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Cleveland County Community Sentencing Planning Council Regular Meeting - July 14, 2026

Board of County Commissioners & Boards — Tuesday, July 14, 2026
BodyCleveland County, Oklahoma
SessionBoard of County Commissioners & Boards
DateTuesday, July 14, 2026
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0:15

Daryl's not here.

0:17

I don't know, Jesse Wells.

0:20

She is with one.

0:22

I think she's with the DAC.

2:26

Order of committee corrections roll call, please.

2:30

People absent.

2:32

McHugh.

2:33

Here.

2:36

Judge.

2:42

Here.

2:55

Absent.

3:02

We have a forum.

3:03

Notice of the meeting was properly posted on July 9th, 2026.

3:08

Item number one under approval of minutes discussion of possible action regarding the approval of the regular minutes of April 14th, 2026.

3:19

We approve motion and a second from the judge will call.

3:24

McHughes?

3:25

Yes.

3:25

Virgin?

3:26

Yes.

3:26

Whitefield?

3:27

Yes.

3:28

Gabe?

3:29

Holly.

3:29

Yes.

3:30

Motion carry.

3:31

Public comment.

3:31

Did we have anybody sign up for public comment?

3:33

No one's signed up.

3:35

Under items of business number two, discussion possible action or approve the appointment or reappointment of non-statutory board members.

3:42

Whose terms of uh July 14th, 2026.

3:48

The terms are as follows.

3:49

Uh Jacob McKeugh Vice.

3:51

Um Gary Gage and Jesse Wells.

3:59

Yeah, can I say something on that?

4:02

Um we have not had his him attending that much.

4:09

So I don't know if he wants to continue on or not.

4:14

So I just I just saw I would mention that to the board and is that Jesse Wells?

4:21

Yeah.

4:22

Okay.

4:24

Um I assume we just motion Minus Jesse to approve the existing board members.

4:34

That's fine.

4:36

Okay.

4:37

Okay.

4:37

I'll just motion we keep the same um appointment board members.

4:42

I'll move to approve.

4:44

Motion and second roll call.

4:46

McHughes.

4:46

Yes.

4:47

Virgin?

4:47

Yes.

4:48

Whitefield?

4:49

Yes.

4:49

Gage.

4:51

Yes.

4:51

Question carry.

4:52

Item number three discussion possible.

4:55

Schedule of meetings for calendar of year twenty twenty-seven.

5:27

Gage uh second that roll call please McHugh's yes virgin yes bike bill yes gauge yes college yes motion carry item number four discussion possible action review of bills for april may and june of 26 yes I gave you a handout at the shows you each provider and what we paid them through the fiscal year and then the second page is basically what services it paid for um as you can see we uh still have budget remaining of 1467 dollars that we didn't spend we have been given our budget for the next fiscal year and they gave us 4000 so they reduced it kind of based on what we spent this past year but uh I was advised that they kept a pool of money for us to request if we need it so that's an option if we need it motion we approve motion and second roll call mcughes yes virgin yes whitehead whitefield white sorry yes gauge yes college yes motion carried item number five discussion possible action and presentation by the assistant district attorney's office for months of April May and June activities and sentencing in the DA's office yes we this um quarter we had eight um defendants sentenced into the community sentencing uh which was on track in the first quarter we had eight second quarter we had six third quarter we had eight and then the fourth week had eight so we are on track um for our number of LSIs ordered we're actually up this quarter um the first quarter we had 13 second quarter we had 13 third quarter 22 but then this quarter we've had 29 um and so we are working hard to get more participants fled into the program awesome okay item number six is discussion possible action regular supervision overview status report by TOC probation officer Michael Michael welcome uh officer ramsbarker uh currently we have 59 in the program 57 57 in the program hopefully we're gonna get some more uh we have three absconders and we have two females that are currently in inpatient treatment and we have two males that will be there by the end of July treatment inpatient treatment I think the program's doing really good um we're we're looking for another mental health provider uh right now because we're gonna lose COCMH because they were sold off so any questions welcome sheriff we were in DA Austin so we didn't we're gonna have quorum earlier we'll close but we're we're there so Mr Vice Chair um I have several documents that will require signatures after the meeting sounds good uh new business none to report board member statements and announcements anybody anything you want bring it to the board okay uh final item plan of the adjournment motion we adjourn second motion and second roll call McHugh's yes virgin yes Whitefield yes gauge college yes motion carry for adjourned okay I'll give those are the

