Garfield County commissioners approve appropriations, fund dispatch study and declare surplus equipment

The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners took a series of routine financial and administrative actions at its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting, approving payroll and appropriation requests, authorizing a third of the cost for a dispatch consolidation feasibility study and declaring several District 1 assets surplus.

Vice-Chairman Reese Wedel moved to approve the minutes of the Feb. 10 meeting, which the board adopted unanimously. Commissioner Joe Kegin Jr. moved to approve January 2025 monthly reports for the Assessor, Court Clerk and Sheriff, subject to audit; the motion carried 3-0 (Clarence Maly, Reese Wedel and Joe Kegin Jr. voting aye).

Kegin moved and the board approved a Consolidation Feasibility Study for Garfield County, the Enid Police Department and the Enid Fire Department to evaluate dispatch services. The county agreed to pay one-third of the study cost, $25,286.00.

Wedel moved to authorize the chairman to sign a Reimbursement Claim for Additional Homestead Exemption totaling $41,548.00; the motion passed unanimously. The commissioners also approved publication of 2024 county employee salaries in compliance with Title 19 O.S. 2011 §444; the published list of names and amounts was certified by the board.

A series of Cash Fund Estimates of Needs and Requests for Appropriation were approved, including: Jail-Use Tax $58,609.49; Jail-Sales Tax $231,481.81; Rural Fire-Use Tax $23,442.15; Highway Unrestricted $1,006,928.70; Highway-CBRI $38,391.62; Highway-CIRB $75,042.97; and two Rural Fire-Sales Tax entries for $92,586.24 and $2,283.64. The board approved transfers of appropriation account balances for District #2 ($40,000.00) and District #3 ($30,000.00).

The board opened sealed bids for Bid #25-12 (GPS-survey equipment). The County Clerk read the bids: Geoshack (Dallas) $42,296.52; Topcon (Kansas City) $49,242.07; and Ozark Laser (Oklahoma City) $54,452.00. Commissioner Kegin moved to open, accept and hold the bids for review; the motion was approved.

Kegin moved to approve and sign Resolution #25-15, declaring multiple District #1 items surplus, including trailers, mowers, pumps, loaders, trucks and shop equipment, with estimated amounts listed in the resolution. The board found the items obsolete and not economical to continue using for county purposes and approved the surplus declaration unanimously.

The commissioners examined and approved a lengthy set of purchase orders and claims across funds (warrants and itemized claims were read into the record), including payments tied to regular operations, highway maintenance, health department expenses and American Rescue Plan Act expenditures.

With no further business, Kegin moved to adjourn the meeting to Feb. 24, 2025; the motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

Authorities cited in the meeting included Title 19 O.S. 2011 §444 (publication of county employee salaries) and Resolution #25-15 (declaration of surplus equipment). The full list of salary amounts, warrant numbers and the resolution’s itemized equipment list appear in the official minutes and claims docket.