Title 4
Mayor, Auditor and Council
This title has been amended by the following: 20890, 20891, 20964
- CHAPTER 1. MAYOR CHAPTER 2. AUDITOR CHAPTER 3. COUNCIL CHAPTER 4. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAPITAL BUDGET
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MAYOR
Section 100. Salary of Mayor.
Section 101. Absence, Temporary Disability or Vacancy.
SECTION 100. SALARY OF MAYOR
The Mayor of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, shall receive as full compensation for his or
her services as Mayor, effective with the term of office commencing April 1, 2002, at 2: 00 p. m.,
an annual salary of One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($ 105,000.00), payable as employees
of the City are paid. Ord. No. 20190
SECTION 101. ABSENCE, TEMPORARY DISABILITY OR VACANCY
The Mayor shall file with the City Clerk, from time to time, a designation of one or more
officers or employees of the City, other than members of the Council, who shall in the order
specified act as Temporary Mayor and perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Mayor
during the absence or temporary disability of the Mayor or in the event of a vacancy in the
office of the Mayor. The designation by the Mayor shall be subject to confirmation by a
majority vote of the entire membership of the Council. Should the Mayor fail to file such
designation, the Council shall designate one or more officers or employees of the City, other
than members of the Council, who shall in the order specified act as Temporary Mayor.
(Amended Charter, Article III, Section 1.3)
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AUDITOR
Section 200. Salary of Auditor.
Section 201. Auditing Department.
Section 202. Duties of the Auditor.
SECTION 200. SALARY OF AUDITOR
The Auditor of the City of Tulsa shall receive as full compensation for his services as City
Auditor an annual salary of seventy percent (70%) of the salary of the Mayor, payable as
employees of the City are paid.
SECTION 201. AUDITING DEPARTMENT
The Auditing Department shall consist of the City Auditor, Deputy City Auditor and
such assistants as the Council may provide.
SECTION 202. DUTIES OF THE AUDITOR
The City Auditor shall perform the duties as set forth in Article IV, Section 3, of the
Charter of the City of Tulsa.
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COUNCIL
Section 300. Council Meetings.
Section 301. Presiding Officer.
Section 302. Rules for the Transaction of Business.
Section 303. Ordinances--Subject.
Section 304. Ordinances--On Agenda for Two Meetings.
Section 305. Effective Date of Ordinances; Resolutions.
Section 306. Journal of Proceedings.
Section 307. Certification of Minutes.
Section 308. Charter Review.
Section 309. Salary of Councilors.
SECTION 300. COUNCIL MEETINGS
A. Regularly Scheduled Meetings. The Council of the City of Tulsa shall have
no less than two (2) regularly scheduled meetings each month at City Hall and such other
regularly scheduled meetings as the Council shall deem necessary.
B. Special Meetings. The Council, the Mayor or one-third (1/ 3) of the members
of the Council may call special meetings of the Council according to the provisions of the
Amended Charter of the City of Tulsa.
C. Open Meeting Act. All meetings of the Council, both regularly scheduled and
special, shall be in conformance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Ord. No. 17581
SECTION 301. PRESIDING OFFICER
The Chairman shall preside over the sessions of the Council, preserve order and decorum
and officially proclaim the will of the Council in all matters in which any action has been taken.
SECTION 302. RULES FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS
The Council shall adopt and file with the City Clerk rules for the transaction of its
business. In the absence of a rule to the contrary, the Council shall be guided by Robert's Rules
of Order.
SECTION 303. ORDINANCES--SUBJECT
Ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced in the Council in written or printed form.
All ordinances or resolutions, except those adopting budgets, making appropriations, or
adopting a code of ordinances, shall be confined to one subject, which shall be clearly expressed
in the title. Ordinances adopting budgets and making appropriations shall be confined to
budgets and appropriations.
SECTION 304. ORDINANCES--ON AGENDA FOR TWO MEETINGS
No ordinance shall be adopted until the subject thereof has been on the agenda of the
Council for two (2) meetings; provided, this requirement may be waived by a vote of not less
than two-thirds (2/ 3) of the entire membership of the Council.
SECTION 305. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCES; RESOLUTIONS
Ordinances adopting budgets, making appropriations, pertaining to local improvements
and assessments, or adopted as an emergency measure shall take effect at the time stated
therein. All other ordinances and resolutions shall take effect at the time stated therein, but not
less than thirty (30) days from the date of first publication. Ordinances adopted by a vote of
the electors shall take effect at the time stated therein or, if no time be stated, thirty (30) days
after the election. An ordinance or resolution adopted as an emergency measure to provide for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, welfare or safety shall describe the
emergency in a separate section. The vote of at least two-thirds (2/ 3) of the entire membership
of the Council shall be required to adopt any ordinance or resolution as an emergency measure.
