2026-2027 budget amendments and GO Bond spending
Summary
The council took its first public comment on next year's budget — nobody showed up to speak. The budget and the sales tax ordinance both return June 3, with a possible June 10 vote.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Sets city spending and services for the coming fiscal year.
Every Tulsa resident who uses city services.
Residents needing services tied to long-vacant positions — like road patching or inspections — may still see slower service.
Mentions & discussions (7)
Council (Regular) - Oct 28, 2026
The council moved roughly $66 million into streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys and Performing Arts Center projects from the 2020 and 2024 bond funds, plus mental health, opioid-settlement and traffic-engineering money.
Council (Regular) - Oct 21, 2026
The council moved forward roughly $68 million in spending items, including $26.3 million and $39.3 million in bond-funded street, sidewalk and bridge work plus Performing Arts Center improvements, $410,000 in opioid settlement funds for the ART II program, and $1.5 million for the Municipal Courts and Lockup project. All were forwarded to October 28 for final action.
Council Public Works Committee - Aug 26, 2026
The city is authorizing the sale of $65.66 million in GO bonds, mostly for street projects plus $10 million for PAC building infrastructure. Residents pay these back through property taxes, and a protest period runs through the end of October.
Council (Regular) - Jun 17, 2026
The council ratified a stack of old bond agreements — covering City Hall, the BOK Arena, parking bonds and multiple stormwater funds — as bookkeeping part of the annual budget adoption.
Council Public Works Committee - Jun 10, 2026
Councilors want more code enforcement staff, utility assistance and eviction prevention funding, e-bike enforcement on trails, and possibly a municipal drug court — with decisions pushed to next week.
Council (Regular) - May 20, 2026
The council took its first public comment on next year's budget — nobody showed up to speak. The budget and the sales tax ordinance both return June 3, with a possible June 10 vote.
Council Budget & Special Projects Committee - May 13, 2026
The city identified about 260 vacancies and proposes freezing 41 of them, chosen because they've been unfilled a long time or were historically never staffed. Staff say no services will be cut, but councilors pushed back — especially on permitting/development services positions that could slow the mayor's permitting streamlining goals.
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