Kingfisher City-County Emergency Management Director Steve Loftis told county commissioners he was getting the run-around from state offices on obtaining federal supplies of equipment needed to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

He said he was advised by one state department to order preventive equipment to contact another department to order it, then was advised by that department to return to the first department.

“I don’t know who’s getting it but it’s not rural northwest Oklahoma,” Loftis said.

He said several northwest Oklahoma legislators have agreed to seek a meeting with Gov. Kevin Stitt to resolve the problem.

Loftis said he has a few boxes of protective gloves for emergency workers but no masks.

He noted that one company has offered to sell masks in one million units at $2.59 each and that sanitizer is offered at prices out of reach for a rural community.

He said he is continuing to apply for the needed equipment from government agencies.

Loftis’ remarks came at the first of the meeting.

Actions taken during the business agenda included:

• Accepting a bid of $63,500 from Cummins Equipment for a 2014 semi truck for District 1;

• declaring as surplus a 2002 Savin copier for District 1;

• approving the second quarter grant application for the emergency management office;

• approving monthly financial reports of the sheriff, court clerk, county clerk, treasurer, election office, assessor and health department;

• two access drives in District 1, both located about 2,400 feet west of East 830 Road and Euclid intersection, one in Lot 1 and one in Lot 2.

• a county road pipeline crossing permit for a 12-inch water line for Devon Energy in District 3 located one mile east and seven miles south of Omega.