Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Board
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · February 19, 2026
Agenda
By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 4:08 pm, Feb 13, 2026
FORMAL AGENDA
Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 3:00PM
Tony Tyler, Chairperson
Sanford Coats, Vice-Chairperson
Members:
Sue Ann Arnall, Second Community Representative
Ron Bacy, Chief of Police of Oklahoma City
Vicki Behenna, Oklahoma County District Attorney
Brigitte Biffle, Oklahoma County Public Defender
Craig Freeman, City Manager of Oklahoma City
Christy Gillenwater, President & CEO of the Greater Oklahoma City
Chamber (Assistant Secretary)
Jim Holman, Fifth Community Representative
Judge Donald Kiffin, Presiding Judge of Oklahoma City Municipal Court
Tommie Johnson III, Oklahoma County Sheriff
Rev. Theodis Manning, Fourth Community Representative
Brian Maughan, Commissioner, Board of Oklahoma County
Commissioners
AJ Krieger, City Manager of Edmond or Designee: Police Chief JD Younger
Rear Admiral Gregory Slavonic, Interim Commissioner of the Oklahoma
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Sheila Stinson, Presiding Judge of Oklahoma County District Court
Dan Straughan, Third Community Representative
Mankinta Holloway, Court Administrator of Oklahoma City
Rick Warren, Court Clerk of Oklahoma County
Representative
Amy K. Simpson, Secretary
Simon Bright, General Counsel, McAfee & Taft
MEETING IN PERSON ONLY AT ALTERNATE LOCATION
OKC Municipal Courthouse; 2nd Floor Court Room #6
701 Couch Drive, OKC, OK 73102
https://www.okc.gov/departments/municipal-court/general-information
INFORMATION ABOUT COUNCIL MEETINGS
The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council
meeting is being held In Person ONLY at ALTERNATE location
OKC Municipal Courthouse; 2nd Floor Court Room #6
701 Couch Drive, OKC, OK 73102
NO Video or Teleconference Option is Available
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR IN PERSON MEETING
The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council will be meeting IN PERSON on February 19, 2026,
at 3:00 p.m. The Council encourages participation in the public meeting from the residents of Oklahoma
County. Participants who wish to speak under Citizen Participation will need to sign up to speak using the
Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council form available on the registration table. Citizens will
be limited to 2 minutes to speak to Council.
Citizens may address the Council, but all comments must be relevant to topics on the agenda. Citizens’
Participation is not provided as a general forum and is not a forum for support/opposition of publicly
announced or declared candidates for public office/issues, as such, they will not be allowed to be discussed.
Citizens will not be allowed to campaign on any political issue during the Council meeting. Comments must
strictly concern specific Council actions or policies on the agenda. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS
TO 2 MINUTES.
Special Considerations for Attendance at OKC Municipal Courthouse:
Attendees should expect to go through regular courthouse security screenings. Also, because the courthouse
is a public building, all attendees agree to abide by the rules of decorum befitting a court facility including
that all attendees should conduct themselves “in a dignified and orderly manner…” in accordance with all
Facility Rules and Regulations or be removed from the premises.
Council Actions
Official action can be taken only on items which appear on the agenda. The Council may adopt, approve,
ratify, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike, or continue any agenda item.
When more information is needed to act on an item, the Council may refer the matter to Staff. The Council
may also refer items to standing committees of the Council for additional study. Under certain circumstances,
items are deferred to a specific later date or stricken from the agenda entirely.
CJAC Members will have name plate tent cards to designate them as a voting board member. CJAC staff name
plate tent cards will be in Green. CJAC staff are NOT voting members. CJAC Members may assign
participants from their offices to participate in board member discussion. Non-voting member participants
name plate tent cards will be in Blue and will NOT be recorded as voting.
MEETING AGENDA ON NEXT PAGE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council
3:00p.m., Thursday, February 19, 2026
IN PERSON ONLY at
OKC Municipal Courthouse; 2 Floor Court Room #6; 701 Couch Drive, OKC, OK 73102
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1. Call to Order and Introductions
2. Approve appointment of officers and community representatives:
a. Appointment of Tony Tyler to be Chair and Sanford Coats to be Vice-Chair; Amy Simpson
to be Secretary and Christy Gillenwater to be Assistant Secretary.
b. Appointment of Tony Tyler as First Community Representative, Sue Ann Arnall as Second
Community Representative, Dan Straughan as Third Community Representative, Theodis
Manning to be Fourth Community Representative, and Jim Holman to be the Fifth
Community Representative.
c. Appointment of Craig Freeman as Treasurer.
d. Appointment of Simon Bright as General Counsel.
e. Designation of City Clerk of Oklahoma City as publisher of all meeting notices.
f. Approval of check signors according to bylaws.
3. Approve Consent Docket:
a. Approve minutes from November 20, 2025 meeting [ Document ]
b. Accept Report on Current Expenditures [ Report ]
c. Accept Financial Summary for FY26 Q2 [ Summary ]
d. Receive the CJAC FY26 2nd Quarter Report [ Report ]
4. Presentation from Justice Management Institute (JMI) including introduction of the
assessment tool and project updates on technical assistance project.
5. Presentation by Edmond Police Chief J.D. Younger on the Blue Envelope Program, a
communication support tool used during law enforcement interactions to help individuals
who may have communication, sensory, or cognitive challenges.
6. Updates from Subcommittees:
a. Courts Subcommittee
b. Data Subcommittee
7. Executive Director’s Report
8. Citizen Participation (Public comments on items on the agenda and strictly relevant to the
CJAC, limited to two (2) minutes or less per person)
9. New Business (Any matter not known or reasonably foreseeable prior to the posting of the
agenda)
10. Next meeting: NO MEETING in MARCH. Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 3:00p.m. at the Oklahoma
City Municipal Court Administration Building [ 2026 Meeting Dates ]
11. Adjournment