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The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, February
10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The following members were present: Melissa Dennis, Chairman, Abby Thompson
and Greg Rush, Members, Alana Coon, Deputy County Clerk.
GUESTS- Kellie Clay, Pott County Admin, Kurt Schultz, Maintenance, Shannon Adams, Pott County Health
Dept., Amanda Soward, Deputy, Ira Romine, Aaron Scott and Braquel Payden, Pott Co EM, Rachelle
Erickson, Shawnee EM, Suzie Campbell, Countywide, Phil Solinger, Pott Co GOP, Doug VanScoyoc and Cody
Roe, City of McLoud, Robin Ueltzen, Pott Co 911, and Jayme King, District 3, were all welcomed to today’s
meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS- Cody Roe, City of McLoud, thanked Mrs. Dennis for her help with the paving project
of 8th street in McLoud.
UPDATE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE- There were 48 maintenance tasks with 2 pm’s. Replacement of
glass on the front doors at the election board started this morning. They will be pulling wire for the new
phones at Carter Hall today. A second zoom meeting was held with Prime Architects for 15 East 10th.
UPDATE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER- An update was not given at today’s meeting.
UPDATE POTT CO 911- There were 21 address points created/edited and 4 centerlines edited.
UPDATE POTT CO EM- There were 5 responses last week. Water pallets were delivered to Tri-County
RWD #2 with 2 pallets being donated by CPN. A drone demonstration will be conducted at Maud High
School on Feb. 11.
UPDATE POTT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE- An update was not given at today’s meeting.
MINUTES- Mrs. Thompson made a motion to approve the minutes of February 3, 2026. Seconded by Mrs.
Dennis the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Dennis. Rush abstained.
MONTHLY REPORTS- A motion was made by Mr. Rush and seconded by Mrs. Thompson to approve the
monthly reports of the court clerk, health department, county clerk, treasurer, and election board. The
motion carried with the following vote: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
PAYROLL- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve payroll for January 16 thru January 31, 2026 with 10
raised in District 1, 2 raises in general government, and 1 new hire in the sheriff’s office. Seconded by Mrs.
Thompson the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
CASH FUND ESTIMATE OF NEEDS- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis to approve the following Cash
Fund Estimate of Needs and Requests for Appropriations: Soil Conserv ST- $9,016.65; 911 Phone Fees:
$48,888.54; Fair Maint ST- $9,328.25; Extension ST- $27,461.11; Jail ST- $174,795.42; County Clerk Lien
Fee- $9,055.65; County Clerk Rec Mgmt/Presv- $14,338.76; EM Management- $94.15; Opioid Abatement
Settlement- $26,819.59; Rental of County Prop- $1,900.00; Treas Mtg Cert- $2,616.10; Assessor Rev Fee-
$256.38; DA Just Cnt- $5,801.27; Eco Dev ST- $21,369.48; Use Tax ST- $360,917.14; LATCF- $348.84;
ARPA- $5,090.43; Road & Bridges ST- $564,808.87; VOCA- $3,892.92; Sheriff Serv Fee- $25,888.24; CBRI-
$67,705.15; STOP VAWA- $14,056.10; School ST- $514,769.36; EM Mgmt ST- $40,549.61; County Highway
Unrest- $425,733.35; Sr Citizens ST- $19,518.24; Rural Fire ST- $69,289.97. Seconded by Mrs. Thompson
the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATONS- Mr. Rush made a motion to approve the following Transfers of
Appropriations: Courthouse Sec- $1,345.00 from salaries to benefits; Court Clerk- $15,000.00 from salaries
to benefits; Emergency Management ST- $50,000 from capital outlay to salaries ($40,000.00) and benefits
($10,000.00). Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis and seconded by Mrs. Thompson
to approve the blanket purchase orders. The motion carried with the following vote: AYE- Thompson, Rush,
Dennis.
TAX-EXEMPT FORM- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the tax-exempt form for the health
department. Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Rush, Dennis.
CONTRACT- Mrs. Thompson made a motion to approve the contract for services with Project Safe.
Seconded by Mrs. Dennis the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
SRLS INVOICE- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the SRLS invoice ($3,000.00) 803-16 for Project
#34469 in District 1. Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Rush, Dennis.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PURCHASE- Mr. Rush made a motion to approve emergency management
to purchase storm siren maintenance through OmniWarn totaling $16,612.20 out of sales tax account.
Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.

