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Cleveland County BOCC Emergency Meeting – August 25, 2026

Board of County Commissioners & Boards — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
BodyCleveland County, Oklahoma
SessionBoard of County Commissioners & Boards
DateTuesday, August 25, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
1:21

That's quite the crowd we got.

1:24

Yeah, there's Rod.

1:29

Okay.

1:29

Hello, K.

1:31

Hi Rosie.

1:34

Okay, this is the Board of County Commissioners emergency meeting Tuesday, August uh twenty-fifth at three PM.

1:44

Uh call meeting to order.

1:45

Roll call, please.

1:47

Here.

1:48

Cleveland.

1:49

Here.

1:50

Here.

1:52

Notice that the meeting was properly posted on August twenty-fifth.

1:57

Uh public comment.

2:00

No one sign up.

2:01

Okay, item number one is discussion and possible action regarding Cleveland County burn ban.

2:08

George, you uh got anything you want to do the uh conditions have actually deteriorated.

2:15

That's worse now than it was.

2:17

Uh no ends in forecast in the heart of Houston.

2:22

Okay.

2:24

All right.

2:25

Motion to extend the burn band.

2:27

Got a motion.

2:28

Second.

2:29

Second from Jacob uh roll call.

2:33

Uh oh, I get go ahead.

2:36

I'll I'll ask him a second.

2:38

Uh yes.

2:42

Yes.

2:43

Okay, board member statements.

2:45

Yeah.

2:45

Um now this is for 14 days, so we can stop with or get away from special meetings and everything stuff.

2:52

Can we go ahead and and like take this up on um on like Monday to like if we wanted to cancel it or extance error or or or extend uh extend to like layer another one on top so that we can be on our regular Mondays, made it Monday's meetings.

3:11

I talked to Robin about that.

3:13

Yeah.

3:14

And she said that uh we wouldn't do this Monday, we'll do next Monday.

3:18

Yeah, and just extend it then it just die off.

3:27

Uh so I've already talked to Rebecca and she's gonna get it.

3:30

It won't be Monday, it'll be the following Monday.

3:33

Okay.

3:34

What was that again, Russia?

3:35

Not this one, but the next one.

3:37

Yeah.

3:37

You got it?

3:38

Just check.

3:39

Rebecca, you got that?

3:40

Okay.

3:40

Yeah.

3:42

Okay.

3:43

Motion to adjourn.

3:45

Second.

3:47

Roll call.

3:49

Yes.

3:52

Yes.

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Summary of Proceedings

Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners Emergency Meeting – August 25, 2026

The Board of County Commissioners held an emergency meeting on August 25, 2026, at 3:00 PM in Norman, OK, to discuss and act on extending the Cleveland County burn ban due to deteriorating drought conditions. The meeting included a roll call, public comment (none), a single discussion item, and board member statements.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed up to speak.

Discussion Items

  • Burn Ban Extension: George (staff) reported that conditions have deteriorated further, with no rain in the forecast. The board discussed extending the existing burn ban for 14 days.
  • Scheduling: Board members discussed aligning future burn ban actions with regular Monday meetings. They agreed to let the 14-day extension run and address any further extension or expiration at the next regular Monday meeting, which will be in two weeks (skipping the upcoming Monday on August 31, 2026, and meeting again on September 7, 2026).

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to Extend Burn Ban: Passed unanimously (3-0). The burn ban is extended for 14 days from August 25, 2026.
  • Next Steps: The board will reconsider the burn ban at the next regular Monday meeting (September 7, 2026) rather than holding additional special meetings.

Meeting Transcript

That's quite the crowd we got. Yeah, there's Rod. Okay. Hello, K. Hi Rosie. Okay, this is the Board of County Commissioners emergency meeting Tuesday, August uh twenty-fifth at three PM. Uh call meeting to order. Roll call, please. Here. Cleveland. Here. Here. Notice that the meeting was properly posted on August twenty-fifth. Uh public comment. No one sign up. Okay, item number one is discussion and possible action regarding Cleveland County burn ban. George, you uh got anything you want to do the uh conditions have actually deteriorated. That's worse now than it was. Uh no ends in forecast in the heart of Houston. Okay. All right. Motion to extend the burn band. Got a motion. Second. Second from Jacob uh roll call. Uh oh, I get go ahead. I'll I'll ask him a second. Uh yes. Yes. Okay, board member statements. Yeah. Um now this is for 14 days, so we can stop with or get away from special meetings and everything stuff. Can we go ahead and and like take this up on um on like Monday to like if we wanted to cancel it or extance error or or or extend uh extend to like layer another one on top so that we can be on our regular Mondays, made it Monday's meetings. I talked to Robin about that. Yeah. And she said that uh we wouldn't do this Monday, we'll do next Monday. Yeah, and just extend it then it just die off. Uh so I've already talked to Rebecca and she's gonna get it. It won't be Monday, it'll be the following Monday. Okay. What was that again, Russia? Not this one, but the next one. Yeah. You got it? Just check. Rebecca, you got that? Okay. Yeah. Okay. Motion to adjourn.

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