The Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners held its regular meeting on July 13, 2026, at 1:00 PM (meeting recording timestamp 9:00:06 AM) in the Cleveland County Office Building, Norman, OK. Chairman Rusty Grissom presided, with Vice Chairman Rod Cleveland and Commissioner Jacob McHughes present. The meeting opened with a prayer led by Keri Lyles (referred to as "Carrie" in the transcript) and the Pledge of Allegiance. The board approved the minutes of the July 1 and July 6 meetings, then proceeded through a consent agenda, bid openings, and unfinished business. No public comments were made.
Items 2–30 approved en bloc, with the exception of Item 3, which was tabled for further review. Key consent items included:
Item 3 tabled: A motion by Commissioner Cleveland to table Item 3 (Symmetry/NEXTera/Athena natural gas purchase contract for FY2027) and approve the rest of the consent agenda was seconded and passed unanimously (3-0). The item was postponed for additional review.
The next steps: Staff will revisit Item 3 at a future meeting; contracts and agreements approved take effect as per their terms.
You ought to get one of those fans that hang around your neck. Carrie, you're gonna do the prayer and flakes look for us. Thank you for bringing us together today. Um we ask that you bless our leaders as they make decisions for the community. Um with all the hard workers trying to clean up our community after the storm. And Jesus name we pray on the end. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, or nation, under God, and liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Carrie. Okay, let's uh call meeting to order, roll call, please. Cleveland. Uh here. Here. Okay, thank you. Uh notice that the meeting was properly posted July the tenth, twenty twenty-six. Item one, uh discuss possible action regarding approval of the minutes from uh special meeting July the first and our regular meeting July the sixth. Motion to approve. Second. Got a motion and a second roll call. Yes. Cleveland. Aye. Yes. Motion carried. Uh public comment. No one has signed. Okay. Uh consent. Uh the consent document consists of two through thirty. Items two through thirty. Uh Ms. Chairman, uh, on number three, I'd like a little bit more time on that agenda item to kind of figure out what all we have going on. Okay. I would motion that we um table that number three and uh approve the rest of the Kent. Okay, is that your motion? That's my motion. I'll second that. Uh roll call. Yes. Cleveland. Hi. Thank you. Yes. Okay. Uh so uh item three. Um would we make new motion to postpone that now? Yeah, so we made in all that motion, Commissioner. Uh Ms. Chairman, uh, that should have been all in one motion to table and approve all the consent. So and poll number three. Correct.