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Tulsa mayor pushes 0.7‑penny sales tax proposal to fund homelessness, public safety, youth programs and business support
Summary
Mayor (Speaker 1) outlined a package that would place a 0.7‑tenths‑of‑a‑penny city sales tax before voters to raise roughly $80 million for homelessness services, police and fire funding, youth workforce and after‑school programs, and business retention loans; councilors pressed for more detail and time before agreeing to put the measure on the ballot.
Mayor (Speaker 1) presented a broad funding package that would ask Tulsa voters to approve an increase described in the meeting as "7 tenths of a penny" in city sales tax. The administration estimated the measure would generate roughly $80 million and earmark funding for: homelessness response (including a $30,000,000 scale‑up to low‑barrier shelter and encampment decommissioning via a partner plan labeled CLUTCH and by expanding SafeMove Tulsa); public safety (pay increases for police and fire plus a $2,000,000 phased investment toward authorized police…
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