The Cleveland County Commission voted in December 2024 to send a draft resolution and proposed legislative language to the county's state legislative delegation to create a Cleveland County Economic Development Authority. The resolution, read aloud by Speaker 10, describes an 11-member authority, staggered initial terms, quarterly meetings and the usual powers of a local industrial development authority, including bond issuance and property acquisition.

Commissioners debated language in the draft that would have redirected certain taxes (identified in the resolution as subsection c). Speaker 6 and others said Senator Price had requested versions both with and without the redirected-tax language; after discussion, commissioners moved to amend the resolution to remove the first paragraph that requested both versions and to strike subsection c so the legislature could proceed without the redirect provision. Speaker 5 moved to approve the amendment and Speaker 11 seconded. Speaker 1 called the question and the voice vote was recorded as in favor.

The commission did not specify a resolution number or effective dates in the meeting record. Staff said the resolution will be forwarded to the county's legislative delegation for drafting and introduction, and Representative Robertson was noted as the expected introducer in the legislature. Commissioners asked staff to provide copies to Tammy and to coordinate with legislative offices.

Next steps: the county will send the amended resolution to local legislators for consideration and any further edits at the legislative drafting stage. The commission instructed staff to provide copies to interested commissioners and to track the bill's progress in the legislature.