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Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting – August 17, 2026

Board of County Commissioners & Boards — Monday, August 17, 2026
BodyCleveland County, Oklahoma
SessionBoard of County Commissioners & Boards
DateMonday, August 17, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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0:36

So Carrie Carrie's doing prayer and flag salute.

0:38

Uh Kiry?

0:43

No, it's Dawson.

0:44

Prayer Flag Salute.

0:50

You always love when we spring that spring that on your last minute, Carrie.

0:57

Okay, let's go ahead and get started.

1:00

I've asked Dawson to do the prayer and flag flute.

1:03

Yeah, it's very important.

1:05

Father Evan, thank you so much for today, and I think just thank you for uh bringing bread into our audience for another day.

1:12

Uh we pray that you just uh blast this day for us, uh bless these elected basicals as they make decisions for the county.

1:19

Uh we just pray that you uh watch over our public servants and that our folks in law enforcement for response, we pray for safety for them, and uh for great debt.

1:31

Thank you for these things that use the same thing.

1:34

And then tensions loop fled.

1:42

And three other forstands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice okay.

1:59

Here we have thank you.

2:06

Uh notice that the meeting was properly posted Friday, August the 18th.

2:12

Uh item number one uh approve the minutes from August the 10th and August 13th, a special meeting.

2:20

Motion to approve.

2:21

Got a motion and a second roll call.

2:25

Yes.

2:28

Yes.

2:32

Okay.

2:42

Uh next up is consent docket two through twenty-four.

2:46

Uh Mr.

2:47

Chairman, public comment.

2:48

Yep.

2:48

Oh, public comment, I'm sorry.

2:50

Uh sir, no one's signed up.

2:53

Okay.

2:54

Uh the consent docket two through twenty-four.

2:57

Anybody got anything they want to pull?

2:59

I'd like to pull number eight, the contract to vote sheriff's office and SRO's.

3:07

My motion is to approve consent minus uh item number eight.

3:10

Okay, good motion.

3:12

Second.

3:13

And a second, roll call.

3:17

Yes.

3:17

Cleveland.

3:18

Aye.

3:20

Yes.

3:23

Okay, item number eight is a uh proposed contract, a school resource officer agreement between community Christian and Cleveland County Sheriff's Department.

3:37

Uh so you know, I think this came up last year, and I wasn't for this.

3:45

I think all the contracts ought to be the same.

3:48

And so I want to make a motion that we strike item eight.

3:53

Uh um second, just to make a note of that.

3:57

Last year we were at $90,000.

4:01

Is that correct?

4:02

That's what I have.

4:03

$90,000.

4:04

And in 2000, I think 24, we've got moved to $90,000.

4:08

So it's the last two years have been $90,000, and then it's been moved down to 75.

4:12

So only thing I'd have is a question with the sh with the sheriff's office to make sure what the full cost of a of a of a uh deputy would be for um to make sure that we we have full costs and that we're consistent with uh with the other with little lax and if noble or any other schools and uh and with Norman's public schools or anything.

4:37

Do you have anything on that, Daryl?

4:39

Do you know?

4:44

Contractual law is uh is independent of each contract.

4:49

Uh that's the way any contractual law should, I believe should be.

4:54

And also, when you get into SROs, we have different governing bodies that dictate what that c what they're going to approve.

5:04

So in my opinion, that you can't make it contract everybody because there's all different.

5:10

We've got back here's a Christian university.

5:12

We have CCS, which is a Christian grade school.

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Summary of Proceedings

Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting – August 17, 2026

The Board of County Commissioners of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, met in regular session on August 17, 2026, at 1:00 PM in the Cleveland County Office Building in Norman. Chairman Rusty Grissom presided, with Vice Chairman Rod Cleveland and Member Jacob McHughes present. The meeting opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the approval of the minutes from the August 10 regular meeting and the August 13 emergency meeting (Item 1). Public comment was not offered as no citizens signed up to speak. The bulk of the meeting focused on the consent calendar and a contested School Resource Officer (SRO) contract renewal.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 2 through 24 on the agenda were considered en bloc, with the exception of Item 8 (the Community Christian School SRO agreement), which was pulled for separate discussion. The consent calendar included routine approvals such as a county donation account (Item 2), receiving officer changes (Item 3), an inter-local agreement with Independent School District No. 40 (Item 4), Sheriff’s Office general ledger reports for July 2026 (Item 5), OLETS fee schedule changes (Item 6), a multi-jurisdictional emergency response team MOU (Item 7), Court Clerk records management and surplus declarations (Items 9–13), blanket purchase orders and claims (Items 14–16), Assessor and Treasurer monthly reports (Items 17–18), Farm Market vendor contracts (Items 19–22), Health Department monthly report and a Zumba contract (Items 23–24). The consent calendar (minus Item 8) was approved unanimously by roll-call vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No citizens registered for public comment.

