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Tulsa mayor proposes 0.7-cent sales-tax increase to fund homelessness, public safety and youth programs
Summary
Mayor proposed a 0.7-tenths-of-a-penny sales-tax increase (ballot timing discussed for Feb. 10, 2026) to raise funds for homelessness programs, police and fire pay/staffing, and youth and family initiatives; councilors pressed for details on costs, exemptions and ballot timing.
Mayor (S3) laid out a proposal to place a sales-tax increase on a near-term ballot that he said would raise funding for homelessness response, public safety staffing and youth/family investments. The measure under discussion would raise the sales tax by 0.7 tenths of a penny (commonly described in the meeting as "7 tenths of a penny"). According to the mayor’s presentation, that scale of increase would generate a long‑term revenue stream that the administration estimates could support a roughly $80 million program of investments over time.
The mayor framed the proposal as a multi‑year strategy rather than a single-year patch, saying it would allow the city to protect or expand low‑barrier shelter capacity, scale a CLUTCH homelessness strategy consistent with SafeMove Tulsa, and sustain community-based violence-intervention programs once federal grant dollars end. "We will take city…
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