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Commissioners sign routine resolutions, approve blanket purchase orders and leases
Summary
At its June 1 meeting the Pittsburg County commission approved multiple routine resolutions (surplus declarations, inventory removals, donations), authorized advertising for a fire-truck suspension upgrade, approved payment of $750 to O'Hara & Adams, accepted donations to sheriff and animal shelter funds, and approved blanket purchase orders totaling $248,877.05 (including a $113,009.71 jail lease payment).
The Board of County Commissioners on June 1 handled a slate of routine administrative actions, approving a series of resolutions, procurement steps and blanket purchase orders.
Resolutions approved included Amended Resolution 26-190 and 26-250 (declare surplus and remove Ranch Hand bumper from Haywood/Arpelar Fire Department inventory), Resolution 26-272 (accept donations to the sheriff’s cemetery mowing account), Resolution 26-273 (declare assorted Assessor equipment junk and remove from inventory), Resolution 26-275 (accept $100 donation to the Animal Shelter), Resolution 26-276 (remove a 1973 Ford snorkel truck from Kiowa Fire Department inventory following sale), and Resolution 26-277 (authorize advertisement for bids for a rear lift kit and hydraulic suspension upgrade on a 2025 F‑550 wet rescue truck for Savanna Fire Department). All motions were moved by Chairman Selman and seconded by Vice‑Chairman Haynes, and each passed unanimously.
The board also approved a $750 payment to law firm O'Hara & Adams for professional services on Cottage Park and Infoura, LLC litigation and signed a corrected county deed related to Lot 1, Block 440 and vacated Delaware Avenue as explained by Jennifer Hackler in the Treasurer’s agenda item.
On fiscal matters the board approved a broad set of blanket purchase orders across departments. The meeting packet's accounts pages list numerous POs and recurring vendor relationships, with a grand total shown of $248,877.05 for the period presented, including a jail lease payment recorded as $113,009.71.
Votes at a glance: Resolutions 26-190, 26-250, 26-272, 26-273, 26-274, 26-275, 26-276, 26-277 and routine motions to approve purchase orders, transfers and blanket POs — all approved by recorded aye votes from Ross Selman and Mike Haynes (Charlie Rogers absent). The minutes show no recorded no or abstain votes on these items.
Next steps: County staff will process inventory removals and disposals, place bid advertisements as directed for the Savanna Fire Department retrofit, deposit donations to designated accounts and process approved purchase orders and lease paperwork.
