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Oklahoma County board approves $163.3M general fund temporary budget and dozens of school temporary appropriations
Summary
The Excise Board of Oklahoma County on June 15 approved a $163,252,323 temporary general fund budget for FY 2026–27 and voted to accept temporary appropriations or filings for multiple school districts and the county library, citing conservative spending and adjustments tied to enrollment and carryover surpluses.
The Excise Board of Oklahoma County approved a temporary general fund budget of $163,252,323 for fiscal year 2026–27 and adopted or received multiple school and library temporary appropriations during a special meeting on June 15.
Chair Elanar Thompson called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. and said the session had been properly posted. Marissa Treat, the County Clerk and secretary to the board, presented the county finance department’s requests and line items.
Board members emphasized conservative spending and the effect of recently discovered surplus funds on proposed totals. Thompson said boards and departments had “cut any fat that they felt like they could” and recommended approval. The board moved, seconded and approved the county’s temporary general fund appropriation by voice vote.
The board also approved temporary appropriations or filings for a number of school districts and related entities, including (selected): Epic Charter Schools (District Z‑014) general fund $257,600,000; Harding Fine Arts Academy temporary appropriations (general fund $4,518,024; building fund $235,983); Edmond School District (general fund $283,845,839; building fund $33,921,290; child nutrition $13,899,492); Metropolitan Library Commission temporary appropriation $115,262,390 to be financed by a 5.2‑mill county library tax levy and anticipated surplus funds; and Putnam City School District tentative budgets (general fund $195,713,156; building fund $10,175,000; child nutrition $18,250,000).
Board members frequently compared the current requests with figures the board approved in October and noted enrollment trends—particularly declines in elementary counts—were reducing some districts’ projected revenue. In the Epic Charter Schools discussion, members referenced prior borrowing and said the district had trimmed expenses and corrected prior cash‑flow problems.
All motions on the consent‑style budget items were moved and seconded; the board recorded voice votes in favor and did not identify roll‑call vote tallies on the record. The board adjourned the excise‑board portion of the meeting and moved to a Board of Equalization hearing docket later in the morning.
