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2023-4-10 Meeting Agenda

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PUBLIC NOTICE

 CREEK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING

CREEK COUNTY COLLINS BUILDING

317 E. LEE

 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM

 9:00 A.M., MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2023

 AGENDA

 

 

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - Chairman

 

2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING ACT - Chairman

 

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION - Chairman

 

4. Discussion and possible action in consideration of approval or disapproval of prior meeting minutes for meeting held on April 3, 2023, and correcting the minutes of March 27, 2023, item #26.

 

5. Discussion and possible action to consider, review, approve, or disapprove pending purchase orders for: the general, highway, health, cash accounts and community development block grant funds; transfers; monthly appropriations; emergency purchase orders; various county officers' contracts; monthly reports and various contracts and change orders. The Verification Report on all purchase orders being paid is available for public inspection during the meeting. For questions, please see the County Clerk.

 

6. Discussion and possible action of new business.  (In accordance with the Open Meeting Act, 25 O.S. § 311, new business is defined as any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen within 24 hours of time of posting this agenda.)

 

7. Discussion and possible action to consider removing Requisitioning Officer Chris Gilliland and adding Melissa Siler for the Creek County Election Board (0001-1-2200-1110/SL1A; 0001-1-2200-1130/SL1B; 0001-1-2200-1310/SL1C; 0001-1-2200-2005/SL2; 0001-1-2200-4110/SL3).

 

8. Discussion and possible action to consider removing Receiving Officer Chris Gilliland and adding Melissa Siler for the Creek County Election Board (0001-1-2200-1110/SL1A; 0001-1-2200-1130/SL1B; 0001-1-2200-1310/SL1C; 0001-1-2200-2005/SL2; 0001-1-2200-4110/SL3).

 

9. Discussion and possible action to let for sealed bid for Lease Purchase of one or more new custom cab pumpers, bid #23-18, for the Drumright Fire Department.

 

10. Discussion and possible action to consider approving a utility permit request from Cox Communications to cross and parallel West 141st Street South approximately 0.04 miles east of the Route 66 and West 141st Street South junction in District #1.

 

11. Discussion and possible action regarding the American Rescue Plan 2021 funds directed to Creek County by the federal government.

Discussion and possible action to consider using ARPA funds on road and bridge projects.

 

12. Discussion and possible action to consider recessing the meeting until 11:00am for attendance of the Board's opioid litigation contract counsel.

 

13. PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION: Consideration, discussion and possible action to enter into executive session to hold confidential communications between the Board of County Commissioners, its contract counsel, and the District Attorney concerning the settling of certain claims in pending litigation, including potential resolution of certain claims against Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Teva, and Allergan, related to lawsuits against pharmaceutical supply chain participants of opioid prescription drugs the disclosure of which may seriously impair the litigation if known by public disclosure as allowed by 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4).

 

14. Possible Action related to the above executive session discussion, including possible authorization to settle claims.

 

15. Discussion and possible action to amend and create Opioid Abatement Settlement fund maintenance and operations accounts, and to direct the Creek County Treasurer to deposit funds into newly created accounts.

 

16. Discussion and possible action to direct the Creek County Treasurer to credit the Opioid Abatement Settlement Fund account (1251-3-6701-2005) with $127,322.34 from OK Janssen Pharmaceuticals Opioid Qualified Settlement Fund for the national opioid settlement.

 

Adjournment - Chairman.

 

The Board, in its discretion, may allow comments from the public on agenda items and may also limit the duration of any and all comments allowed.

 

This is to certify that in conformity with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Notice was posted at the place of meeting at 8:30 A.M. on the 6th day of April, 2023.  A true and correct copy of such Notice was filed in the office of the County Clerk as required by law.

 

 

      Jennifer Mortazavi

Jennifer Mortazavi

Creek County Clerk                       

                            (SEAL)