Prohibitions.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 12, § 601
in effectSection 601. - Prohibitions.
A. Using or receiving City funds or resources for personal or private purposes.
1. City Officials shall not receive, directly or indirectly, any financial or pecuniary interest, profit, or privilege arising from the use or loan of public funds or monies raised for City purposes, to a greater extent than could reasonably be expected to accrue to the general public, if the City Official also exercises control by appropriating, encumbering, or expending the funds.
2. City Officials shall not use or permit the use of City resources for personal or private purposes, except as provided by rules adopted by the appropriate Appointing Authority to address minor or incidental uses common to an ordinary workplace.
B. Participating on Items of Financial or Organizational Interest. Except as otherwise permitted under applicable law, City Officials shall not participate in any City business in which they have a related Financial or Organizational Interest. Such City Official shall not discuss the matter with any City Official who is participating in the action other than to state his or her disqualification. A donation to the City will not conflict with a Financial or Organizational Interest unless the donation requires more than nominal consideration from the City or is intended to influence City policy or operations for the benefit of the donor.
C. Soliciting or Receiving Gifts and Favors.
1. City Officials and their Immediate Family shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive gifts, entertainment, or other favors, which may influence or be reasonably perceived as influencing a City Official in the performance of the Official's duties.
2. This subsection does not preclude a City Official from accepting a gift when the gift will not influence or be reasonably perceived as influencing a City Official in the performance of the Official's duties, such as when there are no pending or reasonably foreseeable matters of City business involving the party offering the gift, the City Official has no control or influence over the item of City business involving the party offering the gift, or the gift offered has a value less than $50, individually, or less than $250, collectively with other gifts from the same or related parties, in a calendar year.
3. Campaign contributions shall be permitted as provided by law.
D. Using or Disclosing Confidential Information. City Officials shall not disclose or offer to disclose information not an open record or otherwise available to the public and acquired by reason of the Official's position with the City, to any party not entitled to receive such information, nor shall a City Official use such information to benefit the Official's Financial or Organizational Interest.
(Ord. No. 25449, § 1, 11-6-2024)
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_TIT12INPO_CH6ETCO_S601PRFetched: 10/28/2026