District 2 Commissioner Steve Carter said that each commissioner will get about $30,000 each from the REAP grants.
The commissioners approved $1,320.70 for an "off-system" bridge inspection. They explained that the bridge was not one of those included in the five-year plan for inspection but, because of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis in August bridges throughout the state were undergoing inspections.
An agreement for the renovation of the Duncan Cemetery on Dogwood Street was tabled until the district attorney's office can review the agreement between District 3 Commissioner Mike Huff and the Sequoyah County Conservation District.
Charles "Chuck" Wyckoff of Sequoyah County 9-1-1 reported that new addressing for the central and west end of the county was nearly complete, and the 9-1-1 system had 500 road signs which are ready to be installed. "We will start with the main roads first," Wyckoff said, "then start putting signs up in the northwestern part of the county and move east until we run out of signs."
When the addressing and signage are complete AT&T will take over the data upkeep operations of the 9-1-1 systems, while the county 9-1-1 system continues to dispatch.
Wyckoff confirmed that, when the addressing is complete, residents will be notified of their new addresses and will be responsible for placing their addresses on their property so that addresses can be seen easily by police and emergency personnel.
The commissioners went into executive session to discuss "the expectations and duties of the janitorial staff." After the executive session they announced that the janitor, Sharon Bilyew, will continue to strip and wax the floors in the courthouse on weekends to avoid traffic and will take time off during the week for compensation. Courthouse personnel will write up and submit to the commissioners' office work orders for special janitorial assignments.
