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Oklahoma County districts recommend BOCC consider reducing OSU Extension funding to 16% ($146,888.80) in FY27 estimates
Summary
District budget representatives reviewed OSU Extension’s FY27 estimates and voted to recommend the Board of County Commissioners fund the contract at 16% of the program’s $918,055 total — $146,888.80 — while staff and the extension warned that such a cut would reduce services and likely cause layoffs.
District representatives reviewing Oklahoma County’s fiscal estimates debated how much county support the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service should receive and voted to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) fund the FY27 contract at 16% of the program’s reported $918,055 total, or $146,888.80.
LaDonna, speaking on behalf of OSU Extension, presented handouts and an impact statement showing 2025 program activity, volunteer counts (376 volunteers) and a breakdown of funding sources. She said county general-fund support, Oklahoma State University…
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