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Oklahoma County approves one-time funds for jail shortfall and greenlights $213.7 million contract amid funding concerns
Summary
The Oklahoma County Commissioners voted 2–1 to appropriate listed one-time funds toward the county jail budget shortfall and approved a Flintco construction-management contract for phase one of a new detention center not to exceed $213,672,321, despite a commissioner warning the county lacks roughly $500 million to complete the full project.
The Oklahoma County Commission voted to appropriate listed one-time settlement and other funds to partially fill the Criminal Justice Authority’s budget gap and approved a $213,672,321 not-to-exceed construction-management contract for phase one of a new county adult detention center.
The decisions were taken amid tense debate about the county’s ability to fund construction and operations. A motion to appropriate the identified one-time funds for the jail budget shortfall passed 2–1. The board later approved the Flintco construction-management agreement for phase one by the same margin.
Supporters said the appropriation and the Flintco contract were…
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