Current source roster
City of Broken Arrow
City manager
Current institutional roster checked October12,2026
Continuing service, distinct from appointment event; no personal control inferred.
People / Government & civic life
Michael Spurgeon
Broken Arrow city manager and Tulsa Community College regent
A municipal administrator whose responsibilities also extend to public higher-education governance.
Michael Spurgeon manages the City of Broken Arrow and serves on the governing board of Tulsa Community College. His municipal role concerns daily administration and implementation of council policy; his college role is exercised collectively with the other regents.
Appointment and professional background
Before Broken Arrow, Spurgeon was director of administration in St. Charles, Missouri. An August 24, 2015 announcement from that city identified his move to Broken Arrow and described almost eight years of service. It said his final official workday there would be September 18, following a transition beginning in August. A City employment-amendment fact sheet dates his appointment to July 21, 2015, the original agreement to August 4 and the beginning of his duties to September 21. These are distinct events. TCC reports a public-administration master’s degree from Rutgers University and a business-administration bachelor’s degree from Edison State College. Its biography also describes Army and Army National Guard service. Those educational and military details are attributed institutional biographical claims.
Career & public service
- July 21, 2015
Council appointment
Appointment date recorded in the City employment-history fact sheet.
- August 24, 2015
Prior employer announced transition
St. Charles announced his departure from its director-of-administration role for Broken Arrow.
- September 21, 2015
Began city-manager duties
Beginning of work distinguished from appointment and agreement dates.
- September 5, 2024
Appointment order filed
The governor’s order set a future seven-year regent term beginning July 2025; confirmation was required.
- May 20, 2025
Senate confirmation
His nomination was included in the group confirmed by the recorded Senate vote.
- July 1, 2025
TCC regent term began
Effective appointment date reported by the college.
- February 19, 2026
Voted on academic programs
Joined the six-member majority present to approve four program modifications and one program deletion.
- September 15, 2026
Council authorized employment amendment
The twelfth amendment was included in the consent agenda approved by five councilors.
People, institutions and the relationships between them
Following the connections
Each step below represents a documented relationship. Dates and roles belong to the individual links; a path can span different periods.
governmentCity of Broken Arrow
personMichael Spurgeon
collegeTulsa Community College
Two distinct public roles, not evidence of institutional control.
Documented relationships
4 documented relationships · Historical and current roles remain distinct.
Current source roster
Tulsa Community College
Regent
Current institutional roster checked October12,2026
Continuing service, distinct from appointment event; no personal control inferred.
Historical record
Kevin Stitt
Appointed to TCC Board of Regents
Order filed September5,2024; term begins July1,2025
Event date is filing date, not assumed signature date or beginning of service. Senate confirmation required; separate confirmation record not yet obtained.
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INCOG
Broken Arrow representative
Listed on August 17, 2026 roster
Exact continuous service dates not established; no individual institutional control inferred.
Employment oversight by the council
The Broken Arrow Sentinel reported a unanimous council decision following Spurgeon’s 2022 performance evaluation and described an annual evaluation and merit-review framework in his employment agreement. The City’s 2023 amendment file documents another proposed contract revision. Its agenda-ready status alone does not establish approval or payment. Current compensation requires the later executed agreements and appropriate payroll evidence. The September 15, 2026 minutes record approval and authorization to execute a twelfth employment amendment as consent item O. All five councilors voted to approve the consent agenda, excluding two unrelated items. This establishes council authorization; the minutes alone do not establish the final signed terms or actual earnings. The attached amendment extends the term to September 20, 2029 and provides a 3 percent cost-of-living increase for fiscal 2027, beginning July 1, 2026, plus a one-time $12,000 performance stipend payable by October 1. These are authorized contract terms, not verified payroll receipts. The published attachment has blank execution fields.
