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Oklahoma County jail trust projects $5.8M shortfall; trustees press for line-item reconciliations and staffing fixes
Summary
Oklahoma County jail trust staff told trustees the jail is projecting a roughly $5.8 million shortfall for the fiscal year unless revenues or expenditures change; the meeting focused on contract medical costs, FTE assumptions and one-time vs. ongoing spending, and trustees requested detailed line-item and historical comparisons.
Speaker 4 presented the jail trust’s midyear budget update, saying the trust’s projections show a continuing shortfall of roughly $5.8 million unless revenue or expense assumptions change. The summary showed July–December actuals and January–June projections and identified $488,000 in above-budget special revenue (insurance reimbursements and a commissary payment). Speaker 4 said, “We are still on track… to have a shortfall of $5,800,000.”
Trustees pressed staff for reconciliations after one committee member noted a separate line on the materials that suggested a $493,000 shortfall when compared to another basis of calculation. Speaker 2 summarized the concern as a…
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