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Norman City Council Special Meeting - September 8, 2026

Public Meetings & Live-Streams — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
BodyNorman, Oklahoma
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DateTuesday, September 8, 2026
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With the city council special meeting for Tuesday, September 8th, 2026.

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And we have two items on the agenda.

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The first one is continued discussion regarding immigration resolution.

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But uh City Attorney Knight is the one who's worked on that.

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He's not here and may not be here due to a hearing at the courthouse.

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Um and I think Councilmember Grant has some things to adjust about potentially as well.

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Um and further discussion for council.

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So staff recommendation is that we discuss that item in two weeks in our pre-conference.

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Okay, postpone it to the 22nd to give us all time.

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So all those in favor?

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Aye.

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Any opposed.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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And then the item number two is consideration of adjourning into an executive session as authorized by Oklahoma statutes under Title 25, Section 307 to discuss a pending action filed in the district court of Cleveland.

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Yeah, it's got all set up.

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Filed in the district court of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, um, and styled City of Norman vs.

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Jeffrey and Christine Ars.

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Uh case uh number is on their uh case CV-2024-3662 MT and discussion of employment of the internal auditor as authorized by Oakland statutes under Title 2537.

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And I'll entertain a motion to adjourn at a special session and convene an executive session.

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Motion to adjourn.

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Motion on the floor is to okay, but yeah, go ahead.

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All those in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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Summary of Proceedings

Norman City Council Special Meeting - September 8, 2026

The Norman City Council held a special meeting on September 8, 2026, at 10:02 PM to address two agenda items: continued discussion of an immigration resolution and consideration of adjourning into executive session to discuss pending litigation and the employment of an internal auditor.

Discussion Items

  • Immigration Resolution: City Attorney Knight was absent due to a court hearing. Councilmember Grant noted potential adjustments. Staff recommended postponing discussion to the pre-conference meeting on September 22, 2026, to allow time for preparation. The council voted unanimously to postpone.
  • Executive Session: The council considered adjourning into executive session under Oklahoma Statutes Title 25, Section 307, to discuss a pending action in the District Court of Cleveland County, City of Norman vs. Jeffrey and Christine Ars (Case No. CV-2024-3662 MT), and to discuss the employment of the internal auditor under Title 25, Section 307. A motion to adjourn to executive session was made and approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Immigration resolution discussion postponed to September 22, 2026, by unanimous vote.
  • Motion to convene executive session passed unanimously; the meeting adjourned from open session to closed session.

Meeting Transcript

With the city council special meeting for Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. And we have two items on the agenda. The first one is continued discussion regarding immigration resolution. But uh City Attorney Knight is the one who's worked on that. He's not here and may not be here due to a hearing at the courthouse. Um and I think Councilmember Grant has some things to adjust about potentially as well. Um and further discussion for council. So staff recommendation is that we discuss that item in two weeks in our pre-conference. Okay, postpone it to the 22nd to give us all time. So all those in favor? Aye. Any opposed. Thank you. All right. And then the item number two is consideration of adjourning into an executive session as authorized by Oklahoma statutes under Title 25, Section 307 to discuss a pending action filed in the district court of Cleveland. Yeah, it's got all set up. Filed in the district court of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, um, and styled City of Norman vs. Jeffrey and Christine Ars. Uh case uh number is on their uh case CV-2024-3662 MT and discussion of employment of the internal auditor as authorized by Oakland statutes under Title 2537. And I'll entertain a motion to adjourn at a special session and convene an executive session. Motion to adjourn. Motion on the floor is to okay, but yeah, go ahead. All those in favor say aye. Aye.

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