Commissioners gave the go ahead to Cleveland County Home Loan Authority to issue tax credit for first time home buyers in the county. Since the early 1990s, Cleveland County has issued $20,000,000, said Lindsay Bailey, the authority's attorney.

The board approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Norman for the Veterans Memorial Project.

Batton said it was just a formality and he understood it that it will be on the city's agenda Oct. 14.

"As long as it is before Nov. 11," Batton said.

Commissioners also entered into an interlocal agreement with the Lexington School District for the maintenance and building of streets, parking lots, roads and driveways connecting with the state or county highway systems. The county also may do some dirt work at the school.

The agreement allows Lexington to piggyback bid amounts on the county contracts, Sullivan said.

They are building a new high school," Sullivan said. "They are trying to open it by the Christmas break."

Commissioners tabled action of invoices received from Pottawatomie County for housing inmates in July and August.

"We just want to make sure our figures mesh," Skinner said.

Monthly reports from the county assessor, county clerk, court clerk and county treasurer were accepted by commissioners.

The Cleveland County Justice Authority met after the meeting and the board heard a proposal by David Beeler of Metroplex Control Systems for the security electronic system for the new jail.

Metroplex provides security systems for "mini-county jails, to medium county jails, to large county, state and federal," Beeler said. "The whole gamut."

Beeler said his company only works with correctional facilities. They have clients nationwide and are working to establish clients in Canada.

Peggy Laizure 366-3544 plaizure@normantranscript.com