ACOG BOARD APPROVES FY 2027 BUDGET
OKLAHOMA CITY — The ACOG Board of Directors approved the FY 2027 Budget at the Board meeting held on June 25, at the ACOG office, located at 4205 N. Lincoln Blvd.
The FY 2027 Budget, totaling $22,262,635, reflects an overall increase of $5,922,948 in revenue compared to the FY 2026 Budget. This increase is primarily due to the accumulation of FWHA – CMAQ/CRP Public Fleet Conversion pass-through funds that were not distributed in FY 2026. Other contributing factors include the following: the addition of several new grant funding sources for FY 2027 that will be described further in this memo, the increase in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5303 funds along with the upward adjustment of In-kind Matching Contributions – FTA 5303, and the increase in In-kind Matching Contributions – Public Fleet Conversions.
Other significant revenue changes include the following: decrease in FHWA Planning funds (PL); decrease in the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO) Safety Grant funding; increase in both the Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities Outreach and Oklahoma Department of Commerce (ODOC) Clean Cities SEP Grant, decline in the EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG); upward adjustment in EPA OSE Water 604(b) Grant; increase in the 911 Administrative Services Contract; and a 5 percent adjustment for FY 2027 Membership Dues (Basic, Transportation, & Water). Please note the upward trend in Certificate of Deposit Interest–Local, and Certificate of Deposit Interest–Transportation.
Pertaining to expenditures, the total for the FY 2027 Budget is $21,983,405, which reflects an increase of $5,977,625 compared to the FY 2026 Budget. This increase essentially correlates with the previously identified revenue changes: increased Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5303 expenditure; distribution of FHWA – CMAQ/CRP Public Fleet Conversion pass-through funds; the expenditures related to new grant funding – EECBG/CSEPOK, FHWA – CMAQ/CRP Tree Planting, FHWA – CMAQ Bike Lane Street Sweeper; and the DEQ SWIFR Grant. Other added costs include the following: increased 911 ACOG Administrative Services Contract expenditures, and a 2.6 percent building rent adjustment from the Oklahoma County Public Authority (OCPA) for the next 12-month lease agreement; and increased Intergovernmental Services – Local Public Relations (PR) Functions and Water Resources expenditures.
ACOG, as the designated regional planning agency for Central Oklahoma, provides a forum for elected officials to come together and solve common problems. With local elected official guidance and consent, it also administers and manages the state and federal grant programs for which it receives funds. Through various grant funding mechanisms, membership dues, and service fees, ACOG administers four major service areas: Transportation Planning Services (Metropolitan Planning Organization – MPO), 911 & Public Safety, Community & Economic Development, and Water Resources.
The principles applied to the development of this budget and work plan are (1) the preservation and continuation of ongoing basic services to member governments of ACOG, (2) maintenance of ACOG planning and plan coordination programs at a level to allow for continued certification by state and federal agencies, (3) ongoing progress in regional priority program areas, and (4) seeking out new and sustainable funding sources for the agency.
The FY 2026 Budget is a balanced budget with revenue sources essentially matching projected expenditures. Likewise, the services outlined in the budget/work plan and the recommended allocation of revenues are consistent with the policies of the ACOG Board of Directors, 911 ACOG Board of Directors, ACOG MPO Policy Committee (MPO PC), and Garber-Wellington Association Policy Committee (GWAPC).