Interpretation
A second public governing role
TCC announced a seven-year regent appointment effective July 1, 2025. Its announcement describes the board’s responsibilities as policy oversight, strategic direction and financial stewardship. His simultaneous municipal and college roles connect two public institutions with different responsibilities. Neither role establishes control over the other institution, a private financial interest or a particular funding decision. The executive appointment order was filed September 5, 2024, ahead of the term’s July 2025 beginning. It specifies Board Position 1 and a June 30, 2032 term expiration, and requires Senate confirmation. The filing date, term start and later announcement are separate milestones. The Senate Journal records confirmation on May 20, 2025: the group of nominations containing his appointment was adopted with 43 affirmative votes, four senators excused and one vacant seat.
A documented college vote
On February 19, 2026, Spurgeon joined five other regents in approving changes to four associate-degree programs: physical science, pre-pharmacy, engineering and mechanical engineering. The same motion deleted the enterprise-development associate-degree program. The minutes record six yes votes and one absent regent. The proposal came from the Academic Affairs and Student Success Committee; the record establishes his vote, without establishing that he originated the changes.
Regional representation
INCOG’s board roster, dated August 17, 2026, also lists Spurgeon as a Broken Arrow representative and identifies his city-manager role. This is a third documented institutional position, alongside municipal administration and college governance. The roster establishes membership; it does not establish that he controls the regional organization or made a particular regional decision.
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Sources & corrections
Research checked 2026-10-12. Roles and financial figures retain their source dates. Sections appear only when supported material is available; an omitted section is not a finding that no such relationship exists.
- TCC Board of Regents ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-12
Named Spurgeon biography confirms manager/regent identity, education and operating responsibilities.
- Governor appoints Broken Arrow city manager to TCC board ↗
primary · Source date 2025-08-14 · Checked 2026-10-12
Effective July1,2025, seven-year term; board policy/fiscal role.
- Broken Arrow file23-1189 ↗
primary · Source date 2023-09-19 · Checked 2026-10-12
Background records July21,2015 appointment, August4 agreement, September21 start. Proposed ninth amendment is not proof of enactment.
- City manager performance review reporting ↗
reporting · Source date 2022-09-21 · Checked 2026-10-12
Reported council evaluation and annual review framework; no amount adopted without original agreement and payment records.
- Executive appointment order for Michael L. Spurgeon ↗
primary · Source date 2024-09-05 · Checked 2026-10-12
Single-page filed order; Board Position1, July1,2025–June30,2032 term, replacing Samuel Combs; Senate confirmation required.
- St. Charles announces leadership transition ↗
primary · Source date 2015-08-24 · Checked 2026-10-12
Archived City announcement explicitly links administration director to new Broken Arrow city-manager post; prospective last daySeptember18,2015, almost eight years service.
- TCC Board of Regents minutes, February 19, 2026 ↗
primary · Source date 2026-02-19 · Checked 2026-10-12
PDF page 2 (printed page 2 of 8), academic-program changes and roll-call vote.
- Oklahoma Senate Journal, May 20, 2025 ↗
primary · Source date 2025-05-20 · Checked 2026-10-12
Printed pages 1270–1272 (PDF pages 28–30): group of executive nominations, Spurgeon entry, and adopted confirmation roll call.
- Broken Arrow City Council minutes, September 15, 2026 ↗
primary · Source date 2026-09-15 · Checked 2026-10-12
Pages 2–3: consent item O, file26-1482; approval of consent agenda excluding S and V, five affirmative votes. Attached as CC2026.09.15 FINAL to October6 minutes-approval agenda record26-18.
- Twelfth Amendment to Employment Agreement, September 15, 2026 ↗
primary · Source date 2026-09-15 · Checked 2026-10-12
Page 2, Article A.1–A.2: extension, fiscal2027 salary adjustment and one-time stipend; page3 has blank execution fields. Agenda attachment to file26-1482, createdSeptember9.
- INCOG Board of Directors ↗
primary · Source date 2026-08-17 · Checked 2026-10-12
Roster dated August17,2026; Broken Arrow entry identifies Michael Spurgeon as City Manager. Live retrieved HTML supersedes older cached April roster.