A Bold Plan to Boost Oklahoma’s Economy and Secure Our Kids’ Future

by Rod Cleveland | Sep 2, 2025 | Cleveland County, Economic Development, Oklahoma

Building a Brighter Economic Future for Oklahoma At the heart of Cleveland County and across Oklahoma, we all share a common goal: ensuring our kids and grandkids have a real shot at the good life. That means access to well-paying jobs and a thriving economy that can...

Cleveland County First Time Home Buyer Program

by Rod Cleveland | Jun 23, 2025 | Cleveland County, Economic Development

The Cleveland County Home Loan Authority’s First-Home Homebuyer Assistance Program Launched in response to rising home prices and mortgage rates, aims to make homeownership more accessible for first-time buyers in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. The program is backed by a...

Commissioner Rod Cleveland Receives Presidential Appointees to National Policy Committees and Task Force

by Rod Cleveland | Aug 5, 2022 | Cleveland County, Economic Development, Federal

Commissioner Rod Cleveland has been appointed to three national policy steering committees with the National Association of Counties. NACo President, Denise Winfrey stated, that Commissioner Rod Cleveland was chosen because of my goal is to build a talented and...

Norman TIF 2 Performance Chart of Ad Valorem Taxes

by Rod Cleveland | Jul 17, 2018 | City of Norman, Cleveland County, Economic Development

There has been a lot of discussion in Norman about the University North Park development and Tax Increment Financing. First, the UNP and the TIF are not the same. The UNP is the development and the TIF is the public works and community common areas’ financing...

Oklahoma Teacher Pay Raise Implementation Plan 2018

by Rod Cleveland | Feb 12, 2018 | Economic Development, Education, Legislation, Oklahoma

Over the past couple of years, the education system has called for a $5,000 teacher pay raise. Oklahoma’s statutory starting salary for first-year teachers is set at $31,600. While this is the statutory minimum, it does not include the cost of state-supplied health...

361 Employed in National Emergency Grant – COWIB

by Rod Cleveland | Dec 1, 2014 | Cleveland County, Disasters, Economic Development

I represent Cleveland County as the Local Elected Official that oversees the Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board (COWIB). The agency works in Cleveland, Oklahoma, Canadian and Logan Counties. It is Federally funded through the Commerce Department. The COWIB...