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Oklahoma County meeting removes one‑time retiree stipend from agenda after scrivener’s error
Summary
Officials removed a proposed one‑time defined‑benefit stipend from today’s agenda after a member said the published amount printed "$1" but was intended to be $1,000; the item was moved to the June 22 meeting to allow a clean re‑posting, per legal guidance.
The Oklahoma County meeting voted to remove a proposed one‑time defined benefit stipend from today’s agenda after a member said the published language showed "$1" where the intent was $1,000.
Butch Freeman raised the issue, saying the agenda read "$1, although with the the the, the point there, I mean, it clearly would imply that that should be 1,000," and told the group legal counsel advised that rather than correct the printed scrivener’s error at the table it would be better to relist the item. Freeman said the aim was to provide a roughly $1,000 payment to retirees and to ensure the payment could be processed before the end of the fiscal year.
Freeman moved that item 5 be struck from today’s agenda and re‑listed for the meeting on June 22 so, if approved then, the payment could still be included in June checks. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript does not include a numeric vote tally.
Why it matters: board members said the two objectives were to provide a modest one‑time payment to eligible retirees and to disburse funds before fiscal year‑end. Legal counsel’s guidance to re‑post the item will require the stipend to return to a later published agenda before another vote.
Next step: The item will be placed on the June 22 agenda for reconsideration and, if approved then, staffs said they expect to include the payment in June payroll checks. Vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