(Amended Charter, Article III, Section 10)
SECTION 306. JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
The final action of the Council in each and every matter brought to its attention shall
appear in a Journal of Proceedings of the Council. All motions together with seconds,
postponements, and other action taken which affect the progress, status or the final action taken
on any matter presented to the Council for its consideration shall be recorded in the Journal of
Proceedings kept by the Secretary of the Council.
SECTION 307. CERTIFICATION OF MINUTES
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Council to certify that the minutes of the
previous meeting as they thus appear are true and correct entries on any and all acts taken by
the Council at its previous meeting.
SECTION 308. CHARTER REVIEW
Pursuant to Article II, Amended Charter, Section 14, the Council shall provide for the
periodic review of the amended Charter of the City of Tulsa and for the submission to the
qualified electors of the City such amendments as are necessary to provide for representative,
efficient, and economical administration of City government as follows:
A. City Attorney to Provide Schedule. On or before March 15 of every odd-numbered
year, the City Attorney shall provide to the Council a schedule for soliciting and
considering proposed amendments to the amended Charter of the City of Tulsa. The Council
may adopt, amend or reject the schedule. Any schedule adopted by the Council shall be filed
in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available for public inspection on or before April 15
of each odd-numbered year.
B. Council to Submit Necessary Amendments to Qualified Electors. The City
Council shall submit to the qualified voters of the City proposed Charter amendments necessary
to provide for representative, efficient and economical administration of city government.
Proposed Charter amendments shall be submitted for approval or rejection by the qualified
voters of the City as provided by the Oklahoma Constitution and laws of Oklahoma. Ord. Nos. 17476, 18054
SECTION 309. SALARY OF COUNCILORS
Each of the nine (9) City Councilors of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, shall receive as full
compensation for his or her services as Councilor, effective with the term of office commencing
April 1, 2002, at 2: 00 p. m., an annual salary of Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($ 18,000.00), payable
as employees of the City are paid. Ord. No. 20191
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAPITAL BUDGET
Section 400. Definitions.
Section 401. Preparation and Submission of Capital Improvements Plan to
Council.
Section 402. Preparation and Submission of Capital Budget to Council.
Section 403. Approval of Capital Improvement Plan and Capital Budget.
SECTION 400. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this chapter, each of the following words and phrases shall have the
meanings given herein.
A. Capital Improvement shall mean any significant physical acquisition,
construction, replacement or improvement to a city service delivery system that has a minimum
useful life of five years.
B. Capital Improvements Plan shall mean the adopted five year schedule of specific
capital improvement projects and accompanying revenue allocations which shall be updated
annually.
C. Capital Budget shall mean the first year of the capital plan, i. e., the budget for
capital projects in the upcoming fiscal year. Ord. No. 18148
SECTION 401. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PLAN TO COUNCIL
The Mayor shall prepare and submit to the Council annually, on or before the first day
of May, a Capital Improvements Plan (" Plan") for the City of Tulsa. In addition to the form and
content requirements imposed by the statutes of the state of Oklahoma, the City Charter and
the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa, the Plan shall specifically list each capital
improvement project for the next five fiscal years by City department. The Plan shall include
specifically: the estimated cost of each capital improvement project in dollars rounded to the
nearest thousand, the Council District or Council Districts served by each capital improvement
project, the priority of each capital improvement project in relationship to the City's overall
Capital Improvements Plan, a statement as to whether there has been a change in priority with
respect to the listed project since the adoption of the last Capital Improvements Plan, a brief
explanation supporting the priority given to each listed project and a brief explanation
supporting any designated change in priority given to a particular listed project. Ord. No. 18148
SECTION 402. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF CAPITAL
BUDGET TO COUNCIL
The Mayor shall prepare and submit to the Council annually, on or before the first day
of May, a Capital Budget. The Capital Budget shall be submitted to the Council in the form as
required by the statutes of the state of Oklahoma, the City Charter and the Revised Ordinances
of the City of Tulsa. Ord. No. 18148
SECTION 403. APPROVAL OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND
CAPITAL BUDGET
The Capital Improvement Plan and Capital Budget shall be approved in compliance
with the procedure established by the statutes of the state of Oklahoma, the City Charter and
the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa. Ord. No. 18148