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Ottawa County commissioners approve claims, appropriations and transfers; Peoria tanker bid tabled
Summary
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved vendor claims, allocations of motor vehicle and alcoholic beverage taxes, a cash funds estimate with multiple appropriations (including a $72,229.72 courthouse improvement item), accepted a $75,000 deposit from Grand Gateway Economic Development Assn and tabled bid #2025-2026.21 (Peoria Tanker) until April 6, 2026.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved routine claims, multiple tax allocations and a broad set of cash fund appropriations during its regular meeting Thursday, April 2, 2026, and voted to table a Peoria tanker bid until April 6.
Commissioner Robert Clark moved the key motions throughout the meeting; Commissioner Scott Hilton seconded, and Chairman Mike Furnas voted aye on all recorded motions.
Why it matters: approving claims and appropriation requests authorizes payment to vendors and sets county spending priorities for specific funds and programs. At the meeting the board approved payments that cover inmate treatment, utilities, office supplies, unemployment tax and retirement contributions among many other line items, and authorized appropriation requests that allocate funds for courthouse improvements, transportation accounts and district operations.
The board approved a long claims list presented for payment, which included Turn Key Health Clinics LLC for inmate treatment ($19,766.02), multiple entries for Miami Special Utility Authority for utility charges, and a range of office, maintenance and fuel vendors. The motion to approve claims passed on a 3-0 vote (Furnas, Clark, Hilton).
The commissioners voted to table bid #2025-2026.21 (Peoria Tanker) until Monday, April 6, 2026. No discussion or objections were recorded in the transcript; the motion to table passed unanimously.
The board also approved allocations of motor vehicle tax and alcoholic beverage tax as presented by the county treasurer, approved monthly reports from county offices (Assessor, County Clerk, Election Board, Health Department and Treasurer) and approved deposits including check #131067 from Grand Gateway Economic Development Assn for $75,000.00 and check #063339 from the City of Miami for $148.06.
On county budgeting actions, the commissioners approved a cash funds estimate of needs and requests for appropriations covering numerous line items across county offices. Among the items listed in the estimate were a courthouse improvement entry for $72,229.72 and multiple highway sales-tax accounts (each in the $47,377 range) and district personal-service and operations lines. The board also approved a $1,000 transfer of appropriation from 1102-6-4100-4116 to 1102-6-4100-1310.
Commissioners provided routine activity reports: District 1 attendance at the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma (ACCO) conference and line-of-sight work; District 2 maintenance and bridge repair; District 3 routine maintenance and spraying. The meeting concluded with approval of blanket purchase orders #3713-3714 and a unanimous motion to adjourn.
The board signed the minutes; Chairman Mike Furnas and County Clerk Robyn Mitchell signed the record. The board is scheduled to revisit the tabled Peoria tanker bid on April 6, 2026.
