At a regularly noticed meeting, the Oklahoma County Commission approved the Nov. 24 minutes and several consent items, then voted to grant defined‑contribution retirement benefits to five county employees.
Commission members heard that the county's retirement approvals included Teresa Walker, described in the meeting as the longest‑serving county employee; Leonora Berdine of the public defender's office; Bruce Henley of the juvenile department; Timothy Luman, a sheriff's employee with 44 years of service; and David Gunnar, who worked for District 1. Each retirement was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; the record in the transcript does not identify who moved or seconded each motion or provide a roll‑call tally.
The transcript records speakers praising the retirees’ long service. One speaker described Walker as the longest‑serving county employee in county history; another said of Luman that he "has literally taken a bullet for the citizens of Oklahoma County," language recorded in the minutes-style transcript. The meeting does not show additional personnel details such as pension amounts or effective dates in the transcript.
The commission's approvals were all conducted by voice vote with multiple "aye" responses noted in the record. The meeting also included routine procedural items and closed with an adjournment motion that passed by voice vote.
Next procedural steps recorded in the meeting: Donna Jackson’s reappointment to the commission will be placed on the commission's agenda on Tuesday and, according to the meeting remarks, she is expected to be fully reinstated at the following meeting. The transcript does not specify implementation dates, pension values, or any follow‑up reporting deadlines.