Oklahoma County budget oversight members voted to recommend that the Budget Board classify a recent $230,024.70 transfer to court services as ongoing funding and placed several potential cash needs on their FY25–26 watch list.

Members discussed whether the $230,024.70—transferred from reserve to court services by the Budget Board during the spring vote—should be tracked as ongoing or one‑time funding. After debate about whether further program review or ‘‘sharpening the pencil’’ was warranted, a motion recommending the Budget Board treat the transfer as ongoing funds was made and approved by voice vote.

The board then added multiple items to the new FY25–26 watch list. Motions approved during the meeting included:

• A $500,000 placeholder for the CARES audit (added to the watch list).

• A request to add the CJA amount of $5,822,004.13 to the list to reflect the funding the county expects for that program.

• An $806,840 item labeled “employee benefits” (added to the watch list).

• Authorization to add up to $400,000 for new furniture and build‑out for court clerks’ space on the fifth floor (funding source to be one‑time or ARPA, to be clarified in follow up).

• A $55,000 item requested by the sheriff’s office for IT‑related reserves and security upgrades.

Board members discussed whether particular additions should be classified as ongoing or one‑time and whether some items needed further cost detail before formal supplementation; several members said certain items (for example court clerk staffing for a new temporary judge) would require precise estimates before a funding recommendation. For the $400,000 furniture item the presenter said a quote had been provided and the motion to add it to the watch list passed by voice vote.

Actions taken at the meeting place these items on the county’s internal watch list for FY25–26 to guide later supplement requests; the watch list is a tracking tool and does not itself appropriate funds.