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After executive session, Muskogee council appoints Carrie Spencer as city attorney

City of Muskogee (Finance, Public Works committees; Special City Council meeting) · July 15, 2026
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Summary

Following an executive session under Oklahoma statute §307(B)(1) to discuss the city attorney’s employment, the council voted to remove the interim designation and appoint Carrie Spencer as city attorney; the motion passed with two recorded 'no' votes.

The Muskogee City Council convened a special meeting on July 13 and moved into executive session under 25 O.S. §307(B)(1) to discuss the employment status of the city attorney. After returning to open session, councilor/counsel (speaker identified in the record as Carrie Spencer) and the council considered a motion "to remove the interim designation from Carrie Spencer and appoint her as the city attorney."

The council took a roll-call vote on the motion. The record shows a majority voted in favor, with two recorded "no" votes: Melody Cranford and the deputy mayor (recorded in the minutes as a 'no' by the deputy mayor). The motion passed and the council recorded that the interim designation was removed and the appointment carried. The meeting then adjourned.

The transcript shows that the appointment followed the authorized executive session and that the council provided the required roll-call action in open session to make the appointment official.

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