The State Auditor's Office is looking to audit Oklahoma County for a bond rating, which could cost the county more money if the rating turns out negative.
Public officials outside Cleveland County are warning residents that the county commission’s decision to dissolve a budget board could have lasting consequences.
Mar 7, 2021
Public officials outside Cleveland County are warning residents that the county commissionâs decision to dissolve a budget board could have lasting consequences.
Two weeks following the Cleveland County Commissionâs 2-1 decision to end the budget board, The Transcript spoke with several county elected officials and experts on budget and excise boards.
Critics of the commissionâs decision have said the move means fewer eyes on the budget and but others say oversight falls to an independent board whose members have no self interest in how county funds are spent â appointed members of the excise board.
One member is appointed from each commissioner district by the commission, the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the district judiciary who each appoint a candidate.