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Oklahoma County board approves one-time retiree stipend, reviews forfeiture transfers and accepts election results
Summary
At a regularly scheduled meeting, Oklahoma County board members approved a one-time $1,000 stipend for pension retirees (totaling $71,000), reviewed transfers into the forfeiture account, approved two retirements and accepted the results of a board election before adjourning.
The Oklahoma County board approved a set of routine administrative items, including a one-time stipend for pension-plan retirees, reviewed recent forfeiture-account transfers and accepted the results of a recent board election.
The board approved a $1,000 one-time stipend per pension participant under the defined-benefit plan, which staff said totals $71,000 in payouts (one payment is split between a divorced couple). "This is just an annual one-time stipend that we do for the retirees on the pension plan. This is a thousand dollars per participant... the total is seventy-one thousand dollars," a finance staff member said during the discussion. The motion to approve the related agenda items (items five and six) was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Finance staff also reviewed the county's forfeiture account activity, reporting that the account had about $1.2 million earlier in the year, the required minimum contribution of $733,000 was transferred this year and an additional $400,000 was moved into the account. "May's forfeitures came in at 134,000. Overall, we've had 1.2 million dollars in forfeitures this year," the same staff member said. No formal action was required on the forfeiture report; the board treated it as informational.
The board approved retirement recognitions and related actions for two long-term employees. Staff noted that a person identified as Donna, from the assessor's office, and Deidra Brown, from the IT department, qualify for retirement; both retirements were approved by motion and voice vote, with members thanking the employees for their service.
Board members also moved to accept the certified results of a recent board election. A reelected board member spoke briefly: "Roberta Thomas in our office handles this election... it's pretty close, but I won it," the member said. During that exchange another board member interjected, "Are you trying to deny it was a fixed election?" and the reelected board member responded, "Absolutely." The board then voted to accept the election results by voice vote.
With no citizens speaking on the record and no new business raised, members moved to adjourn and the meeting concluded.
The board took the listed ministerial votes by voice; the transcript records affirmative "I" responses but does not record roll-call tallies or individual vote names for these motions. The meeting provided routine financial and personnel approvals and accepted the recent election certification.
