County Clerk Brooke presented Oklahoma County’s monthly financial snapshot for the period ending March 31, saying the general fund reserve balance was $8,487,687.36 and the county-wide general fund cash position was $48,403,622.

The report noted two requested transfers on the same meeting agenda: a $75,000 transfer to juvenile detention and a $50,000 transfer to the planning commission. If approved, Brooke said those two actions would reduce the reserve balance to $8,362,687. She said the reserve and budget pages would reflect the changes in next month’s report.

Brooke explained a 35% year-over-year increase in cash compared with the prior year. She said the percentage was calculated with a standard percent-change formula: (this year minus last year) ÷ last year.

On the employee benefits fund, Brooke reported cash on hand of $5,489,604 as of March 31. John Wilkerson provided the benefits update, saying medical and prescription claims were up about 4% and that the plan was about $118,000 over budget through March with two months remaining in the fiscal year.

Wilkerson also gave an update on the county-run pharmacy launched in February: 920 prescriptions were filled in February and 1,426 in March, a 67% month-over-month increase. He encouraged employees to use the county pharmacy to reduce costs for the plan and members.

Brooke closed the summary by noting the capital projects unallocated funds were $473,413 and invited questions; none were raised at the time.