Discussion Items

Item 8 – Community Christian School (CCS) SRO Agreement Renewal The proposed renewal called for CCS to pay the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office $75,000 in ten equal monthly installments of $7,500 from August 2026 through May 2027. Commissioner Jacob McHughes moved to strike the item from the consent calendar and ultimately to reject the contract, arguing that all SRO contracts should be uniform. He noted that in the previous two years the fee had been $90,000 and questioned why it was reduced to $75,000. Vice Chairman Rod Cleveland asked Sheriff’s Office representative Daryl whether the fee covered the full cost of a deputy, pointing out that deputies are employed year-round while schools operate only about 10 months, meaning the county absorbs the summer salary. Daryl responded that each contract is independently negotiated and that the fee was derived from 10 office‑space slots, not arbitrary. He also argued that different school types (private, public, career‑tech) require different terms, so uniformity is impossible. Commissioner McHughes disclosed that his sister teaches at CCS and abstained from voting on the matter. He expressed support for seeking state funding to help counties offset SRO costs. The board ultimately voted 2‑0 (McHughes abstaining) to reject the CCS SRO agreement.

Item 25 – Bid #SHE‑2217: Law Enforcement Pursuit Vehicles The board considered a bid for multiple new or used 2023‑model‑or‑newer Dodge Durango pursuit vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

Item 26 – Bid #HWY‑2216: Asphalt Materials Contract The board considered a six‑month, non‑encumbered contract for asphalt materials for the County Commissioners, with a term from the award date through February 11, 2027. A motion to approve carried unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved the August 10 regular and August 13 emergency meeting minutes.
  • Approved Consent Calendar Items 2–24, excluding Item 8.
  • Rejected the Community Christian School SRO agreement (Item 8) on a motion to strike, with Commissioner McHughes abstaining and Commissioners Grissom and Cleveland voting to reject.
  • Approved Bid #SHE‑2217 for Dodge Durango pursuit vehicles.
  • Approved Bid #HWY‑2216 for asphalt materials.
  • No new business was presented. The board discussed but did not formally enter executive session regarding pending claims; no action was taken.

The meeting adjourned after the executive session discussion.

Meeting Transcript

So Carrie Carrie's doing prayer and flag salute. Uh Kiry? No, it's Dawson. Prayer Flag Salute. You always love when we spring that spring that on your last minute, Carrie. Okay, let's go ahead and get started. I've asked Dawson to do the prayer and flag flute. Yeah, it's very important. Father Evan, thank you so much for today, and I think just thank you for uh bringing bread into our audience for another day. Uh we pray that you just uh blast this day for us, uh bless these elected basicals as they make decisions for the county. Uh we just pray that you uh watch over our public servants and that our folks in law enforcement for response, we pray for safety for them, and uh for great debt. Thank you for these things that use the same thing. And then tensions loop fled. And three other forstands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice okay. Here we have thank you. Uh notice that the meeting was properly posted Friday, August the 18th. Uh item number one uh approve the minutes from August the 10th and August 13th, a special meeting. Motion to approve. Got a motion and a second roll call. Yes. Yes. Okay. Uh next up is consent docket two through twenty-four. Uh Mr. Chairman, public comment. Yep. Oh, public comment, I'm sorry. Uh sir, no one's signed up. Okay. Uh the consent docket two through twenty-four. Anybody got anything they want to pull? I'd like to pull number eight, the contract to vote sheriff's office and SRO's. My motion is to approve consent minus uh item number eight. Okay, good motion. Second. And a second, roll call. Yes. Cleveland. Aye. Yes. Okay, item number eight is a uh proposed contract, a school resource officer agreement between community Christian and Cleveland County Sheriff's Department. Uh so you know, I think this came up last year, and I wasn't for this. I think all the contracts ought to be the same. And so I want to make a motion that we strike item eight. Uh um second, just to make a note of that. Last year we were at $90,000. Is that correct? That's what I have. $90,000. And in 2000, I think 24, we've got moved to $90,000.

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