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RECEIVING OFFICERS- Mrs. Thompson made a motion to approve Samantha Gensman and Jennifer
Ramos replacing Angie Porter and Misty Clouse as receiving officers for the health department. Seconded
by Mr. Rush the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
PURCHASE ORDERS/CLAIMS- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the following Purchase
Orders/Claims: 2, HASKELL LEMON, 621061.14, ASPHALT; 227, TOTAL DEMOLITION SERVICES, 2272.35,
Demolition; 7, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 50254.77, 911 fees; 52, Higginbotham Bros & Company, 107.90,
SUPPLIES; 53, 54, 486, 145, CH&W Commercial Tire, 5494.64, Tires/Repairs/Batteries; 55, C & L Creative,
1829.00, Clothing Allowance; 109, OSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, 24000.00, Contractual
services; 110, 1393, Vyve Broadband, 225.60, INTERNET/PHONE; 111, 192, 119, OG&E, 11511.71, Electric;
112, Smith, C, 555.97, TRAVEL; 113, King S, 766.67, Travel Expense; 114, Stone, F, 150.00, CLEANING;
115, Perkins, K, 794.23, TRAVEL; 116, MCDANIEL, S, 348.85, TRAVEL; 2042, 189, 121, CITY OF SHAWNEE,
2102.41, Utilities; 2043, 2044, 258, Cintas, 1633.82, FIRST AID SUPPLIES/CLEANING; 2045, 150, 118, 122,
ONG, 5910.99, Utilities; 2046, 2074, McElyea & Owens Funeral Group, 700.00, Cremation; 2047, LOCKE
SUPPLY COMPANY, 41.28, Supplies; 2048, 20, 262, EUREKA, 119.92, WATER; 2049, 1392, 1399, RODS
PEST CONTROL, 535.00, Pest control; 2050, 2062, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS COUNCIL, 12491.92, SALARY;
2051, Shred-Away, 66.00, Shredding; 2052, 2053, DONS COPIERS, 463.44, Printer Lease; 2054, Allied
Elevator Services, 840.00, Elevator Maintenance; 2055, 2061, Davison Fuels & Oil, 4659.62, FUEL; 2056,
LOWE'S, 314.92, SUPPLIES; 2057, BCW, Inc., 16372.96, CLEANING; 2058, COAST, 610.33, FUEL; 2059,
148, 142, 144, 259, PCRW Dist. 3, 322.08, WATER; 2060, 259, DEMCO PRINTING, 685.00, SUPPLIES;
2063, 1396, AT&T, 1735.76, Phone; 2064, Certified Mail Labels, 1500.00, Labels; 2065, 492, Countywide
News, 1605.64, Legal Ads; 2066, 2072, Payden, B, 4817.00, Grant; 2067, Dickinson, C, 2332.00, Grant;
2068, Hutchcraft, S, 780.00, Grant; 2069, Browning, A, 4999.00, Grant; 2070, Watson, S, 4999.00, Grant;
2071, 2073, Scott, A, 3497.00, Grant; 2075, 256, Shawnee Pittstop, 693.36, OIL CHANGE; 2076, GFL
Environmental, 1838.00, TRASH; 2077, Reuters, Thomson, 350.60, Subscription; 149, Special Cleaning
Services, 2500.00, CLEANING; 151, VIP Voice Services, 784.70, Service; 152, Staples Contract &
Commercial, 237.89, SUPPLIES; 153, Cardio Partners, 382.99, SUPPLIES; 1389, OLG, 995.68, PROPANE;
1390, 474, Atwoods Distribution, 1201.63, Parts And Supplies ;1391, Unifirst Corporation, 716.59,
UNIFORM CHARGES; 1394, O Reilly, 462.40, Parts And Supplies; 1395, 260, First Choice Services, 330.81,
COFFEE; 1397, 1408, 471, P & K Equipment, 2936.53, Parts; 1398, 1411, 478, 481, 482, 483, 488, 489,
494, HOOTEN OIL, 28169.04, Fuel Additive/Fuel; 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, Sovereign Bank, 15178.50, lease
payments; 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, Security National Bank, 9349.30, lease payments; 1409, Industrial
Truck Equipment, 640.67, Parts; 1410, Bruckner Truck & Equipment, 692.28, Parts; 470, Plank Auto Supply,
616.31, Parts; 472, WYCHE QUARRY, 6400.00, 18 WHEELER BLUE SHALE; 473, Ada Aggregates, 17475.88,
1 1/2 CRUSHER RUN; 475, G.W. VAN KEPPEL COMPANY, 2000.00, RENTAL; 476, J&A Traffic Products,
2975.00, Sign post; 477, Jordan, M, 400.00, CLEANING; 479, Black Flame Fabrication, 1466.00, siding;
480, UTLEY & ASSOCIATES, 41000.00, Project; 484, 491, DUB ROSS, 7412.00, GRADER BLADES; 485,
General Materials, 378.56, SAND; 487, Brown And Sons Wrecker, 1196.00, TOWING FEE; 490, D&D Truck
Sales, 450.00, WRECKER; 493, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, 27.62, Toll Fees; 21, Shred-It USA,
LLC/Stericycle, Inc, 160.99, Shredding; 22, Middleton, D, 250.00, Safety Award; 23, Blackwood, T, 250.00,
Safety Award; 24, Bates, B, 250.00, Safety Award; 25, Bates, C, 250.00, Safety Award; 26, Satterfield, A,
250.00, Safety Award; 27, Ware B, 250.00, Safety Award; 28, Anderson, D, 250.00, Safety Award; 29,
LYONS, L, 250.00, Safety Award; 143, Windstream, 287.25, Utilities; 190, Tri County RWD #2, 303.65,
WATER; 191, 123, City Of Tecumseh, 23791.05, Utilities; 254, AutoZone, 216.54, Auto parts; 255, Kasterke
Tire & Alignment, 819.94, TIRES AND REPAIRS; 257, Shawnee Tag Agency, 51.00, Tag; 260, Pike Pass,
Government Account Services, 31.53, Pike Pass; 261, Amazon Capital Services, 299.66, SUPPLIES; 262,
SHAWNEE OFFICE SYSTEMS, 220.95, Copies; 263, TransUnion Risk And Alternative Data Solutions, 183.15,
TLO Searches; 264, QUILL, 358.96, SUPPLIES; 265, Joe Cooper, 1143.64, Auto Repairs; 266, Glass Action,
477.00, WINDSHIELD; 120, Comdata, 62.08, FUEL; 124, John Deere Financial, 193.21, Parts And Supplies;
258, Dollar General, 139.34, SUPPLIES; 261, Dobson Telephone Company, 74.55, Phone; 114, Prime
Architects, 11706.00, Architectural Services. Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Rush,
Thompson, Dennis.
NEW BUSINESS- No one addressed the Board under “New Business”.
ADJOURN- There being no further business Mrs. Thompson made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Mr.
Rush the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Rush, Dennis. The meeting adjourned at 9:23 a.m.
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST:
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
By: Melissa Dennis, Chairman Raeshel Flewallen, County Clerk