Oklahoma County OKs four routine measures, including up to $5 million for employee benefits

Oklahoma County met in a special session Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. and approved four routine agenda items, including a cash-appropriation authorization of up to $5,000,000 for employee benefits.

The county's three members in attendance approved the consent minutes from a Jan. 6 special meeting and voted to receive for filing the independent auditor's report for Crooked Oak School District No. 53 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Both items were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board then approved Resolution 2025-0223 authorizing cash fund appropriations for employee benefits (line items referenced as 4020 and 4010) not to exceed $5,000,000, to be appropriated from employee benefits supplement 991 contingent on a check being deposited. The transcript records that the deposit "should be this week," but the transcript does not identify the exact date of deposit. John Wilkerson, identified in the meeting as benefits and retirement director, was listed as the requester for the appropriation item.

Finally, the board approved Resolution 2025-0294, a cash fund appropriation for the City of Harrah Street and Alley Fund for an amount recorded in the transcript as "15,000027.05." The transcript provides that the item was requested by the county finance department, office of the county clerk; the numeric formatting of the amount in the transcript is ambiguous and is recorded here exactly as spoken.

Roll call at the start of the meeting recorded Brett Towne and Teresa Sellers as present and the meeting was presided over by Eleanor Thompson. There was no public comment recorded. The meeting was called to adjourn following completion of the four agenda items.