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Tulsa council approves supplemental GO Bond appropriations and juvenile curfew ordinance after public comment
Summary
Council approved multiple second‑reading ordinances, including supplemental FY26 budget appropriations tied to GO bonds and a juvenile curfew ordinance (Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 27) that included an emergency clause. Public speakers pressed the council for accountability on bond spending and urged reconsideration of curfew timing and data.
The Tulsa City Council on Tuesday approved a package of second‑reading ordinances, including budget amendments tied to local GO bond funding and a juvenile curfew ordinance in Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 27 with an emergency clause.
The ordinances on second reading included two supplemental FY26 budget appropriations totaling roughly $53.9 million and $53.8 million identified on the agenda as connected to recent GO bond measures, and a separate appropriation of roughly $49,859 for traffic engineering signal work. The council also considered a revision to Title 27, penal code chapter 28, relating to juvenile curfew hours; the item carried an emergency clause.
During public comment, Lane Brown criticized the size and track record of city road spending and urged greater transparency. “Show us the receipts. Show us where the last money went,” Brown said, arguing that repeated appropriations have not visibly improved streets. Brown described frustration with perceived waste and said, “We need budgeting” and “responsible leadership.”
Evan Taylor, speaking as a graduate student who had spoken with high school students about downtown curfew impacts, asked the council to make a clear decision rather than “sit on the fence” and urged officials to consider safe places for youth to gather. “Make a decision because all you're doing right now is teasing these youth,” Taylor told the council.
Councilors described the curfew ordinance as a harm-reduction tool designed to keep youth downtown in supervised contexts while reducing unmanaged gatherings that flared over the summer. A councilor said the body reduced restrictions from Thursday–Saturday to Friday–Saturday operation and will require quarterly data reports; councilors said they would review data at a one‑year mark before deciding whether to continue the measure.
The council voted to approve items 7 a through f on second reading, with the emergency clause applied to the curfew ordinance (item 7 f). Roll call showed yes votes from Councilors Archie, Dutton, Bellis, Gilbert, Doctor Wright, Lakin and Hal Harper.
The council also announced upcoming community meetings related to redevelopment and housing and said staff will provide regular updates on curfew data and enforcement outcomes.
