Fifteen county road crossing permits – all but one in District 3 – comprised the majority of time in a 19-minute county commissioner meeting Monday.

Before commissioners got to the road crossing permits, they approved reimbursement claims to the state for the election board and district attorney’s offices, a resolution authorizing interest-free equipment purchases for county road machinery through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, declaration as surplus a printer, monitor and hard drive for District 3 and a notice to bid for a new short engine block for a brush pumper truck for the Loyal Fire Department.

The district attorney salaries are paid by the state but mileage for use of personal vehicles in pursuit of office duties are initially paid by the county and later reimbursed by the state. The county pays the election board secretary’s salary and other employment expenses, including withholding tax, health care and retirement but is reimbursed for those costs by state government.

The following requests for road crossing permits received approval:

• Devon Energy Production – 12-inch lay flat water line located six miles south of Omega, District 3.

• Bison Oilfield Services – four permanent water lines in District 3 including two three-inch poly lines located seven miles south of Omega, and two two-inch poly lines one mile east of Omega.

• Markwest Energy – four-inch oil line two miles north and one mile east of Omega, 12-inch gas line two miles north and one mile east of Omega, four-inch gas line, 12-inch gas line and four-inch gas line two miles north of Omega.

• Chisholm Oil and Gas – 12-inch lay flat water line one mile east and two miles south of Loyal, District 3.

• McDonald Land Services – three-inch poly line four miles south and four miles east of Omega, District 3.

• Encana – two 90-day water line permits, a three-inch poly line located one mile west and four miles north of Okarche, and a 12-inch line located four miles east and four miles south of Omega, District 3.

• Oklahoma Gas and Electric – utility service four miles south of Hennessey, District 2.

County Engineer Nik Smith reported that a county safety meeting was scheduled Tuesday at the fairgrounds in Kingfisher and District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss said Countyline Road would be closed Tuesday for repair.

District 3 Commissioner Heath Dobrovolny returned to the board meeting after being absent last week while renewing his flood plain management certification at a meeting in Durant.

District 2 Commissioner Ray Alan Shimanek joined Moss and Dobrovolny in making all actions unanimous.

Pipeline Inspector Cody Murray and County Clerk Jeannie Boevers, who served as minute clerk, also were present for the meeting.