Muskogee County commissioners convene brief executive session, return and adjourn

The Muskogee County Board of County Commissioners convened a special meeting on July 24, 2026. Chairman Keith Hyslop called the meeting to order at 8:12 a.m.; a motion to open the meeting was made by Commissioner Kenny Payne and seconded by Chairman Hyslop.

The board moved into executive session on a motion by Chairman Hyslop with a second from Commissioner Ken Doke; the transcript records both motions and seconds but does not provide a roll-call tally for the move into or out of executive session. After returning from executive session, the board took the action to retain outside counsel for case CJ-2026-327 and then adjourned the special meeting at 8:36 a.m. The meeting record contains a short, unclear line referencing "3rd day of aug 2026" that does not clearly state a follow-up action or meeting date.