Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - September 21, 2026

The Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners met on September 21, 2026, at 1:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC) in the Cleveland County Office Building, Norman, OK. The agenda included approval of the September 14, 2026 minutes, a consent agenda of 27 routine items, and one new business item regarding a county burn ban. No transcript or minutes were available for this meeting; the summary below is derived solely from the agenda.

Consent Calendar

• Approval of Minutes – Minutes from September 14, 2026, were approved.
• ARPA Payment – Authorization of $5,414.75 for Amazon for the Paid Partner Programming initiative (Project #2.013, Object Code 54825).
• Receiving Officer Changes – Shelby Mathews added and Bailey Breen removed for Farm Market and The Well accounts; Rene Fortini appointed as Receiving Officer for the same accounts.
• Plat Approval – Approval of the Prairie Acres plat (part of Sections 25, T8N, R1E) submitted by Spirit Land Company LLC.
• Interlocal Agreement – Agreement with the City of Noble for grading, draining, and hard surfacing of connecting streets under 69 O.S. § 1903.
• Equipment Transfer – Transfer of a Ford F-150 Supercab from District 2 to District 3.
• Sheriff’s Monthly Report – Approval of the August 2026 Monthly Report of Officers.
• Memorandum of Agreement – Approval of an MOU with the Regional Organized Crime Information Center for information sharing among local, state, federal, and tribal agencies.
• Court Clerk Reports – Approval of the Records Management and Preservation monthly report for August 2026; appointment of Denise Newburn as Receiving Officer and Alyssa Carter (replacing Emily Rames) as Requesting Officer.
• County Clerk Items – Review and approval of blanket purchase orders, claims for Travel, Maintenance & Operations, and Capital Outlay, and claims for Personnel Services for the pay period ending September 15, 2026.
• Assessor Contract – Approval of a contract with Schneider Geospatial.
• Treasurer Actions – Declaration of surplus for a Brother P-Touch Label Maker (C219.1) and resolution for its disposal; allocation of Alcoholic Beverage Tax collections for September: Etowah $69.53, Lexington $879.03, Moore $27,461.00, Noble $3,054.72, Norman $55,989.06, Slaughterville $1,820.59 (total $89,273.93).
• Health Department – Approval of the August 2026 Monthly Report; staffing agreements: Express Employment Professionals for Customer Assistance Representative Elizabeth Atkinson ($30.36/hr, mileage at $0.76/mi, 9/14/2026–6/30/2027); Viemed Healthcare Staffing for Community Health Workers Elaine Binkley and Jasmine Powell ($35.42/hr, mileage at $0.76/mi, both one-year terms starting 9/21/2026); and Express Employment for Customer Assistance Representative Jose De Leon ($34.32/hr, mileage at $0.76/mi, 9/21/2026–6/30/2027).
• Information Technology – Agreement with CivicPlus for DNS management of clevelandcountyok.gov through 6/30/2027, renewable annually.
• Election Board – Approval of the August 2026 Monthly Officer Report; lease for a ballot folding machine at $199.90/month billed quarterly, including equipment, maintenance, delivery, and installation.
• Purchasing – Designation of Denetta Brannon as purchase cardholder for the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office.

Discussion Items

• Burn Ban (Item 29) – Discussion and possible action on a Cleveland County Burn Ban resolution. The agenda indicates the board considered imposing or extending a burn ban. No further details are available from the agenda.

Key Outcomes

• All consent agenda items were approved collectively by a single vote (as typical for routine business).
• The board discussed and took action on the burn ban; the specific outcome (approval, denial, or deferral) is not recorded in available materials.
• Board member statements and announcements were made, and the meeting adjourned.