The Nowata County Commissioners met on Monday morning at the Nowata County Annex.

 

At this week's meeting, the board approved a move to become board conduit issuers. Jeff Raley with the Floyd Law Firm in Norman says the move will allow the board to issue municipal bonds on behalf of another entity.

 

The board will oversee bond payments that will cover improvements to Nowata schools, including the replacement of the roof of the elementary school, remodeling the entryways, and adding a safe room facility to the middle school, high school, and elementary schools. The bond also helps build a new agricultural barn, practice fields for Nowata baseball and softball, and new LED lighting for the baseball, softball, and football fields.

 

The commissioners approved a motion to stay with the current alcohol and drug testing agreement for employees after the measure had been tabled for the last two weeks.