Oklahoma County commissioners approve $500,000 transfer from emergency transportation fund for drainage work

The Oklahoma County commissioners approved an appropriation of $500,000 from the county's emergency transportation revolving fund to finance work on a drainage structure.

Jason Love (District 1) told the board the money comes from the emergency transportation revolving fund and is $500,000. He said the board had previously approved use of the funds but had not appropriated them, and he moved to appropriate the funds so the county could proceed "to where we can get those used on the drainage structure." A motion to approve was seconded and the measure passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally or individual votes were recorded in the transcript.

Why it matters: The transfer makes previously approved but unappropriated funds available for drainage work, enabling the county to proceed with planned repairs or construction tied to flood or roadway drainage needs. The transcript does not provide further technical or scheduling details about the project or identify the drainage location.

Votes at a glance: The record shows the appropriation motion for Item 4 was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. The two-item consent docket was also approved earlier by voice vote. An adjournment motion carried by voice vote at the end of the meeting. The transcript does not name who moved or seconded the motions.

Board comments and other business: Members offered brief closing remarks and holiday greetings. One speaker reported recent tax cash collections, saying they processed $901,000 in cash and, when including checks, referenced a total the speaker described as "something like $1,011,000,000"; that figure was stated without supporting detail in the record and was not verified in the meeting.

The meeting adjourned after the voice votes.