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Kingfisher County retains outside counsel in Atlas Paving lawsuit
Summary
After a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, the Kingfisher County commissioners unanimously voted to retain Gabe Bass of Bass Law Firm to represent the county in Atlas Paving Company v. Kingfisher County (Case No. CV-2026-19).
The Kingfisher County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on March 2, 2026, to retain Gabe Bass of Bass Law Firm as outside counsel in pending litigation brought by Atlas Paving Company against the county.
The board moved into executive session under 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) to consult confidentially with legal counsel about the pending case, Atlas Paving Company v. Kingfisher County, Kingfisher County District Court Case No. CV-2026-19. Commissioner Jeff Moss made the motion to enter executive session, Commissioner Mike Sparks seconded, and the motion passed with Moss, Sparks and Anthony Schwarz voting yes.
After reconvening to open session, Commissioner Anthony Schwarz moved to retain Bass; Commissioner Jeff Moss seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote (Moss Yes, Sparks Yes, Schwarz Yes). The minutes record only the statutory basis for closing the meeting and the decision to retain outside counsel; they do not include attorneys’ advice or other privileged discussion.
The decision directs county leadership to proceed with legal representation for the matter in district court. The minutes do not specify fee arrangements, scope of duties, or next procedural steps in the litigation; those details were not recorded in the meeting minutes published by the county clerk.
The case remains pending in Kingfisher County District Court under Case No. CV-2026-19. The board did not take additional public action on the case at the March 2 meeting.
