M I N U T E S

JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, January 08, 2007

10:00 a.m.

Present: Chairman, Ricky Crouch; Members, Dale Dunn and Cary Carrell; County Assessor, J.C. Brooks; Court Clerk, Sonya Tutten; County Sheriff, Morris Roberts; County Treasurer, Janet Wright; and County Clerk, Louise Snodgrass. Absent: None.

AGENDA

Item No.

01. CALL MEETING TO ORDER

02. APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING(S)

03. APPROVE REPORTS

04. APPROVE BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS

05. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON DESIGNATING REX ROBERSON AND GREG STRAWN AS RECEIVING OFFICERS FOR DISTRICT 3 HIGHWAY CASH FUND

06. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON REAPPOINTMENTS FOR COMMISSIONERS ON VARIOUS BOARDS

07. OPEN BIDS FOR OPTECH BALLOTS FOR THE ELECTION OFFICE

08. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ACCEPTANCE OF SIX-MONTH BIDS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE MATERIALS, HERBICIDES AND TIRES

09. OLD BUSINESS

10. NEW BUSINESS

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. VENDOR PARTICIPATION

13. APPROVE CLAIMS

14. ADJOURNMENT

AGENDA:

Item No. 01. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Crouch.

Item No. 02. APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING(S). A Motion was made by Carrell, seconded by Dunn to approve the Minutes of the last meeting, a Regular Meeting held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2007. The Vote: Carrell - Aye; Dunn - Aye and Crouch - Aye.

Item No. 03. APPROVE REPORTS. The following reports for the month of December, 2006 were approved and signed:

· District Attorney - Bogus Check Division $37,040.85

· Sheriff's Annual Commissary Report $42,173.19

· County Election Board $ 30.68

Item No. 04. APPROVE BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS. There were no Blanket Purchase Orders presented.

Item No. 05. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON DESIGNATING REX ROBERSON AND GREG STRAWN AS RECEIVING OFFICERS FOR DISTRICT 3 HIGHWAY CASH FUND. A Motion was made by Carrell, seconded by Dunn to designate the following employees as Receiving Officers for Highway District #3:

· Rex Roberson

· Greg Strawn

The Vote: Carrell - Aye; Dunn - Aye and Crouch - Aye.

Item No. 06. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON REAPPOINTMENTS FOR COMMISSIONERS ON VARIOUS BOARDS. A: A Motion was made by Dunn, seconded by Carrell to appoint Cary Carrell to serve on the Southwestern Area Economic Development (EDC) Board with term ending 1-8-08. The Vote: Dunn - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Crouch - Aye.

B: A Motion was made by Dunn, seconded by Carrell to appoint Cary Carrell to the Jackson County E911 Board with term ending 1-8-08. The Vote: Dunn - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Crouch - Aye.

C: A Motion was made by Dunn to appoint Cary Carrell to the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission. The Motion died for lack of second. A Motion was made by Crouch, seconded by Carrell to appointing Dale Dunn to serve on the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission with term ending 1-8-08. The Vote: Crouch - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Dunn - Aye.

D: A Motion was made by Crouch, seconded by Carrell to appoint Cary Carrell to serve as representative on the South Western Oklahoma Development Authority with term ending 12-31-08. The Vote: Crouch - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Dunn - Nay.

E: A Motion was made by Crouch, seconded by Carrell to appoint Dale Dunn to serve on the Circuit Engineering District #7 Board (CED#7) with term ending 12-31-10. The Vote: Crouch - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Dunn - Aye.

F: A Motion was made by Crouch, seconded by Carrell to appoint Dale Dunn to serve as representative on the Southwest Rural Development Board. The Vote: Crouch - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Dunn - Aye.

Item No. 07. OPEN BIDS FOR OPTECH BALLOTS FOR THE ELECTION OFFICE. One (1) bid was received and opened from Royal Printing Company, 1830 N.W. 4th Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-2613. After opening and review, on the recommendation of Mary Mitchell, County Election Board Secretary, a Motion was made by Dunn, seconded by Carrell to accept the bid of Royal Printing Company for the printing and delivery of Optech Ballot Cards for all elections during the twelve (12) month period beginning January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2007. The Vote: Dunn - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Crouch - Aye.

Item No. 08. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ACCEPTANCE OF SIX-MONTH BIDS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE MATERIALS, HERBICIDES AND TIRES. A Motion was made by Dunn, seconded by Carrell to accept the six month bids for road and bridge materials, herbicides and tires as presented on the tally sheets. The Vote: Dunn - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Crouch - Aye. (Bids are available for review by the public in the office of the County Commissioners).

Item No. 09. OLD BUSINESS. Commissioner Dunn addressed the Board concerning publicizing the election question promoting the 1/4¢ sales tax. Discussion followed.

Item No. 10. NEW BUSINESS. There was no new business presented.

Item No. 11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. There was no public participation.

Item No. 12. VENDOR PARTICIPATION. There was no vendor participation.

Item No. 13. APPROVE CLAIMS. A Motion was made by Dunn, seconded by Carrell to approve for payment the following claims as presented: County Clerk Preservation Fee - CCPF-2 - totaling $47.00; County Health Department - HD-2 - totaling $1,190.27; General Fund - B-1C, B-2, F-2, R-2 and VIF-1C - totaling $7,404.27; Highway Cash Fund - T-2, T-2B and T-4 - totaling $37,319.11; and Sheriff's Commissary Fund - SCOM-2 - totaling $612.96. The Vote: Dunn - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Crouch - Aye.

Item No. 14. ADJOURNMENT. A Motion was made by Dunn, seconded by Carrell to adjourn. The Vote: Dunn - Aye; Carrell - Aye and Crouch - Aye. The next meeting is set for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Notice of the meeting was given by posting the required notices on the entrance doors of the County Commissioners office and the county courthouse at 9:16 a.m., Friday, January 5, 2007.

ATTEST: (APPROVED)

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Louise Snodgrass, County Clerk Ricky Crouch, Chairman

Board of County Commissioners