Commissioners Hear Concerns on Several Subjects | New

Woodward County Commissioners heard several concerns Monday morning.

Colby Castor addressed the council regarding building permits. Under construction of a small office outside the city limits of Sharon, Castor has been inspected by the state fire marshal and must install an expensive commercial fire alarm system.

“We were closed last year on our building by the state fire marshal’s office to obtain a commercial building permit and we received (a) a stop work order,” Castor explained. “Some of their rules go beyond the usual rules of the IBC (International Building Code).”

The Castor Financial Services building is 940 square feet. This fire alarm system is not required by code for this size of building, according to Castor.

“It’s somewhere between $ 7,500 and $ 8,500 added to my project,” Castor said. “This is not a rule of the code, it is a directive from the office of the state fire marshal.”

The state fire marshal has jurisdiction in areas where a county or city does not, according to Castor.

Castor said he is aware of five counties that have their own permit applications and a person they hire or assign for inspections.

“Just calling out all the counties that already make their own (permits),” Castor continued. “They were very helpful, and it was easy and straightforward.”

Castor asked the council if they had considered making their own permits.

“We actually had this conversation recently because of the influx of work the state fire marshal has on his plate. It covers multiple counties, ”said District 1 Commissioner Troy White. “I understand your frustration. But I think any independent contractor, whether hired through a municipality or a county or whatever, will always follow the same state codes.

Troy White said the county does not have a good solution at this time.

“This is a conversation that we have had and will continue to have,” said Troy White. “We appreciate that you bring us a real situation that has potential financial ramifications for your project because we need to hear things like that. “

Three Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) Certificates of Compliance were on the agenda, but all were filed.

Lucky Wei LLC, at NW ¼ NW ¼ Section 29 T20 R18W in District 2 did not have an appropriate representative present. The board would like to speak to one of the people on the certificate as the owner.

Best Buddings LLC, W ½ SW Section 22 T23N R21W 17.7240 acres in District 3, Plaintiff was available with an interpreter and Cummins-Setters Business Partners (CSCP) managing real estate broker Matt Setters. The smugglers brought several concerns to the board.

“Your requirement in your procedure is against state law,” Setters said. “Anything on your list violates privacy law. Until OMMA approves it, this becomes a public record. You added another step here that no other county added.

Michael Gilbert of High Bird Farms at NW Passage Industrial Park Block 2 Lot 2 Section 16 T22N R20W in District 3 said he came to the meeting to find out what he needed to move forward in his process of renewal. He asked if all owners should be present at the meeting.

“I feel like just a representative owner (must be present), with documentation that (at least) 75% of other owners are residents of Oklahoma,” replied Troy White. “These are the same documents that you provide to the state. It is nothing more.

No action was taken after discussion with county officials about the employee personnel policy manual. Several points were discussed, with minor modifications agreed and a few points requiring further clarification from the auditor.

District 2 Commissioner Clint White provided an update during the meeting regarding saving time sheet information in the event of a tornado or fire. All the officers agreed that it would be good to save things. How and where this backup should take place was a question, with some concern about not doing much more work for an employee. Several options were discussed and more information is to be sought.

The Commissioners discussed the human resources (HR) position at length, leaving them with more questions than a definitive solution. The article has been submitted for more information.

“If you have a designated HR employee, he cannot be paid by an individual like the office, he must be paid by the County Board of Commissioners, as they are representative of all employees in the county,” Troy White mentioned. . “The problem is, there isn’t a lot of work. So this is where the solution must be found.

According to District Attorney Christopher M. Boring, the auditor has asked the county to appoint an HR person, but the actual HR work is not enough to keep that person busy.

“We need to talk to the state auditor and see what exactly the state requirements are,” Boring said.

Commissioners approved a routine bridge inspection invoice from circuit engineering consultant Donnie Head. An emergency and transportation fund program road application has been approved for the chip and seal on EW51 from NS208 extending 4 miles to NS212, as presented by Circuit Engineering.

The board approved a contractual arrangement for the emergency revolving fund and transportation project #ETRCR 8-77-1 (05) as presented by Circuit Engineering.

The council set the maximum monthly road expense for May at $ 92,546.96 per district.

Editor’s note: There was an error in the agenda preview article released on Saturday. Colby Castor was at the committee meeting to discuss a building permit, unrelated to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.