Cleveland County Excise Board Regular Meeting - February 26, 2026
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Cleveland County Excise Board Regular Meeting - February 26, 2026
The Cleveland County Excise Board held a regular meeting on February 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Norman, OK. Chairman Chuck R. Thompson, Vice-Chairman Josh Edge, and Member John Wullich were present, constituting a quorum. The meeting was properly noticed on February 24, 2026. The board unanimously approved the prior meeting's minutes and four fund transfers totaling $593,862.53 for county operations.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 29, 2026, were approved unanimously on a motion by Thompson, seconded by Edge, with all voting yes.
Discussion Items
- Item 2 – Transfer of $400,000 from Public Safety Sales Tax – Personnel (209500-51000) to Public Safety Sales Tax – M&O (209500-54000): This transfer will fund Detention Facility maintenance and operations expenses for the remainder of FY26. Vice-Chairman Edge asked if additional transfers were expected for the year; Chairman Thompson confirmed this is the only transfer needed. Approved unanimously.
- Item 3 – Transfer of $60,000 from Sheriff Service Fee/Unrestricted – Personnel (116500-51000) to Sheriff Service Fee/Unrestricted – M&O (116500-54000): The funds will secure remaining M&O expenses for FY26. Edge asked whether the transfer stays within the budget, and Thompson affirmed it is within already budgeted amounts. Approved unanimously.
- Item 4 – Transfer of $119,646.67 from District #3 Capitol Outlay (100930-55000) to District #3 M&O (100930-54000): District #3 intends to use the funds for road maintenance. Previously, the Capitol Outlay account was incorrectly used for asphalt purchases; this transfer corrects that error. Approved unanimously.
- Item 5 – Transfer of $14,215.86 from District #3 Lease/Purchase (100931-50000) to District #3 M&O (100930-54000): A surplus resulted from delayed equipment delivery. The funds will be used for road maintenance. Approved unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- All four fund transfers were approved by a 3-0 vote (Thompson, Edge, Wullich all voting yes).
- No public comments were received or new business introduced.
- The meeting adjourned shortly after the conclusion of the regular agenda.
Meeting Transcript
I think I'm gonna wear I'm slow, but I eventually get it. You just tell us where you're gonna be able to do it. Yes. And I'll get the recorders going again. We'll call this meeting to order of the excise board regularly schedule, excise board this uh February the twenty sixth, twenty twenty-six at ten. Please call the roll. Thompson here. Here. We have a quorum. All right, we're on to approval of the minutes. They're previously circulated. Oh, I will note that the notice of the meeting was properly posted on February the twenty-fourth, twenty twenty-six. So we're on to the I joked was you need a call to the minutes. No, I'm fine, thank you. Okay. I'll make a motion. A motion has been made. I second it. And seconded to approve the minutes as presented. Please call the roll. Thompson? Yes. Yes. Rule it? Yes. Motion carried. So shouldn't there be? Oh it just takes a while to pop up. All right. So a public comment on our agenda. No one signed up. No public comment. Thank you. Item number two is uh discussion and possible action regarding transfer of funds in the amount of 400,000 from public safety sales tax personnel. The public safety sales tax M and O. The transfer will be used for detention facility maintenance and operations expenses for the remainder of fiscal year 26. Any questions or comments? Do we so this is for the rest of the year? So we do we expect any more requests? No. This is the one preparing for the first couple months of fiscal year 25. Okay. Gotcha. It's not bringing up my option to motion. I'll motion to approve, but there's it's it's not given me. Oh wait, sorry, there it goes. I second it. So are you gonna move? Yeah, but it's not it's not given a item two. That's the one I'm on.
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