The Osage County Commission on Oct. 28 approved a slate of routine administrative items, including payroll action forms, purchase orders for county vendors, and payment of several bills and PBC requisitions. The actions were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote; the transcript records unanimous aye votes or “motion carries” language and does not record individual roll-call tallies.

Key votes and approvals

- Payroll action forms and personnel changes: The commission approved converting Rita Crouch (previously employed via Key Staffing) to a full-time county accounts position with a start date amended to Nov. 3, 2025; approved pay increases for Bailey Brogan (motor vehicle clerk) from $16 to $17 per hour effective Nov. 1, 2025; and for Mary Livingston (tax clerk) from $15 to $16 per hour effective Nov. 1, 2025. The motion carried by voice vote.

- Purchase Order 4113 — Comtech: Approved purchase order 4113 in the amount of $12,879.75 to Comtech for printing and mailing of tax statements, to be paid from fund 001035200 (Treasurer contractual line). Motion carried.

- Purchase Order — Superior Emergency Response Vehicles: The commission approved purchase order 4053 for a 2026 Dodge pursuit vehicle for Lake Patrol in the amount of $51,311.60, to be paid from the Lake Patrol fund. Minutes show prior payments of roughly $28,896 toward the purchase and the motion carried.

- PBC invoice / guttering: During the county’s public building commission (PBC) portion of the meeting the PBC approved a requisition/invoice for guttering in the amount of $1,750 and sent it to the commission for payment; the commission voted to pay the bill as presented.

- Routine bills and warrants: The commission approved the accounts-payable run presented at the meeting totaling $214,524.24 and authorized signatures where required.

Why it matters: these approvals complete routine operational tasks — personnel onboarding and raises, vendor payments tied to tax-statement distribution and equipment replacement for Lake Patrol, and PBC building maintenance payments — ensuring payroll continuity and vendor services.

Follow-up: Treasurer and clerk staff will implement the personnel actions, process the purchase orders and finalize vendor payments. Staff indicated some effective dates and signature logistics (for example, obtaining the chair’s stamp if the chair is unavailable) would be handled administratively.