Kingfisher County commissioners approved a resolution setting the basic salaries of elected officials at $5,527.50 monthly based on the county’s valuation –$531,687,884 – and population – 15,694 – as stipulated by state law at their meeting Monday.

The new salary schedule goes into effect Jan. 1.

Commissioners opened 37 bids for road and bridge materials and commercial roadway work for all districts, tabling them to allow staff to tabulate them – lowest to highest – for final action at their next meeting.The road and bridge bids will go into effect for the first six months of calendar year 2025.

They also approved paying for the county courthouse electrical upgrade, approved at last week’s meeting, from federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The total cost will be $413,600, including $383,615, the base bid for the upgrade, plus $29,985 for additional electrical equipment.

Commissioners called for the annual county fairboard election on Feb. 1.

A resolution to dispose of a 2020 HP Z2G4S tower (Public 1 computer) for the county clerk’s office received unanimous approval along with the following agenda items:

• Right-of-way permit for Ovintiv to cross a county road with a threeinch poly pipe at a location five miles east and three miles north of Okarche, District 1.

• Permit for Glenn Jones to cross a county road with an eight-inch HDPE pipe at a point four miles east and two miles north of Okarche, also in District 1.

All county commissioners – Jeff Moss, District 1, chairman; Ray Alan Shimanek, District 2, vice-chairman, and Anthony Schwarz, District 3 – along with District 2 Commissioner-elect Mike Sparks, County Clerk Jeannie Boevers, minute clerk, County Clerk-elect Emily Lee, County Emergency Management Director Ryan Deatherage and County Engineer Nik Smith were present.