McDonald County commissioners approve $214,110.53 in accounts payable, address storm damage

McDonald County commissioners signed and approved accounts payable totaling $214,110.53 at their April 15, 2026, meeting, according to the minutes.

The approval was recorded in the minutes; the document does not include the name of a motion mover or seconder nor a roll-call vote tally. Present at the April 15 meeting were Jamey Cope, Eastern Commissioner; Rick Lett, Western Commissioner; and Jessica Cole, County Clerk. Presiding Commissioner Bryan Hall is recorded as absent.

Commissioners also addressed concerns about roads and trees after a storm the previous night, noting that the county received several calls reporting trees down across the county. The minutes record discussion of those calls but do not show any formal emergency declaration, specific cleanup assignments or additional funding approvals.

The commission reviewed job descriptions for the road crew department; the minutes state the review occurred but do not specify any subsequent changes to the job descriptions or assignments for staff.

The April 15 meeting was adjourned with a reconvene date listed as April 20, 2026. The April 20 minutes record that commissioners conducted general business and include a note that commissioners will be out of the office April 22 to attend a Southwest regional commissioners meeting.

The minutes include a signatures line that repeats the attendance; a typographical variation of a commissioner name appears in the signatures block in the minutes, but the attendance list spells the name as Rick Lett.