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Muskogee County approves revised leverage filing for O.K. Road CDBG‑DR project
Summary
County grant staff secured board approval to file a budget modification and a resolution to reflect $523,707.06 in leverage for the O.K. Road Rehabilitation Project, noting a $22,199.54 increase after additional design invoices; commissioners asked staff to verify which county account covered the initial invoices.
The Muskogee Board of County Commissioners on July 13 approved a budget modification request and a companion resolution to revise the leverage amounts reported for the O.K. (Okay) Road Rehabilitation Project, a public works effort funded in part by a CDBG‑DR grant through the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
Grant Director Kevin Wilson told the board that engineer MESHEK submitted additional design invoices that raised the recorded leverage from $501,507.54 to $523,707.06, an increase of $22,199.54. "So we are going to request a budget modification from the Department of Commerce for the Okay Road Project," Wilson said. He said the FEMA Mass Assistance portion paid $392,780.29 (75% of the total) and that $130,926.77 should be shown as the county's contribution.
Commissioners pressed staff on which county account had covered the early invoices. Commissioner Ken Doke said the board should locate the original advance assistance agenda and minutes to confirm the 25% match and the correct account. Commissioner Kenny Payne asked staff to bring documentation next week showing the logistics of who paid which invoices and noted that the board could rescind actions if necessary after review: "I do want something next week showing the logistics of all this. And if at that point we need to go back and rescind either one of these, we can." Wilson said he would research the invoices and prepare follow-up paperwork.
The motion to approve the budget modification, the resolution, and an amended leverage certification carried unanimously. The transcript records the CDBG‑DR filing with contract numbers given as both "#18664 CDBG-DR19" and later as "#18864 CDBG-DR19" in related agenda entries; county staff said they would confirm the correct contract identifier as part of the follow-up paperwork. Staff also noted the change reflects accounting and reimbursement allocations rather than new cash outlays.
