ACOG BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES FY 2025 BUDGET

OKLAHOMA CITY — The ACOG Board of Directors approved the FY 2025 Budget at the Board meeting held on June 27, at the ACOG office, located at 4205 N. Lincoln Blvd.

The FY 2025 Budget, totaling $17,626,530, reflects an overall increase of $3,671,045 in revenue compared to the FY 2024 Budget. Most of this increase is due to the following major factors: significant rise in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Planning funds (PL), Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5303 funds increase; the new FHWA – CRP (Carbon Reduction Program) Public Fleet Conversion Grant; growth in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Congestion 3 Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Public Fleet Conversion pass-through funds; increase in the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO) Safety Grant funding; accumulated funds for the second year of the four-year EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG); new grant funding sources from Plug in America, WRI Electric School Bus Equitable Adoption Academy, USDA Composting & Food Waste Reduction, and the EECBG (Energy Efficiency)/CSEPOK Grant provided by ODOC; a 6 percent adjustment for FY 2025 Membership Dues; increase in the 911 Administrative Contract; a rise in the In Kind Matching Contributions for FTA 5303; and the new In-Kind Matching Contributions for CRP.

Pertaining to expenditures, the total for the FY 2025 Budget is $17,425,846, which reflects an increase of $3,643,877 compared to the FY 2024 Budget. This increase essentially correlates with the previously identified revenue changes: utilization of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Planning funds and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5303 Planning funds; the new FHWA – CRP Public Fleet Conversion costs; the FHWA – CMAQ Public Fleet Conversion and CMAQ Small Grants expenditures; the cost of the EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG); the additional expenditures for four new grant programs – Plug in America, WRI Electric School Bus Equitable Adoption Academy; USDA Composting & Food Waste Reduction, and the EECBG (Energy Efficiency)/CSEPOK Grant; increased 911 ACOG Administrative Contract expenditures, and a 3.4 percent building rent adjustment from the Oklahoma County Public Authority (OCPA) for the next 12 month lease agreement.

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 2025 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).