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Summary of Proceedings

Cleveland County Community Sentencing Planning Council Regular Meeting - July 14, 2026

The Cleveland County Community Sentencing Planning Council met at the Cleveland County Office Building (201 South Jones, Suite 200, Norman, Oklahoma) on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Notice of the meeting was properly posted on July 9, 2026. The council approved routine agenda items and received reports on Community Sentencing activity from the District Attorney's Office and the Department of Corrections.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of the regular meeting of April 14, 2026, by motion and roll-call vote; all present members voted yes. (No separate minutes document was provided in the source packet, but the meeting was listed on the agenda.)
  • Reappointed non-statutory board members whose terms expired July 14, 2026, for 2027. A board member raised concern that Jesse Wells had not been attending regularly; the council voted to keep the same appointed board members except Jesse Wells. Jacob McHughes, Woody Glass, and Gary Gage were re-appointed.
  • Approved the 2027 regular meeting schedule: January 12, April 13, July 13, and October 12, 2027, all at 8:30 a.m. at the Cleveland County Office Building.
  • Approved the review of bills for April, May, and June 2026. The handout showed providers and services paid through the fiscal year; $1,467 of the year's budget remained unspent. The next fiscal year's budget is $4,000, a reduction based on the prior year's spending, with a pool of additional money available on request if needed.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed up to speak.

Discussion Items

  • Assistant District Attorney's Office (April, May, June 2026): The office reported eight defendants sentenced to Community Sentencing in the quarter, matching the first and third quarters (eight), with six in the second quarter. LSI orders increased: 13 in Q1, 13 in Q2, 22 in Q3, and 29 in the current quarter. The office said it was working to fill more program participants.
  • Department of Corrections Supervision: Probation Officer Michael Ramsbacher reported 57 current program participants, three absconders, two females in inpatient treatment, and two males expected to enter inpatient treatment by the end of July. He stated the program is doing well and noted the council is seeking a new mental health provider because COCMH was sold.

Key Outcomes

  • Items 1 through 4 were approved by roll-call votes, with all present members voting yes.
  • Jesse Wells was not re-appointed to the council when his term expired July 14, 2026, because of attendance concerns.
  • The next regular meeting is scheduled for January 12, 2027.
  • The council may request additional funds from the available pool if the $4,000 budget for the next fiscal year is insufficient.
  • Items 5 and 6 were informational presentations; no formal action was taken on them.
  • No new business was reported. The council heard board member statements and then adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Daryl's not here. I don't know, Jesse Wells. She is with one. I think she's with the DAC. Order of committee corrections roll call, please. People absent. McHugh. Here. Judge. Here. Absent. We have a forum. Notice of the meeting was properly posted on July 9th, 2026. Item number one under approval of minutes discussion of possible action regarding the approval of the regular minutes of April 14th, 2026. We approve motion and a second from the judge will call. McHughes? Yes. Virgin? Yes. Whitefield? Yes. Gabe? Holly. Yes. Motion carry. Public comment. Did we have anybody sign up for public comment? No one's signed up. Under items of business number two, discussion possible action or approve the appointment or reappointment of non-statutory board members. Whose terms of uh July 14th, 2026. The terms are as follows. Uh Jacob McKeugh Vice. Um Gary Gage and Jesse Wells. Yeah, can I say something on that? Um we have not had his him attending that much. So I don't know if he wants to continue on or not. So I just I just saw I would mention that to the board and is that Jesse Wells? Yeah. Okay. Um I assume we just motion Minus Jesse to approve the existing board members. That's fine. Okay. Okay. I'll just motion we keep the same um appointment board members. I'll move to approve. Motion and second roll call. McHughes. Yes. Virgin? Yes.

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