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The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 7,
2026 at 9:00 a.m. The following members were present: Melissa Dennis, Chairman, Abby Thompson and
Greg Rush, Members, Stephanie Hutchcraft, 1st Deputy County Clerk, Stacy Bateman-Woods, ADA.
GUESTS- Ira Romine, Greg Sebastian, Freeland Wood, Sheriff, Kurt Schultz, Maintenance, Kellie Clay, Pott
Co Admin, Robin Ueltzen, Pott Co 911, Cody Roe and Doug Van Scoyoc, City of McLoud, Ryan Rosser, SRC
Schools, Aaron Scott and Braquel Payden, Pott Co EM, Zac Tenison, Rob Morris, Daniel Johnson, Shawnee
Forward, Jennifer Freeman, PCPSC, and Phil Solinger, Pott Co GOP, were all welcomed to today’s meeting.
UPDATE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE- There were 47 maintenance tasks with 1 pm. The maintenance
building plans are being revised after city review.
UPDATE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER- The current number of inmates is 304. There are 253 males and 51
females. Sixty-two were booked-in and 58 released. Six inmates were placed on safety observations.
UPDATE POTT CO 911- There were 44 address points created/edited and 12 centerlines created/edited.
UPDATE POTT CO EM- There were 2 drone responses. Twelve shelters were mapped on OneMap.
Damage assessment was conducted along the preliminary tornado path.
UPDATE POTT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE- Sheriff Wood stated they have high rates of crimes against
children.
BID- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to accept the following bids (Rosten Con. Contingent on receiving the
original bid bond) for bus barn bid #25-26-9 for South Rock Creek Schools: Rosten Construction-
$256,873.00; WL McNatt & Co- $329,500.00; Cactus Construction- $310,125.00. Seconded by Mrs.
Thompson the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis. Bids were not awarded at this time.
BETHEL PUBLIC SCHOOLS- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis to approve a quote from CDW-G for
Bethel Public Schools in the amount of $6,852.00. Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Rush,
Thompson, Dennis.
MINUTES- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the minutes of March 31, 2026. Seconded by Mrs.
Thompson the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Dennis. Rush abstained.
MONTHLY REPORTS- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis and seconded by Mr. Rush to approve the
monthly reports of the county clerk, treasurer, and health department. The vote was: AYE- Rush,
Thompson, Dennis.
PAYROLL- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis to approve payroll for March 16 thru March 31, 2026 with
one raise in the sheriff’s office and three raises in the county clerk’s office. Seconded by Mrs. Thompson
the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Rush, Dennis.
CASH FUND ESTIMATE OF NEEDS- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the following Cash Fund
Estimate of Needs and Requests for Appropriations: County Clerk Lien Fee- $6,588.14; CBRI- $42,745.45;
County Clerk Rec Mgmt/Pres- $14,523.95; LATCF- $423.18; Flood Plain- $100.00; Assessor Rev Fee-
$105.57; Treas Mtg Cert- $2,435.01; ARPA- $4,636.90; 911 Phone Fees- $49,303.91; EM- $114.22;
Road/Bridges ST- $696,778.45; Court Clerk Payroll- $6,900.00; Fair Maint ST- $8,476.95; Rental of County
Prop- $2,900.00; Use Tax ST- $244,943.83; Extension ST- $25,340.59; Eco Dev ST- $20,274.01; DA Justice
Cnt- $5,639.97; STOP VAWA- $19,404.16; Sheriff Serv Fee- $29,156.53; VOCA- $3,892.92; Soil Conserv
ST- $8,096.80; Jail ST- $154,396.99; EM ST- $37,101.21; School ST- $420,544.89; County Hgwy Unrest-
$358,282.91; Sr Citizens ST- $17,915.85; Rural Fire ST- $77,227.05. Seconded by Mr. Rush the vote was:
AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis to approve the following
Transfer of Appropriation: General Gov- $5400.00 from M & O to Sheriff M & O. Seconded by Mr. Rush the
vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS- Mr. Rush made a motion to approve the blanket purchase orders.
Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
RESOLUTION- No action was taken regarding a resolution between CED4 and CED5 with Pottawatomie
County for CIRB program allocation.
INSURANCE CLAIM- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the insurance claim of 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe,
estimate for cost of repair, $18,951.01. Seconded by Mr. Rush the vote was: AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
CONTRACT- No action was taken regarding entering a contract between Pottawatomie County and the
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CONTRACT CONTINUTATION- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the continuation of the contract
between Pottawatomie County and IPRA for the 2026 IFYR. Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was:
AYE- Rush, Thompson, Dennis.
METAL DETECTORS- Three quotes were received as follows for 2 walk-through metal detectors:
Protective Technologies International- $10,518.24; ProActive Security Solutions- $11,590.00; Garrett Metal
Detectors- $11,836.34. Mr. Rush made a motion to award low quote of $10,518.24 to Protective
Technologies. Seconded by Mrs. Dennis the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Rush, Dennis.
SURPLUS- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis and seconded by Mr. Rush to approve declaring surplus a
Chevy ambulance (Vin #1GBJC34F5SE246015) and Chevy ¾ ton (Vin #CKY235S115059) for Brooksville
FD. The motion carried with the following vote: AYE- Rush Thompson, Dennis.
UTILITY PERMIT- A motion was made by Mrs. Dennis to approve a utility permit for Tri-County RWD2 in
the SESE/4 of Section 30-T11N-R5E crossing Westech Rd into the NENE/4 of Section 31-T11N-R5E.
Seconded by Mrs. Thompson the vote was: AYE- Thompson, Rush, Dennis.
