Oklahoma County commissioners on Wednesday approved a series of fund transfers, including a transfer of up to $900,000 in COVID-19 medical reimbursement funds to be split into three equal parts for contracts with nonprofit organizations.

County staff member Jessica said the $900,000 transfer is a drawdown from COVID medical claims and will be moved into the county’s 14-15 account so the commissioners can divide the funds equally into three contracts with nonprofit organizations. "This is the transfer not to exceed 900,000. We drew down from the COVID medical claims, and put those, we this will move the funds into 14 15," Jessica said.

The board also approved a $775 transfer from the American Rescue Plan Act to close social-services projects, including a homeless navigator project and another social-service project that staff said needed to be moved into the 14-15 account. Jessica described the action as closing out remaining ARPA-funded social service amounts after the county’s social services function was discontinued.

In other ARPA-related business, the board approved reallocating ARPA construction funds into the 14-15 account for courthouse elevator work. Commissioners approved a resolution to transfer up to $280,044 from the general fund court services account to finalize team contract encumbrances and an additional transfer of $2,015.78 from the court services capital and court service fee fund for maintenance and operations to finalize team contract encumbrances.

All motions to approve the items were made and seconded on the record and passed with the board saying "Aye." The transcript does not list a roll-call vote tally by name for these items.

Board discussion included brief clarification about outstanding invoices related to former social services contracts. Jessica said she believed past invoices had been reconciled by Christine Troxell and that staff would check with Carolyn (last name not specified) to confirm. A commissioner asked staff to confirm whether any past invoices remained unpaid; staff agreed to follow up.

Votes at a glance

- Transfer not to exceed $900,000 (COVID medical reimbursement) — motion passed; funds to be moved to 14-15 and divided into three nonprofit contracts (mover/second not specified on the record). Provenance: transcript discussion beginning at 177.23.

- Transfer of $775 (American Rescue Plan) — motion passed; closing out social services projects and moving amounts into 14-15 (mover/second not specified on the record). Provenance: transcript discussion beginning at 283.27.

- ARPA construction reallocation for courthouse elevator (amount not separately stated beyond reallocation) — motion passed (mover/second not specified). Provenance: transcript discussion beginning at 366.01.

- Transfer not to exceed $280,044 from general fund court services — motion passed; finalize team contract encumbrance (mover/second not specified). Provenance: transcript discussion beginning at 417.66.

- Transfer of $2,015.78 from court services capital and fee fund — motion passed; finalize team contract encumbrances (mover/second not specified). Provenance: transcript discussion beginning at 449.24.

Commissioners and staff said MOUs have been created for the nonprofit projects and that the final three MOUs will go before the Board of County Commissioners the following day. Staff also committed to checking and reconciling any lingering invoices from previously administered social services contracts.

Ending

The board adjourned after brief board comments thanking staff for year-end work. No items were tabled or continued on the public record at this meeting.