Charles "Chuck" Wyckoff, member of the 9-1-1 board, announced at the commission meeting Monday that he received an $8,829 quote from Muskogee Communications Inc. to install radio equipment on the system's tower, on Sallisaw's north side.
"We told them we will go ahead and pay for the equipment and then invoice Brent Fire Department for it," Wyckoff said.
Brent Fire Chief Darrell Vix reported he received a $600 bill Monday for a new radio frequency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Vix said the fire department would pay for the frequency and radio equipment, but the department has not received the $8,829 invoice as of Wednesday morning.
Wyckoff said it would be about six weeks before the equipment could be installed.
Brent Fire Department officials have said they are not receiving dispatches from Sequoyah County 9-1-1, either by pager or radio.
In other business, Gerald Corbett of Roland asked the county commissioners about the policies on placing signs on the rights-of-way along U.S. Highway 64 through Roland. District 1 Commissioner Bruce Tabor said the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has jurisdiction over the rights-of-way along state highways. ODOT recently announced that no signs could be placed on those rights-of-way, other than traffic signs, and ODOT workers would remove signs on the rights-of-way.
Ronnie Webb, Roland town administrator, told the commissioners that he had been notified by ODOT officials that two signs needed to be removed, and the information was passed on to the business owners.
Corbett said he intended to place a sign for his business along the road and will file a lawsuit if it is removed. He noted that signs had been placed all along the highway.
Don Butcher, director of the area nutrition program, informed the commissioners he had been told that the state had increased funding for the program, which feeds the elderly.
"But I haven't received anything official about the increase yet," Butcher warned.
