Nance said the county is using a cash fund report form that was approved in the 1940s, and was replaced in 1985.
Nance and Johnson also noted that changes to the form required that the county commissioners approve the county's cash accounts monthly, and that the form is to outline where the cash funds are going.
County Clerk Donna Jamison said that was not her understanding of the form. She turned to a state auditor who is in the commissioners' meeting room working on the county's annual audit, and asked for his opinion.
Ron Badley said, "I thought they (commissioners) had to approve all cash fund appropriations.
"As far as I know, all cash funds are approved by the county commissioners. I could be wrong, but I'll check on it."
Badley said he would be glad to meet with the county officials after the meeting about the requirements on the cash accounts.
District 1 Commissioner Bruce Tabor said, "We can put through these monthly cash appropriations forms.
"I would like to look into this further," he said.
Tabor announced at the meeting that he will seek another term as the District 1 County Commissioner.
Tabor said he will issue a press release in the near future, formally announcing his intent to seek re-election.
The commissioners approved hiring two Sallisaw attorneys, Fourth Scoufos and Dan George, to represent the county in a court case involving a petition for a declaratory judgement on annexation filed by the Town of Moffett.
Tabor said the attorneys have agreed to represent the county for a $1 fee. He explained, "Moffett annexed U.S. Highway 64 and old Highway 64 for a number of purposes...you'll have to ask them about the purposes.
"We protested at the time, but the district attorney advised us to drop it.
"In a recent court case the plaintiff against the town showed the annexation was illegal. Now the town is attempting to have the judge (John Garrett) declare the annexation was legal," Tabor said "We'd like to see it (the annexation) revised because we have received so many complaints of harassment about the town. That's my complaint because Moffett is in my district."
District 1 includes the eastern portion of the county up to the Arkansas River, which is both the state and county line. Moffett lies on the Oklahoma side of the Arkansas River between Roland and Fort Smith, Ark.
The complaints about Moffett officers include alleged traffic stops for which fines, allegedly up to $1,000, are demanded immediately, but for which receipts are not always given.
Deanna Wales, the Tahlequah attorney representing Moffett, told Your TIMES last month that the annexation, filed Feb. 26, 2001, in the county clerk's office, was done correctly.
Judge Garrett will hold a hearing on Moffett's petition for a declaratory judgement at 1 p.m. Monday.
