Wagoner County commissioners approve resolution to submit Attorney General's Sheriff's Assistant grant application

Wagoner County commissioners on Monday, Aug. 25, approved Resolution 2025-106 to finalize and submit a grant application to the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office for the 2026 Sheriff's Assistant Grant.

County staff told commissioners the application itself had been approved at a preceding meeting but the associated resolution was not listed on the agenda and needed formal approval at this special meeting. "This is the associated resolution that was not listed on the agenda. So we do need to have that," a county staff member said during the discussion.

Why it matters: the grant would fund purchases for the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office; approving the resolution allows staff to attach required documentation and submit the application before the deadline. Commissioners pressed staff on the timing of materials and vendor estimates that delayed finalizing attachments for the application.

During discussion, commissioners asked why the paperwork took so long to reach the county and referenced follow-up from the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma and the Attorney General's Office. County staff said they were still waiting for required cost estimates to attach to the application. An undersheriff acknowledged responsibility for gathering vendor quotes: "I was the 1 that was tasked with getting those quotes, and and it's nothing to do with Gabby on this," the undersheriff said, adding he had relied on vendors to return estimates.

Staff also said the grant deadline was not immediate. "The grant is not due until the 30 first," a county staff member said; the transcript records the phrasing used, but the calendar date was not clarified in the meeting record. Commissioners noted the county's regular meeting schedule and that the next regular meeting would not occur before the stated deadline, which factored into scheduling the special meeting.

Commissioner James moved to approve Resolution 2025-106; Commissioner Randy seconded. A roll-call vote recorded Commissioner Hanning, Commissioner Stamps and Commissioner Kelly as voting aye, and the resolution passed.

No additional conditions or amendments to the resolution were recorded during the meeting. After the vote, the board recessed to continue other business.

Next steps: staff indicated they would submit the application with the attached estimates once finalized; no further formal direction or deadlines beyond the grant submission timeframe were recorded in the meeting transcript.