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Oklahoma County Excise Board approves temporary school appropriations and employee-benefit transfers
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At a special meeting April 14, 2026, the Oklahoma County Excise Board approved multiple temporary appropriations for local schools and fund transfers to cover employee and criminal-justice premiums; duplicate agenda items were struck and follow-up budget-board review was scheduled.
The Oklahoma County Excise Board on Tuesday approved a series of temporary appropriations and fund transfers for local school districts, a virtual academy and employee benefits during a special meeting at the county courthouse.
The board approved a request for $272,792.47 in state or federal funds for Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oklahoma (district Z-016), temporary appropriations for Dove School of Oklahoma City (General fund $44,547,564; Building fund $3,694,715), and temporary appropriations for another virtual academy district (General fund $3,806,310). The board also approved temporary appropriations for Millwood Public Schools (General fund $10,304,003; Building fund $503,507; Child nutrition fund $849,636). The Chair read each resolution into the record and Theresa Sellers moved approval for those items; the Chair seconded and the motions passed.
The board approved two fund-transfer resolutions requested by the county finance office. One transfer moved funds from Employee Benefits Supplement 991 to the Employee Benefits Fund to cover anticipated FY26 expenses in an amount not to exceed $3,436,745.28; the other moved up to $1,038,165.24 to cover Criminal Justice Authority premiums for April–June 2026. The transcript records that these items were requested by John Wilkerson, director of benefits and retirement; a staff member explained the transfers move remaining premium dollars from a holding account into expense accounts for April–June. Both transfers were approved after motions and seconds were recorded.
Board members also voted to strike agenda items 5 and 6 after identifying them as duplicates of items already considered. A separate resolution was approved to appropriate cash funds for the City of Harrah Street Mallard Fund not to exceed $15,693.95; during that discussion members asked staff to confirm which fiscal year the supporting attachment referenced because of inconsistent dates in the paperwork.
Several items approved at the meeting were noted as contingent on a check being deposited and budget-board approval; a board member said items 9 and 10 will appear on Thursday's budget board agenda for further review. The board also confirmed a special meeting scheduled for April 21 and set June 21 for additional oversight regarding reserved dollars and jail trust funds, with direction to check motions with counsel for accuracy.
The meeting began at 9:30 a.m., included routine roll call and procedural items, and adjourned after the final motion passed.
