Oklahoma County Commissioners have tapped CREOKS Health Services, a Tulsa-based mental health nonprofit, to oversee completion of the county’s new Behavioral Care Center, even though sufficient funding for the adjacent jail hasn’t been secured.
Commissioners voted last week to begin contract negotiations with CREOKS after an evaluation committee unanimously endorsed the organization.
In a report to the county commissioners, the five-member panel said CREOKS’ proposal showed impressive “initiative and depth.” The committee also reviewed applications from First Class Healthcare based in Atlanta and Cope Inc. in Oklahoma City…