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Pittsburg County hires Floyd & Driver to advise on formation of new tax‑increment finance district
Summary
The board voted to hire Floyd & Driver, PLLC, of Norman to provide legal advice on forming a new tax increment finance (TIF) district within Pittsburg County. The contract fee is $40,000 plus up to $5,000 in expenses; the board approved the agreement 2–0 with one commissioner absent.
The Board of County Commissioners of Pittsburg County voted on Dec. 10, 2025, to retain the law firm Floyd & Driver, PLLC, to provide legal services related to the formation of a new tax increment finance (TIF) district within county jurisdiction. The motion to approve the Legal Services Agreement was made and seconded; the vote recorded in the meeting minutes was in favor by the two commissioners present (Charlie Rogers and Mike Haynes); Ross Selman was absent.
Attorney David Floyd, representing Floyd & Driver, explained the proposed TIF district review committee and outlined the firm’s role. The agreement, as entered in the meeting record, sets the firm’s fee at $40,000 plus reimbursable expenses not to exceed $5,000. Under the payment terms in the engagement letter, one‑half of the fee is due upon delivery of the review committee’s approval or disapproval recommendation; the remainder is due within 30 days after final action on the committee’s recommendation.
Commissioner Mike Haynes asked whether the formation of the TIF district would affect school financial aid; Floyd replied that it would not, explaining that the mechanism the firm is advising on “doesn’t collect taxes at all.” Haynes also asked whether at‑large members of the proposed review committee must be residents of Pittsburg County; Floyd stated that at‑large members do have to be county residents. The engagement letter further limits counsel’s scope to providing advice and preparing documents needed to form the district and specifically excludes services such as pursuing litigation, IRS rulings, or ongoing tax‑exempt compliance work unless separately engaged.
The agreement obligates the firm to assist with the steps necessary under the state Constitution and statutes and to prepare or review resolutions, agreements and debt instruments needed to form the project, but it notes the firm will not be responsible for the content of any required project plan. The board approved the engagement by formal motion and vote; the meeting record shows the county will move forward with counsel assistance as described.
