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Votes at a glance: Excise Board approves temporary appropriations and fund transfers for multiple school districts and CJA supplement
Summary
The Excise Board on April 21 approved temporary appropriations for several school districts and a transfer to support the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority; the transcript contains garbled numeric formatting for a small number of line items that the county clerk's office should clarify.
The Oklahoma County Excise Board on April 21 approved a package of temporary appropriations and a fund transfer presented by the county finance office.
What passed (recorded on the meeting agenda and voted on the record):
- Crooked Oak School District (temporary appropriations for FY2026–27): general fund $14,591,256; building fund $1,477,166; child nutrition fund figure appears in the transcript as "$1,162,31" (transcription appears truncated).
- Luther Public Schools (FY2025–26 state/federal funds): general fund amount $245,432.79.
- Crutcho Public Schools (temporary appropriations for FY2026–27): general fund $3,585,463; building fund $244,582; child nutrition $519,180.
- Western Heights Public Schools (filed amended school budget): general fund increase $1,613,000; building fund increase $450,000 (board accepted the amended budget as corrected on the date).
- Insight School of Oklahoma (temporary appropriations for FY2026–27): general fund $9,291,251.
- Transfer to supplement Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority (CJA): the record reads a transfer "not to exceed 4 million662,22969" and references prior budget resolutions; the transcript formatting for the dollar figure appears corrupted and should be verified with county finance paperwork. The item was presented as a supplement for the CJA for FY2025–26 and approved by the board.
- Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy (temporary appropriations for FY2026–27): general fund $29,958,238.
How the board voted: Each item was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote; recorded members present were Elellanar Thompson, Teresa Sers and Brett Town.
Context: County finance staff presented the items as routine temporary appropriations required to allow school districts to begin the upcoming school year; several items were described as the same amounts requested last year or as reduced from last year.
Clarifications to seek from county staff: where the transcript shows truncated or garbled dollar amounts (notably Crooked Oak child nutrition line and the CJA transfer amount), reporters or interested parties should reference the official resolution attachments or the county clerk's packet to confirm exact dollar figures.
Source: Oklahoma County Excise Board meeting transcript, April 21, 2026; all listed items were presented by county finance staff and adopted by unanimous voice votes.
