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October 6, 2009

Commissioners OK tractor purchase

By BOB GIBBINS

Cherokee County commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution Monday allowing the purchase of a tractor on state contract.

The board agreed to allow District 2 Commissioner Bobby Botts to buy the John Deere tractor for $16,837.92 on state contract.

Another resolution allowed District 1 Commissioner Doug Hubbard to remove three John Deere motor graders from his district’s inventory. Hubbard recently purchased new graders and the old ones will be traded toward the new ones.

A programming resolution was approved for Forest Bridge in District 3. Commissioner Mike Ballard said he is replacing the last wooden bridge in his district.

Robin Mooney provided the commissioners with an update on library activities. Mooney said the facility had 11,526 visitors in September, and more than 13,500 during the months of June and July. She explained the various programs and services for children and adults the library has to offer.

Improvements financed through a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant for the rural water district at Cookson are complete and were approved by the commissioners.

The board also approved a detention services agreement between Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Home and the county.

The home will charge $39.32 a day.

Darryl Maggard and Terry Sherman were replaced as receiving and requesting officers with Bob Patterson and Nick Smith. Ronnie Smith and Marty Kimble were approved as requesting officers for the firefighters tax advisory board. Larry Watts and Charlie Path were approved as receiving officers for the group.

Monthly reports from the detention center, sheriff’s office, health department, county assessor, county clerk and court clerk were approved.

What’s next

The next regular meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners will be Monday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. in the second-floor conference room at the Cherokee County Courthouse.

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