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Tulsa councilors press for more time, data and legal safeguards before sending sales tax measure to voters
Summary
Council members questioned the rush to a February special election, asked for methodological backing for revenue and program estimates, and sought options to protect spending buckets; no vote to place the measure on the ballot was taken at the meeting.
During an extended public exchange, multiple councilors (recorded here as Speakers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) pressed the mayor's administration for more information before agreeing to a ballot timeline. Concerns included the short review window, the absence of detailed methodology behind cost and participant estimates for programs, the regressive nature of sales taxes and whether the city could legally carve exemptions for basic goods. Several councilors…
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