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Grant County commissioners approve travel policy, safety manual, routine purchases and permits
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Summary
At their March 2 meeting, Grant County commissioners unanimously approved a new travel policy and county safety manual, authorized equipment leases and purchase orders, approved permits and reimbursements, ordered courthouse firearm signage, and heard road-maintenance updates and a memorial for former Commissioner Ted Moore.
Grant County commissioners convened a regular meeting March 2 in Medford and approved a slate of routine administrative measures, including a county travel policy and a countywide safety manual.
The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. with Chair Steve Stinson calling the roll; Commissioners Keith McClure and Craig Fredrick and County Clerk Rachelle McCaleb were present. The agenda had been posted in accordance with Title 25, Sections 301–314 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the clerk said.
Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 2026-20, the Grant County Travel Policy. They also adopted Resolution 2026-26, the Grant County Safety Manual. Both measures passed on motions by Commissioner Keith McClure, seconded by Craig Fredrick, with a 3–0 vote recorded as Stinson — aye; McClure — aye; Fredrick — aye.
The board approved a series of routine financial and procurement items: acknowledgment of new signatures on the ODOT Grant County Road Project (J/P No. 31809(12)); approval of a Yellowhouse lease for a District 3 wheel loader; a transfer of appropriations; blanket purchase orders; and multiple purchase orders and travel claims covering funds such as EMS, health, highway, and general accounts. Motions to approve those items were moved and seconded by Commissioners Fredrick and McClure and passed unanimously.
The board also approved minutes from the Feb. 23, 2026 meeting and granted Permit #2-2026 to Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline in District 2. Reimbursements approved included $3,375.00 to the Election Board Secretary for February 2026 and $134.73 to the District Attorney for February 2026; both reimbursements passed on unanimous votes.
A set of surplus and disposal resolutions for County Clerk equipment (Resolutions 2026-21 through 2026-25) were approved. The resolutions listed items including an Office Chair (Westley Collection), a black Beauty Rest chair (s/n 49401B), and two Kyocera ECOSYS 2100DN printers (serials ending in 65V02 and 30171).
Chair Stinson moved and the board approved ordering firearm signs and decals for the courthouse. Commissioners also heard reports on road work: McClure said District 1 crews were patching roads and grading; Fredrick said District 2 was using a mulcher and trimming trees while hauling shale; Stinson said District 3 began work on Ellis Road (Trenton to Highway 132), hauling rock and shale and preparing to start a project on Grady Road.
In new business, Commissioner McClure announced the death of Ted Moore, a former District 1 county commissioner (1989–2003) and military police veteran who farmed and ranched in the Clyde community; Moore was 93 and was to be laid to rest that day.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m. after a motion by Commissioner Craig Fredrick and a second by Commissioner McClure. All recorded motions in the minutes passed by unanimous 3–0 votes.