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.
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.
The meeting adjourned after the executive session discussion.
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.