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Osage County commissioners approve payroll, multiple purchase orders and vendor contracts
Summary
On Aug. 5, 2025 the Osage County Commission approved the countypayroll, multiple purchase orders, vendor payments and a human-resources software proposal. Several personnel changes and routine minutes and bills were also approved.
Osage County commissioners on Aug. 5 approved the county payroll, several purchase orders and vendor payments, and authorized county staff to pursue a human-resources/payroll contract.
The actions were taken during the regular commission meeting after discussions and an executive session. Most motions passed unanimously; commissioners present were Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Cooter and Commissioner Les Holman (by phone). Clerk Michelle Morris handled administrative items and signed documents following votes.
Why it matters: The approvals commit county funds for operations and equipment, move forward a payroll software procurement for the clerk's office and formalize personnel changes that affect county staffing and payroll obligations.
Key outcomes (votes at a glance)
- Pay invoice 25-0723: Approved payment of invoice number 25-0723 in the amount of $70,242.32 to be paid from the Law Enforcement Center fund. Motion carried.
- PBC voucher / KBS: The PBC voucher for $70,242.32 was approved in the PBC meeting and submitted to the commission for payment (recorded and carried as presented in the July PBC actions).
- Purchase order (Health Department): Approved purchase order number 4028 to Teal Plumbing, not to exceed $6,000, to be paid from the Health Department fund for plumbing repair work at the health department building.
- Payroll software (Paycor): Commissioners authorized Clerk Michelle Morris to pursue a contract with Paycor. The proposal cited a first-year net total of $21,950, to be paid from the clerk's contractual account (account 001025200).
- County payroll: Approved the Aug. 5 payroll in the amount of $763,112.68.
- Bills: Approved county bills dated Aug. 5, 2025, in the amount of $121,202.67.
- Sheriff vehicle purchase: Approved purchase order 4044 to Superior Emergency Response Vehicles for a 2025 Ford Police Interceptor, $59,366.07, to be paid from the Sheriff Vehicle Fund.
- Personnel actions and minutes: Approved personnel/p payroll action forms (including the resignation of Stacy Hallowell, effective Aug. 1, 2025), rehiring and other status changes in the sheriff's office, and approved meeting minutes for July 29, 2025.
Details and context
Commissioners routinely moved, seconded and approved the listed items during the meeting. Several motions were introduced without the mover or seconder named on the audio record; in those cases the commission called the question and recorded unanimous "aye" responses from the members present.
Administrative procedure: For items previously considered in the Building/Payment Board Committee (PBC), commissioners confirmed that the committee actions were presented and recorded for commission approval.
What commissioners said
Commissioner Smith and Commissioner Cooter led routine roll-call and motion processes; Clerk Michelle Morris confirmed fund sources during roll calls (for example, identifying the Law Enforcement Center fund for the 25-0723 invoice).
Ending
The commission completed approval of bills, payroll and purchase orders, and adjourned after routine administrative business. Several agenda items (personnel follow-ups and ongoing procurement steps) were recorded for future report-back at subsequent meetings.
