BUDGET

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, ch. 2

in effect

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, § 200 Budget requests—Filing.

Section 200. - Budget requests—Filing. It shall be the duty of all departments, agencies, boards and commissions of the City of Tulsa to annually file with the Mayor the budget requests for each such department, agency, board or commission in accordance with the statutes of the state of Oklahoma, the Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa on forms designed and approved by the Mayor.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, § 201 Itemization of budget requests.

Section 201. - Itemization of budget requests. The classification of proposed expenditures included within the budget requests shall be uniform for all departments, agencies, boards and commissions of the City of Tulsa, shall be reviewed by the Finance Department, and shall include such information as required by the Department, which may include the following: A. An itemized estimate of the total expenditures for the next fiscal year, segregated according to basic objects of expenditures; B. An itemized estimate of the expenditures for the remainder of the current fiscal year, segregated according to basic objects of expenditures; C. A schedule in detail of positions and compensation, showing any increase or decrease in any department or office; D. The reason for proposed increase or decrease of positions, if any, as compared with the current fiscal year; and E. A detailed schedule of new equipment or other items involving capital outlay, including a justification of the same.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, § 202 Approval of budget.

Section 202. - Approval of budget. The annual budget appropriation shall be approved in compliance with the procedure established by the statutes of the state of Oklahoma, the Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, § 203 Emergency operations reserve.

Section 203. - Emergency operations reserve. There is hereby created, within the General Fund, an Emergency Operations Reserve, to be maintained for the purpose of sustaining General Fund operations in the case of natural or man-made disaster. A. It is the objective of this ordinance that the Emergency Operations Reserve shall be maintained at a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the total General Fund budget unless, during the annual budget process, the Mayor declares to the satisfaction of the City Council the reasons that the Emergency Operations Reserve cannot prudently be maintained at said ten percent (10%). B. Funds in the Emergency Operations Reserve may be appropriated to respond to a natural or man-made disaster. If the response results in the need for additional appropriations, a budget amendment shall be submitted to the City Council as soon as total costs are determined. C. Whenever funds from the Emergency Operations Reserve are used to respond to such a disaster, an effort will be made to replenish the shortfall within a reasonable time. Disaster relief reimbursements and grants received from other sources shall be used to replenish the Emergency Operations Reserve. D. The Emergency Operations Reserve funds shall not be used to fund new programs, wage increases or new personnel costs. (Ord. No. 23062, § 1, 3-6-2014)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, § 204 Reserved.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, § 205 Annual transfer from enterprise utilities to general fund.

Section 205. - Annual transfer from enterprise utilities to general fund. A. In lieu of fees and taxes assessed on other public service utilities, a portion of the income derived from water service, sanitary sewer user charges, stormwater drainage system service charges, and refuse collection, shall be transferred to the City General Fund. B. The amount of said portion shall be calculated thus: the average rate of all franchise fees paid by public utilities as of July 1 of a given year PLUS the City of Tulsa sales tax as of July 1 of said year. C. In lieu of the provision of water and sewer services for municipal purposes described in Article III(B) of the Water System Lease Agreement and Operation and Maintenance Contract, dated February 1, 1984, and the Wastewater System Lease Agreement and Operation and Maintenance Contract, dated July 1, 1989, by and between the City of Tulsa, the Tulsa Utility Board, and the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority, as those agreements may be amended or extended from time to time, an additional increment of seventy-five one hundredths of one percent (0.75%) of water service income will be transferred from the TMUA-Water Operating Fund to the General Fund. (Ord. No. 23742, § 1, 7-26-2017; Ord. No. 24106, § 1, 4-3-2019)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 6, § 206 Economic Development Incentive Policy.

Section 206. - Economic Development Incentive Policy. A. Scope. This section shall apply to the appropriation of funds derived from sales tax ordinances and offered to third parties for the purpose of incentivizing economic development. This includes but is not limited to the Downtown Development and Redevelopment Fund, Economic Development Infrastructure Fund, Retail Incentive Policy, Retail Revolving Loan Fund, Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and any changes thereto, as well as any new economic incentive programs developed for the purpose of incentivizing economic development or similar purposes that are supported in whole or in part by City of Tulsa funds. This section shall apply regardless of whether the economic incentive policies are administered by the City of Tulsa or contracted through an outside entity. Economic incentive programs facilitated by the Route 66 Commission or governed by a more specific ordinance are not within the scope of this section. B. Procedure. 1. Prior to the expiration of ninety days after the effective date of this ordinance, the City shall adopt by Resolution an Economic Development Incentive Policy for the funds described in Subsection 206.A of this section. 2. The Economic Development Incentive Policy shall include the policies, processes, and review procedures for economic development incentives. 3. Any subsequent amendments to the policies, processes, and review procedures shall be approved by the Mayor and Council through Resolution. (Ord. No. 25080, § 1, 6-28-2023)

Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT6FIDE_CH2BUFetched: 10/28/2026