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September 3, 2012

County chiefs to discuss fair board position

Derrick Miller Associated Press

DUNCAN — The county could see changes to the Stephens County Fair Board, if the Board of Stephens County Commissioners accept two items on the Tuesday agenda.

The first item the board will consider is the resignation of David Davies from the fair board.

Davies represents Stephens County District 1.

If his resignation is accepted, it will lead the commissioners to the second item, which will deal with filling the vacancy Davies’ resignation will create.

The commissioners may consider appointing Kevin Crawford to the District 1 position on the fair board.

The commissioners are set to meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Commissioners Office in the Stephens County Courthouse.

They regularly meet at that time on Monday, but because of the Labor Day holiday it was moved to Tuesday.

Other items:

-The board will consider hiring a full-time employee for the Stephens County Fair & Expo Center.

- The commissioners approving a contract between Stephens County and Computer Mapping Co.

This contract, which will be on behalf of the county assessor, will be for annual support for the MIMS mapping program for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

- The board may acknowledge the receiving officers for the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office.

- The commissioners may approve the capital outlay purchases for the month of August, and the notice of employee appointments and terminations.

Items similar to this are approved monthly by the board.

- The board may also approve the payment of any purchase orders and the issuance of any blanket purchase orders. This is an item the commissioners approve weekly.

- Another weekly item is the approval of any county utility permits.

Although the board does not always receive utility permits each week, the commissioners did approve some during the Aug. 27 regular meeting.

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