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County officials seek review after Criminal Justice Authority press release warns of July cash shortfall
Summary
County budget board members said a press release from the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority that said the authority could run out of operating funds by July 31 prompted calls for an immediate Budget Evaluation Team review; authority representatives and county staff discussed cashflow projections and recent jail facility upgrades.
Oklahoma County — Members of the Oklahoma County Budget Board on July 1 asked staff from the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority to meet immediately with the county Budget Evaluation Team after a recent authority press release said the authority could be without sufficient operating funds as soon as July 31.
Board members said they could not reconcile figures in the press release with the authority's budget authority for the fiscal year and described the issue as primarily a cash‑flow timing problem rather than a lack of budget authority. The board scheduled a special Budget Evaluation Team meeting Monday to review the authority's monthly revenue and expense projections and requested authority…
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