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Garfield County commissioners approve contracts, reimbursements and routine claims
Summary
At its Nov. 10 meeting the Garfield County commissioners unanimously approved the Nov. 3 minutes, a contract with OSU Extension for FY 2025–26, a $5,599.58 salary reimbursement claim for the county election board secretary, multiple monthly reports and a transfer of appropriations to the Election Board; they also adopted two resolutions to surplus and dispose of an obsolete laptop.
The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners handled routine fiscal and administrative business at its Nov. 10, 2025 meeting, unanimously approving minutes, contracts, reimbursements and a list of warrants and purchase orders.
Commissioner Joe Kegin Jr. moved to approve the minutes from Nov. 3, 2025; the motion passed with all three commissioners voting in favor. Kegin also moved to approve and sign the county’s contract with OSU Extension for fiscal year 2025–2026; that motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Reese Wedel moved to approve and authorize the chairman to sign a claim against the State Election Board for November 2025 salary reimbursement for Shari Monsees, Garfield County Election Board Secretary, in the amount of $5,599.58; the board approved the claim. Kegin moved to approve the Garfield County Treasurer’s monthly fee report for October 2025 for $2,653.60, and Wedel moved to approve October monthly reports from multiple county offices (Assessors, County Clerk, Election Board, County Health Department, Treasurer and Sheriff); both motions passed unanimously.
The board approved Cash Fund Estimates of Needs and Requests for Appropriation for Highway Unrestricted for $8,000.00 and $17,148.02 and approved a Cash Fund Estimate for American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (ARPA 21) showing an amount of -$3.00, as presented in the minutes. Kegin moved to approve a Transfer of Appropriation from Contingency to the Election Board for $7,759.92; that vote was unanimous.
Commissioners adopted Resolution #25-125 declaring a District 2 laptop (Inventory Code: D 236.46; Serial Number: LXE780X022250231D2000; purchased Sept. 22, 2008; recorded value $549.98) obsolete and Resolution #25-126 to order the same laptop junked; both resolutions passed unanimously.
At 10:25 a.m. Clerk Lorraine (Lorie) Legere left the meeting and First Deputy Debbie Knouse filled in for the clerk. Commissioner Wedel moved to examine and approve payment of a long list of prior- and current-year purchase orders and claims (the minutes list vendors and warrant numbers, including a $99,800.00 claim for Slater Mechanical); the board approved the payments. Kegin moved to approve a blanket purchase order for J & P Supply Inc. (PO #1542) that exceeded the encumbered amount by $481.65; the motion passed.
With no further business, the board voted to adjourn to meet Nov. 17, 2025.
