The Wichita County Commissioners Court on Jan. 6 approved multiple routine and procurement items, voting 5–0 on a contract for online deputy training, the regular bills batch and payroll dispersal authorization, ratification of Dec. 30, 2025 minutes, and the selection of a design‑build firm for the County Annex project in Burkburnett.

County Judge announced that consent agenda business was amended to move the OSS Academy online training quote to general business, and the court later approved quote number 65236 for calendar year 2026 training. The Sheriff summarized last year’s training, saying deputies “attended 571 classes online” and that the LAC hosted dozens of classes and thousands of training hours, and commissioners described the program as a valuable, low‑cost source of continuing education for staff.

The court also reviewed and approved the regular bills package, which includes scheduled support payments and an ARPA payment authorized in the county budget; the County Judge moved to verify payroll taxes have been filed and to authorize the treasurer to disperse payroll and bills, and the motion passed 5–0. The court approved and ratified the minutes from the Dec. 30, 2025 regular session by the same margin.

On procurement, the court considered two responses for design‑build services for the County Annex Building Project in Burkburnett. After scoring the proposals, commissioners selected the Gary Baker/GB Construction proposal (recorded in the meeting as GB Construction/GB Architects) and authorized the County Judge to negotiate a contract with the selected firm; that motion also carried 5–0.

The court recorded the unanimous approval of each motion. No amendments to these items were reported during the meeting.

What’s next: the County Judge was authorized to negotiate the design‑build agreement; staff will return with contract details if negotiations are successful.