Kingfisher County commissioners extended the county burn ban for two more weeks Monday at their weekly meeting.

The new ban will end Monday, May 1.

Serious drought conditions, creating large amounts of dry vegetation, as well as requests from county fire chiefs to extend the ban led to the new fire ban resolution.

The original two-week ban was passed at the April 3 meeting.

The same rules apply as in the original ban: no trash burning or outdoor camp or cooking fires and outdoor welding and grinding only with restrictive fire prevention rules.

The ban authorizes outdoor grilling when done over a non-flammable surface and away from flammable vegetation.

Fines are included for anyone convicted of violating the ban.

Commissioners approved a bid of $179,775 from Bruckner Truck Sales for a dump truck for District 3. The bid solicitation called for a 2022 or newer vehicle with 420 minimum horsepower and 3,700 miles of usage or less.

The purchased truck has 3,600 miles of usage.

District 3 Commissioner and Board Chairman Heath Dobrovolny moved to purchase the vehicle with District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss and District 2 Commissioner Ray Alan Shimanek joining him in approving the action unanimously.

Commissioners unanimously renewed a health service contract for the county jail from Turn Key Health Clinic in Oklahoma City with a billing rate of $5,537.78 effective July 1 and a contract with Pioneer Telephone Cooperative for upgraded telephone VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) services, allowing the program, originally approved for court- house offices to be extended to all three county commission road maintenance shops.

The service provides for free long-distance calls to all contiguous states as well as internet connection.

Commissioners awarded a contract with Corbin, Merz and Haney Architecture Interior Design for the OSU Extension Service office, now located on the Kingfi sher County Fairgrounds, including parking and driveways in the southeast portion of the fairgrounds.

The contract provides for hourly rates of personnel as follow: Ken Corbin, project architect, $130; Erin Haney, interior designer, $100; architectural intern, $90, and interior design intern, $85.

Resolutions authorizing the disposal of equipment for two offices received approval – a set of 1968 roller shelves for the county clerk’s office, and a Ritter exam table and a Savin 8035 copier for the health department.

A $140,000 material request through Circuit Engineering District No. 8, which had originally been granted for District 3 with the approval of Commissioners Moss and Shimanek to facilitate a new bridge on the Calumet Road was rescinded at Dobrovolny’s request and divided equally between all three districts. Dobrovolny explained that federal grant funds have been approved for the bridge since the original CED#8 action had been taken. Permits for right-of-way easements for county road pipeline crossings were approved as follow:

• Devon Energy – two 90-day permits for 12-inch water lines in District 3, one located one-half mile west of Okarche and one located four miles west of Okarche.

• K&J Construction –60day permits for 12-inch and three-inch water lines located two miles north and two miles east of Dover, District 2.

• Recoil Oilfield Services – 30-day permit for 12-inch rubber line located four miles west and one mile south of Kingfisher, District 3.

• Select Energy Services, LLC – 12-inch lay flat line located four miles west and one mile north of Kingfisher, District 3.

Present for the meeting in addition to all commissioners were County Clerk Jeannie Boevers, as official minute clerk, County Engineer Nik Smith, 9-1-1 Director Ryan Deatherage and Lance Francis of Bruckner Truck Sales.