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Osage County commissioners approve series of purchase orders, invoices and payroll
Summary
The Osage County Commission and Public Building Commission approved multiple purchase orders and payments on May 6, including fuel-pump equipment, a snowblower, a server, an asphalt repair PO, and a $116,641.80 invoice; payroll was also approved.
Osage County commissioners on May 6 approved a batch of purchase orders, a contractor invoice and the county payroll during their regular meeting and a subsequent Public Building Commission session.
The approvals included down payments and equipment purchases for county operations, a contractor invoice forwarded for payment consideration, work on the courthouse parking lot, a new server for district court, a small community-hydrant installation, and the county payroll for the current pay period.
Why it matters: The purchases cover a range of county operations from facilities maintenance to critical IT infrastructure. Approvals commit county funds and set implementation plans for repairs, equipment replacement and vendor payments affecting several county departments.
Most important actions - Purchase order No. 4095: commissioners approved a 25% down payment of $10,288.96 for a fuel-island control system and associated piping and labor. - Purchase order No. 4039: approved purchase of a Model 729 Grasshopper mower/snowblower and snow-performance package for $19,834 to Sloop Sales and Hooks Repair, Inc.; approval was recorded and later included in PBC payment motions. - Invoice KBS 25-041919: the Public Building Commission approved forwarding an invoice in the amount of $116,641.80 from KBS for punch-list items; commissioners later approved payment and amended the motion to include PO 4039 payment. - Purchase order No. 4026: approved $8,000 to McNally Asphalt for parking-lot cleaning, patching, crack-filling, sealing and striping (paid from courthouse general/courthouse capital as noted in the meeting). - Purchase order No. 4093 / server: approved $22,120 to Century Business Technologies for a new district-court server (specifications per sales order) and related setup. - Hydrant installation for Vassar community building: approved allowing Fields to install an outside spigot/hydrant for $650; contractor to submit paperwork and change order for documentation. - Payroll: commissioners approved payroll in the amount of $710,730.69 for the current pay period.
Supporting details and votes: Motions were moved and seconded for each item; in most cases roll-call voting was recorded by voice with commissioners answering “aye.” One vote on the Grasshopper purchase recorded at least one visible dissent (a commissioner registered an “no” with a smiley-face comment in the record) but the motion passed. Where explicit mover/second names were not provided in the spoken record, the minutes record only that motions were made and seconded and that votes carried.
Next steps: Approved purchase orders will proceed to vendor ordering or work scheduling. Staff were asked to return documentation (POs/change orders/receipts) for the county clerk’s files and to coordinate timing with facilities and vendors.
