly fees. The court was told departments are running about 65% of their budgets for 2025 largely because of payroll. "Everybody looks like we're in good shape and, you know, commend the department heads and elected officials for wiring their spending and maintaining a balanced budget," a staff member said.

Commissioners also discussed a roll-off dumpster program that has been in place about a year and asked road-and-bridge and finance staff to analyze how much the county is saving compared with prior landfill pickup arrangements. "I'd really like to figure out how much money is it saving us a year having that dump truck," one commissioner said. Margaret, a county staffer, agreed to examine landfill fees and hauling costs when her current project is complete.

The court addressed invoice timing related to west courthouse doors. A staff member noted receiving another invoice dated Sept. 11 and asked whether payment had already been processed; staff said the invoice would be paid if it had not already been cleared.

No formal votes or budget changes were taken at the meeting. Staff were directed to audit the payroll spreadsheet for the flagged discrepancy and to report back regarding landfill and hauling cost comparisons.