The Oklahoma County Policy & Governance Committee voted to receive a proposal to equip a reconstituted ARPA-funded violence-intervention program, including laptops, charging stations, safety‑sensitive furniture and tablets. Committee members approved the document by voice vote and moved the item forward for procurement work.

Staff presenting the proposal said the county previously suspended its prior vendor-based program and brought a new program in-house. “I have roughly a 110,000 left in this ARPA fund,” the staff member said, summarizing the remaining budget and work to date. The presenter said purchasing is coordinating quotes and that Accenture had indicated these purchases are covered subject to a final compliance review.

Bruce, who described the furniture specifications, said the new furnishings are “more geared towards a juvenile setting for rehabilitation,” using softer, movable pieces so groups of up to about 15 youths can meet together in unit spaces rather than being limited by bolted‑down tables.

The proposal calls for outfitting multiple units across the county’s juvenile program and securing tablets that can be locked down and monitored by staff. The staff member described existing experience securing game consoles and smart TVs and said IT will be involved to ensure the tablets’ browsers and apps are restricted.

Next steps: the committee voted to receive and advance the proposal so purchasing can finalize quotes and compliance checks. No final contract award or exact vendor selections were adopted at the meeting.

The committee’s action was procedural — receiving the document and authorizing staff to proceed with procurement and compliance work — and does not itself obligate funds beyond the existing ARPA allocation.