BET Special Meeting 10/27/2026

Oklahoma County Budget Evaluation Team (BET) special meeting, October 27, 2026, focused on reviewing the FY 2026–27 Estimate of Needs and related financial statements before Budget Board consideration. The document lists total appropriations not to exceed $155,729,421, a 10.35-mill general-fund levy, and a 2.22-mill sinking-fund levy; staff said the budget had already been set and this review concerned supporting documentation. Members identified discrepancies and requested revisions or verification across schedules, including updated cash-balance and payroll adjustments, bond-schedule dates, judgment-payment details, and reconciliation of figures between exhibits. The six judgments and other corrections could affect the sinking-fund figures, so the clerk’s office was asked to review the schedules and consult the State Auditor’s Office on how to document unresolved reconciliations and possible disclosures.

The team passed motions recommending that schedules 1–3 be moved to page four; that relevant calculations and supporting adjustments be made clear and formula-driven; that bond dates and an account balance be corrected; and that Exhibit I figures be checked for consistency. A motion to add a note about an incomplete cash transfer and its expected reconciliation in a later report also passed. Members discussed that the levy or related figures might need further adjustment and emphasized that the revised materials should be circulated to the offices for review. No contract awards, vendor selections, or purchasing decisions were identified.