The board heard a report from Payne County Emergency Management regarding the county's written Terrorism Incident Management Plan.
One year ago, the county had gone through testing regarding its readiness for such an event, and one of the areas in which the county failed was not having a modernized, written plan.
The plan, which was intentionally vague in order be safely put into the public record, had been put together over the past year and was combined with plans from similar counties and made fit for Payne County.
Emergency management personnel will be charged with updating the plan and examining its effectiveness by looking at world events, not just domestic terrorism occurrences.
The board accepted the plan with a 3-0 vote.
The commissioners also gave a final approval of the contract with North Central Construction Company, of Stillwater, for work on McElroy Road. District 3 Commissioner Kent Bradley said work could start as early as next week. The City of Stillwater is planning to do work on the other side of McElroy Road, Bradley said, so he would like work to be complete before the city begins, so multiple projects aren't being done on the road at the same time.
The board heard the quarterly report for the C.L.E.A.N. program, which stands for Cleaning our Land, our Environment and our Neighborhoods. It offers a chance for nonviolent offenders to perform community service.
The county tallied 925.5 hours of work from July to September, saving the county $13,942.50. October to December saw 487 hours worked, saving $7,305.
The board also formally approved the purchase of a computer server for the Payne County Jail during a special meeting of the Trustees of the Payne County Facilities Authority.
Afterward, the commissioners and County Clerk Glenna Craig took their annual tour of the Payne County Jail and came away impressed, stating the jail is in good standing.
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