PURCHASE ORDERS/CLAIMS- Mrs. Dennis made a motion to approve the following Purchase
Orders/Claims: 20, City Of Mcloud, 180831.04, ARPA Project; 11, Town Of Wanette, 153900.00, ARPA
Project; 104, Mission Critical Partners, 15901.20, Dispatch; 105, 106, 1781, 1786, CH&W Commercial Tire,
6154.11, Tires/Repairs/Batteries; 144, Smith, C, 220.62, TRAVEL; 145, Stone, F, 150.00, Cleaning Office;
146, Perkins, K, 480.22, TRAVEL; 147, King S, 250.40, TRAVEL; 148, 250, 251, 257, 155, OG&E, 19504.62,
electric; 149, McDaniel, S, 360.02, TRAVEL; 2619, Anderson, B, 800.00, Travel Allowance; 2620, Ueltzen,
V, 800.00, Travel Allowance; 2621, 2625, 1783, 1784, RODS PEST CONTROL, 610.00, Pest control; 2622,
Satterfield, L, 900.00, TRAVEL; 2623, Flewallen, R, 800.00, TRAVEL; 2624, Davison Fuels & Oil, 114.92,
FUEL; 2626, BCW, Inc., 16349.27, CLEANING; 2627, 2628, Alcom Security Systems, 109.90, Fire Alarm
Monitoring Service; 2629, Western States Fire Protection Company, 520.00, INSPECTION ;2630, 2631,
2632, Allied Elevator Services, 5058.29, Service; 2633, Shawnee Pittstop, 50.35, Maintenance; 2634, South
West District Assessors And, Cindy Gelnar, 100.00, Meeting; 2635, PRESORT FIRST CLASS;, 14522.50, Mail
Fee; 2636, 2637, 2638, 2639, 1796, 1797, 102, 171, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, 5897.60,
UNEMPLOYMENT; 1780, Centerline Supply, 2981.20, SUPPLIES; 1782, Unifirst Corporation, 870.74,
UNIFORM CHARGES ;1785, DENNIS, M, 1000.00, Travel Allowance; 1787, 1790, 1793, 630, 631, HOOTEN
OIL, 27211.61, DEF Fluid/Diesel/Fuel Additive; 1788, I-COM Battery Supply, 329.97, BATTERIES; 1789,
634, South Central Industries, 1490.31, SUPPLIES/LITTER PICKUP; 1791, Rush, G, 1000.00, Travel
Allowance; 1792, Thompson, A, 1000.00, Travel Allowance; 1794, Crawley, D, 550.00, DETAILING OF CAR;
1795, Nickell, J, 560.00, Welding;615, MHC Kenworth, 923.66, PARTS, LABOR & SERVICES; 616, Whites
Steel & Pipe, 75.55, Steel; 617, 620, 621, Advanced Workzone Services, 24431.94, STRIP PARKING
LOT/ROAD MATERIAL; 618, 619, WYCHE QUARRY, 8720.00, HAUL; 622, Alert 360, 74.66, ALARM
MONITORING; 623, 624, 629, Core & Main, 9073.00, polypipe; 625, 339, Cintas Corporation, 588.05, Rugs;
626, 628, Jones Truck Repair, 2393.81, PARTS, LABOR & SERVICES; 627, Barton, M, 2500.00, Monthly
Fee; 632, J&A Traffic Products, 3030.00, STOP SIGNS; 633, Bruckner Truck & Equipment, 1433.86, Parts
And Supplies ;249, Constellation New Energy-Gas Division, 1186.03, gas; 252, 153, AT&T, 703.16, phone;
253, 254, 157, ONG, 4567.56, gas; 255, Cactus Tanks, 3650.00, Storage Containers; 256, Tri County RWD
#2, 504.31, WATER 3, Ridgeback Defense Company, 17100.00, Equipment; 4, B&H Photo Video, 2871.00,
Equipment; 334, Kasterke Tire & Alignment, 520.35, TIRES AND REPAIRS; 335, Higginbotham Bros &
Company, 113.95, SUPPLIES; 336, SHAWNEE OFFICE SYSTEMS, 183.09, Copies; 337, AutoZone, 28.87,
Auto parts; 338, First Choice Services, 164.72, COFFEE AND SUPPLIES; 340, OTA-Plate Pay, 19.32, Toll
Fees; 341, Evident, 259.78, SUPPLIES; 342, GLOCK Professional, 300.00, Training; 343, Jpx International,
300.00, Training; 154, Konawa Public Works, 109.50, WATER & SEWER; 156, Diaz Family Construction,
5700.00, Remodel office; 158, CITY OF SHAWNEE, 62.47, WATER; 159, John Deere Financial, 318.54,
Parts And Supplies; 337, Firelake Foods, 439.20, supplies/groceries; 338, Hardin, S, 100.00, Mowing; 339,
EUREKA, 71.60, WATER; 340, Potelco Lockbox, 66.31, PHONE; 341, Story, J, 216.00, Service; 342,
McEntire, J, 162.00, Class; 343, Carls Sanitation, 81.30, TRASH; 344, Amazon Capital Services, 569.98, SET
UP EMAIL/VIRUS PROTECTION; 345, Stratford Insurance LLC, DBA Wanette Insurance, 1979.64,
INSURANCE; 346, Town Of Asher, 450.00, Rent; 347, Sparks Heat & Air, 170.00, PARTS AND LABOR; 348,
Dollar General, 24.85, SUPPLIES; 150, Pottawatomie County Historical Society, 25423.23, Upgrade.
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- Rush, Thompson, Dennis. The meeting adjourned at 9:33 a.m.
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST:
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
By: Melissa Dennis, Chairman Raeshel Flewallen, County Clerk