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Councilors move to amend downtown curfew; quarterly police reporting and one-year sunset added
Summary
Councilors presented an addendum to amend the downtown curfew ordinance for the Central District, proposing a new expiration date one year out, changing curfew enforcement days to Friday and Saturday and requiring quarterly police reports; committee discussion also asked staff to track court impacts and consider youth services prevention efforts.
Councilors brought an amendment to the Tulsa Revised Ordinances affecting downtown curfew hours in the Central District; the addendum would extend the ordinance’s expiration date (sunset) and change enforcement days and reporting requirements.
Councilor Bridal (sponsoring the addendum) and other sponsors proposed moving the curfew enforcement days to Friday and Saturday instead of Thursday and establishing an updated expiration date of Oct. 22 (one year from the amendment) with an emergency clause. The addendum requires quarterly reports from the police department that will include data the council can review and consider when the ordinance next comes up for renewal.
Sponsors and councilors also discussed the ordinance’s impacts on courts and the potential need to track court caseloads and costs; members suggested considering follow-up with youth services and prevention providers to assess prevention and service-provider alternatives alongside enforcement.
Staff and sponsors said the quarterly reporting requirement would provide the committee the data needed to assess continuing the ordinance; the transcript records the proposal and discussion but does not record a final committee vote on adoption in the provided excerpt.
