Tues
day,
January 2, 2024
Newkirk, Oklahoma
1
T
he Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) of Kay County, Oklahoma, met in
regular
session at
9
:00
o
’
clock a.m. on
Tues
d
ay,
January 2, 2024
,
the meeting was posted for public information on
Decem
ber
29
, 2023
, at
8:50 a
.m.
at
the
Commissioners Room, west entrance
of
the
Kay County Administration
Building
in Newkirk, Oklahoma
, and
on
the
Kay County Website
.
Chairman Shane Jones
called the meeting to order
:
Commissioners
:
Jason Shanks
, Member
,
present
;
Jeff Kreger, Member,
present
.
Others present were as follows:
Brian Hermanson
, Kay County District
Attorney
(DA)
;
Steve Kelley
, Kay County
S
heriff;
Janell Leaming, Kay County Assessor;
Dan
iel
Hesson,
Emergency Management Director
;
Pat
Ronck
, P&K Equipment
;
Claude Williams, Taxpayers for
Transparency;
Tammy Reese
,
Secretary/Kay County Clerk.
Chairman
Shane Jones
led the flag salute.
Motion was made by
Shanks
and seconded by
Kreger
approving the
regular
meeting minutes of
Decem
ber
18
, 202
3
, and the special meeting minutes of December 27, 2023
.
Motion carried:
Kreger,
aye;
Jones, aye
; Shanks, aye.
Motion was made by
Shanks
and seconded by
Kreger
approving
the distribution of Ambulance Tax
Disbursements for November 2023 for the following: Ponca City
.
Motion carried: Kreger, aye; Jones,
aye; Shanks, aye.
Motion was made by
Shanks
and seconded by
Kreger
approving
noting that Daniel Hesson, Kay County
Emergency Management is responsible for floodplain management, hazard mitigation, emergency
management, and approving completion of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Floodplain
Administrator Application.
Motion carried: Kreger, aye; Jones, aye; Shanks, aye.
Motion was made by
Shanks
and seconded by
Jones
approving
/noting the Treasurer Statutory Report,
September 30, 2023, the Auditors audited all information included in the bank reconciliations, the
investment ledger, the subsidiary ledgers, and the general ledger that is the representation of the County
Treasurer.
Motion carried: Kreger, aye; Jones, aye; Shanks, aye.
Motion was made by Shanks and seconded by
Jones
approving
National Association of Counties (NACo)
county dues for the period of January 1, 2024
,
to December 31, 2024
,
in the amount of $931.00.
Motion
carried: Kreger, aye; Jones, aye; Shanks, aye.
Motion was made by
Kreger
and seconded by
Jones
approving
reimbursement claim from the State for
the Election Board Secretary’
s Salary for the month of December 2023.
Motion carried: Kreger, aye;
Jones, aye; Shanks, aye.
Quotes for radio equipment for Ranch Drive Fire Department
:
Total Com, Inc.-$5,692.26; Spirit
Electronic Comms-$5,692.26; Business Radio Sales & Service-$6,317.52. The Fire Department
recommended awarding the quote to Total Com because they are local.
Motion was made by Jones and seconded by Kreger approving/awarding
a
quote for
radio equipment for
the
Ranch Drive Fire Department
to the local vendor Total Com, Inc.-$5,692.26.
Motion carried: Kreger,
aye; Jones, aye; Shanks, aye.
Quotes for intersection herbicide application, District#2
: Ultimate Pest Management-$7,000.00;
Shuterra
-$5,600.00; Brett Shupe-No quote.
Motion was made by Shanks and seconded by Jones approving/awarding quote
for intersection herbicide
application, District#2
to the lowest quote received Shuterra
-$5,600.00.
Motion carried: Kreger, aye;
Jones, aye; Shanks, aye.
Road and Bridge Projects/Circuit Engineering District (CED) No. 8 Road and Bridge Projects:
Commissioner Jones said
it was a short week but crews cleaned out debris and hauled rip rap to a culvert
on Tower &
“
T
”
Str., fixed a washed
-
out culvert on Longwood, and hauled rock to stock.
Commissioner Shanks said his crew
s are
blading,
hauling rock
and will get back on routine with roads
.