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Tulsa Police outline FY26 priorities as staffing shortfalls and overtime drive budget questions
Summary
Police leaders told councilors crime reduction, fentanyl interdiction and domestic‑violence prevention are top FY26 priorities while the department faces a shortfall of roughly 36 officers, an anticipated $940,000 overtime increase and internal reclassifications and program changes that affect staffing.
Police leadership briefed councilors on priorities included in the proposed FY26 budget and described staffing and program changes the department says are intended to address crime, narcotics and domestic violence.
The police presentation listed public-safety objectives in priority order: violent-crime reduction, targeted reduction of drug trafficking (in particular fentanyl recoveries), and lowering domestic-violence‑related homicides. The department said it has seen record fentanyl recoveries in recent cases and cited an instance of a large seizure; the chief said fentanyl quantities recovered can represent large numbers of potentially lethal doses.
Officials said the department is short roughly 36 sworn officers compared with a staffing model that would place about 943…
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