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Residents urge Tulsa City Council to create independent monitor for police after multi‑million settlements
Summary
Nine speakers at a council public hearing urged a charter amendment to establish an Office of the Independent Monitor for the Tulsa Police Department, citing recent multi‑million-dollar settlements, equity data and concerns that civilian oversight could restore public trust and save taxpayer dollars.
The Tulsa City Council heard nine public comments urging a charter amendment to create an Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) for the Tulsa Police Department, with speakers pointing to recent multi‑million-dollar settlements and racial disparities in officer use of force.
Hudson Harder, a teacher and District 9 constituent, told the council the city has spent "many millions of dollars" on misconduct settlements. "This includes, but is not limited to, a 4 and a half million dollar wrongful incarceration suit from last month as well as a $26,250,000 paid to William Jamieson for his 2 decades of wrongful…
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