Oklahoma commission approves 2025 financial report showing 70% budget utilization through March

The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth voted to approve its fiscal 2025 financial report after a presentation showing the commission had spent $4,395,751 through March 31, 2025.

Business manager Mahbubaha presented the report during the commission’s meeting, saying the commission’s full-year budget for fiscal 2025 stands at $6,153,793 and that about 70% of the budget had been spent through March. She said year-to-date spending matched expectations at 93% of the planned year-to-date allotment and that department-level utilization varied, with grants and program payments at 91% and personal services at 63% of their annual allocations.

The report included a cash-balance slide showing available cash of $901,216.90 as of March 31, 2025, and noted a $219,572 carryforward from FY2024 that was rolled into FY2025. Mahbubaha said the commission had completed disbursements to 42 multidisciplinary teams for fiscal 2025 and was coordinating the return of unspent funds from the prior year to DHS.

Commissioners asked no substantive questions after the presentation. A motion to approve the financial report carried on a roll call vote. Recorded votes in favor included Commissioner Aaron; E.O. Bittner; Director Frunt; District Attorney Hicks; Commissioner Larson; Commissioner Schneider; Commissioner Tony Bueno; Judge Warren; and Commissioner Webb. Commissioner Michaels Johnson abstained. The motion passed.

The commission was told the 2026 budget development is underway and will be presented to the commission for approval in June 2025. The business manager said she and staff will continue to monitor departmental spending and renew purchase orders for the next fiscal year.

The commission did not adopt additional budget actions at the meeting; the approval covered the financial report as presented.