Oklahoma County sets final deadline and urges stop to moving funds among external projects
Sep 23, 2026
County staff warned of compliance risks with less than 100 days until the Dec. 31 ARPA closeout and the committee approved a motion to stop further changes to external/subrecipient projects and to move any small unspent amounts into internal county projects.
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Oklahoma County officials moved to prevent last-minute adjustments of ARPA funds to reduce compliance risk as the Dec. 31 closeout deadline approached. Danielle told the committee, "We only have 100 days left as of today until December 31," and recommended stopping any changes to external projects because late modifications increase compliance and completion risks. The Chair introduced an agenda item to establish a final deadline and the committee approved the measure by voice vote.
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