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Garfield County commissioners approve ambulance‑district annexations, equipment disposals and several contracts
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Summary
The Board of Garfield County Commissioners unanimously approved resolutions to begin annexation notices into the Garfield County 522 Ambulance District for three school districts, renewed a lease for a District 3 wheel loader, awarded a generator quote and grader‑tire bid, declared county equipment surplus and authorized bids for a waterline relocation; routine claims and purchase orders were also approved.
The Board of Garfield County Commissioners met March 30, 2026, in Enid and approved a series of routine but consequential county actions, including annexation notices for three school districts into the Garfield County 522 Ambulance District, equipment disposals, a lease renewal for heavy equipment and multiple procurement awards and solicitations.
Vice‑Chairman Reese Wedel moved and the Board approved Resolution #26‑51 to authorize a Notice of 522 Election to annex residents of the Garber and Covington‑Douglas school districts into the Garfield County 522 Ambulance District upon district approval; the resolution specifies there will be no increase in the three‑mill levy for those residents. Commissioner Joe Kegin Jr. moved and the Board approved Resolution #26‑52 to similarly annex Billings School District No. I‑2 into the same ambulance district. Both motions passed unanimously (Clarence Maly, Reese Wedel and Joe Kegin Jr.).
The Board signed Lease Purchase Renewal Agreement #232766 for a 2023 John Deere 744 P‑Tier wheel loader assigned to District #3, with a monthly payment of $6,586.76.
County staff opened quotes for a 48 kW single‑phase generator for District #2. Farmers Electric LLC of Hennessey submitted the lowest responsive quote at $34,007.14; Vice‑Chairman Wedel moved to accept the quote and the Board approved the award unanimously.
Bids were opened for Bid #26‑12 (grader tires). Southern Tire of Enid submitted the lowest bid at $741.00 plus a $10 disposal fee; Commissioner Kegin moved to accept the bids and award the contract to Southern Tire, and the Board approved the award unanimously.
The Board approved Resolution #26‑53 declaring numerous Juvenile Office items surplus — a list of file cabinets, desks, copiers, laptops, tablets and other inventory was read into the record and found obsolete or not economical to continue using. The Board then approved Resolution #26‑54 to dispose of the listed property and ordered it junked.
Vice‑Chairman Wedel also moved to authorize the County Purchasing Agent to advertise for sealed bids for Garfield County’s Waterline Relocation for Rural Water District #4 (Bid #26‑13), to be received by 4:00 p.m. on May 1, 2026; the Board approved a vendor mailing list for the solicitation.
The Board reviewed and approved a docket of purchase orders, claims and warrants across multiple funds (General, Highway Unrestricted, Health Department, Rural Fire Departments and others) and authorized Blanket Purchase Orders as filed in the County Clerk’s Office. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn; the Board set its next regular meeting for April 6, 2026.
Votes at a glance: approval of March 23, 2026 minutes (unanimous); Resolution #26‑51 (unanimous); Resolution #26‑52 (unanimous); Lease Purchase Renewal Agreement #232766 (unanimous); award to Farmers Electric for generator $34,007.14 (unanimous); Bid #26‑12 award to Southern Tire (unanimous); Resolution #26‑53 (unanimous); Resolution #26‑54 (unanimous); authorization to advertise Bid #26‑13 (unanimous); approval of claims/purchase orders and blanket purchase orders (unanimous).
The Board took no action on several carried‑over agenda items; the clerk noted those items will return on a later agenda.