Alfalfa County commissioners had a jam-packed agenda to tackle Monday morning. Mike Roach, Jay Hague and Marvin Woodall began by signing a lease-purchase agreement with Dusty Bittle of Yellowhouse. The lease is for a grader to be used in District 2.

Next, representatives from an insurance brokerage firm called American Trustee, Inc gave a presentation about offering supplemental benefits for county employees, namely their spouses and dependents. Renae Ehler and Ty Lawson spent a good amount of time explaining the benefits of going through a brokerage firm and showed commissioners some plans they had to offer. The two reps will return later in the year to review their products and services with county employees. Video of their presentation can be found on http://www.alvareviewcourier.com.

After Ehler and Lawson left, the three men moved forward with approving their routine paperwork: previous meeting minutes, payroll, M&O warrants and blanket purchase orders. They also approved the Treasurer's monthly officer report.

Perhaps one of the most essential motions made during the meeting was for a 14-day countywide burn ban. The commissioners said they could lift the ban early if the area gets moisture.

They signed the contract for detention transportation between the Alfalfa County commissioners and the Office of Juvenile Affairs for FY '23 and the bridge inspection invoice and report of conference of all three districts. The Juvenile Detention Services agreement by and between Oklahoma Juvenile Justice Services, Inc, and the Board of County Commissioners of Alfalfa County received signatures, along with the lease purchase contract with RCB Bank for an oil distributor truck to be used in District 1.

Next was a long list of equipment to declare as surplus. The commissioners made the declarations and approved resolutions for the disposal of it all:

• A 2020 John Deere RI 5 Flex-Wing Rotary Cutter for District 1 (Inv no. D1 441-113, Serial no. 1P00R15GVLF001098)

• A 2020 John Deere Rl5 Flex-Wing Rotary Cutter (Inv. no. DI 441-112, Serial no. 1POOR I5GCLF001097)

• A 2017 JD 672 G Motor Grader John Deere for District 1 (Inv. no. DI 307-130, Serial no. 1DW672GXLHF681899)

• A 2017 JD 672 G Motor Grader John Deere (Inv. no. Dl 307-127, Serial no. 1DW672GXCHF681938)

• A 2017 JD 672 G Motor Grader John Deere (Inv. no. Dl 307-128, Serial no. 1DW672GXHHF681936)

• A 2017 JD 672 G Motor Grader John Deere (Inv. no. Dl 307-129, Serial no. 1DW672GXTHF681861)

• A 2017 JD 672 G Motor Grader John Deere (Inv. no. Dl 307-132, Serial no. 1DW672GXCHF682160)

• A2017 JD 672 G Motor Grader John Deere (Inv. no. Dl 307-131, Serial no. 1DW672GXCHF68l901)

• A 2017 JD 672 G Motor Grader John Deere for District 1(Inv. no. DI 307-133, Serial no. 1DW672GXEHF682179)

The commissioners held off on deciding to award the bid to haul off and demolish the old hospital on Grand Street in Cherokee. Roach shared with the others that he had an idea that could save the county $70,000. He proposed using Jackson Wrecking Company out of Enid to demolish the building, but instead of paying them to haul off the waste, they use county employees and equipment to discard it themselves.

The three men approved a private property access easement in District 2 for the E 10' of Lot 3 and all of Lots 4 and 5, Block 6, Cherokee Westside, and the interlocal governmental agreement between Alfalfa and Grant Counties.