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Feb 18, 2026
The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission held its meeting No. 2955 on February 18, 2026, to review planning and zoning matters for the City of Tulsa and surrounding Tulsa County areas. The agenda included approval of previous meeting minutes, a rezoning request (Case Z-7848) from Matthew Ward to rezone property west of Charles Page Boulevard and South 49th West Avenue from CS to RM-2, and a plat review for property at the southwest corner of 41st Street South and South 145th East Avenue. The public was invited to attend and submit comments or exhibits, with instructions provided for both in-city and county-area submissions.
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Jun 4, 2025
The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission held its 2938th meeting on June 4, 2025, with ten members present. The Commission approved minutes from the previous meeting and moved a PUD-182-8 minor amendment to its consent agenda, which would reduce required side setbacks from 5 feet to 0 feet to allow the conversion of an existing duplex into a townhouse through lot splitting at the northwest corner of East 75th Street and South Atlanta Avenue in City Council District 2. The applicant will be required to provide building plans certifying adequate fire protection between the two dwelling units prior to completing the lot split.
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The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission held its meeting No. 2930 on February 5, 2025, with nine members present. The commission approved minutes from the previous meeting and considered a minor PUD amendment (PUD-530-3) for a property at East 19th Street South and South Lewis Avenue to increase allowable signage from one to two identification signs and raise the maximum freestanding sign height from 10 feet to 28 feet to accommodate a YWCA sign on an existing clock tower structure. The proposed amendment would align the development standards more closely with underlying OL zoning requirements and requires additional approval from the Tulsa Preservation Commission due to the site's location within a historic preservation overlay.
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The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission held Meeting No. 2870 on July 20, 2022, with nine members present. The Commission approved the minutes from July 6, 2022, and amended the minutes from May 18, 2022 to correct information regarding PUD-360-H. The Commission also considered a consent agenda item for PUD-592-B-1, a minor amendment requested by Tom Newman to add Apartment/Condo as a permitted use in the Development Area A, which the staff recommended for approval as apartment/condo uses are allowable within the underlying zoning classifications.
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The Board of Medicolegal Investigations for the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner held a special meeting on November 16, 2021, at 921 N.E. 23rd St. in Oklahoma City with additional participants joining via videoconference from Tulsa. The agenda included roll call, approval of August 5, 2021 meeting minutes, setting 2022 meeting dates, and elections for Board Chairman and Vice Chairman, along with updates from the Chief Medical Examiner and Deputy Chief Medical Examiner regarding agency and Tulsa office operations.
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The Tulsa Board of Adjustment held Meeting No. 1277 on July 27, 2021, to consider unfinished business regarding a special exception request from Wallace Engineering for a Public, Civic & Institutional/Governmental Service use (Community Center/Caring Center) in the CBD District at 305 South Detroit Avenue East. Mike Thedford presented the case, explaining complications with a 20-foot property parcel that was subject to an easement granted by TDA to the City of Tulsa in the 1980s, requiring efforts to locate TDA representatives to resolve property acquisition issues before proceeding through the judicial process. The Board voted 5-0-0 to approve the motion brought by Brown (voting members Barrientos and Bond are indicated in the partial record).
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The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission held Meeting No. 2823 on August 5, 2020, conducted both in person at the Tulsa City Council Chamber and via videoconferencing through GoToMeeting. The agenda included consent items for two PUD minor amendments (PUD-828-I for Tanner Consulting and PUD-677-A-6 for TJ Remy) and public hearings on several development proposals, including The Crossing at Battle Creek preliminary plat, rezoning request GZ-503, and PUD-857 for Magnolia Heights, with the latter two items continued from a previous July 15, 2020 meeting.
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The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services met on May 28, 2010, in Oklahoma City with Commissioner Terri White and numerous board members and agency representatives present. The board approved the March 26, 2010 meeting minutes with a minor correction regarding temporary certification language. The board discussed a Critical Incident Report, noting that the Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health and Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center had higher medication errors primarily due to transcription issues, which were being addressed through training and personnel adjustments at both facilities.
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On September 18, 2002, the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission held Meeting No. 2321, where members approved the minutes from two previous meetings (August 21 and August 28, 2002) and continued case L-19419 for Sisemore Weisz & Associates, Inc. to September 25, 2002. The Commission also reviewed subdivision case L-19418 for Ken Childress involving a lot-split at 1100 East 76th Street North, where staff recommended approval of a waiver to allow the split despite Tract 2 having more than three side-lot lines, noting that both resulting tracts would meet residential zoning requirements and right-of-way standards would be met through additional deed conveyance to Tulsa County.
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The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Board of Medicolegal Investigations held a special meeting on March 4, 2021 via videoconference, with eight members present and attending the meeting both in-person at 921 N.E. 23rd Street, Oklahoma City and via Zoom. The agenda included roll call, adoption of prior minutes from February 17, 2021, and updates from the Chief Medical Examiner on financial status, priority projects, legislative matters, and performance data regarding permits and cases exceeding 90 days, followed by an update from the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner on Tulsa office operations.
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The City of Tulsa's Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Budget and Capital Plan document outlines the city's financial framework for the operating and capital budgets, with a thematic focus on celebrating the entertainment and business districts that define Tulsa's character and economic viability. The budget document includes sections on financial policies, departmental budgets, a five-year Capital Improvements Plan (FY2021-2025), and strategic initiatives, with leadership from Mayor G.T. Bynum and the nine-member City Council. While specific budget figures are not provided in the excerpt, the document serves as a comprehensive guide to the city's fiscal priorities and operational funding for the year.
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Tulsa County's Budget Board adopted a balanced General Fund budget of $117,058,103 for fiscal year 2024-2025, prepared through regular meetings held by the nine-member board through May 2024. The budget document outlines the county's financial plan, revenue projections, and budgeting policies for the upcoming fiscal year. The Budget Board, led by Chairman Stan Sallee and comprising county commissioners, elected officials, and department heads, is responsible for managing appropriated funds according to Oklahoma state law.
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Tulsa County's Budget Board adopted a balanced General Fund budget totaling $98,872,668 for fiscal year 2023-2024, as presented in the county budget book dated June 8, 2023. The Budget Board, comprising county commissioners, the treasurer, county clerk, court clerk, assessor, and sheriff, met regularly through May 2023 to review revenue estimates and prepare the budget. The document serves as the county's comprehensive budget and financial plan for appropriated funds for the fiscal year.
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The Tulsa County Budget Board submitted fiscal statements and budget estimates to the Excise Board on September 15, 2025, covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and projecting needs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, in compliance with Oklahoma Statute 68 O.S. 2001, Section 3002. The document includes detailed budget information organized across multiple funds including the General Fund, Engineer Highway Fund, Sales Tax Fund, Special Projects Fund, and Opioid Abatement Settlement Fund, prepared by Tulsa County Clerk Michael Willis. The budget report comprises 127 pages of financial statements and expenditure estimates across various county departments and revenue sources.
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The Tulsa City Council holds regular meetings on Wednesdays at 5pm at One Technology Center in downtown Tulsa, with agendas posted 48 hours in advance. Residents may speak on agenda items by signing up in person before the item is read, with a five-minute total speaking limit per meeting, though public hearings and public comment periods are exceptions. Public comments on new city issues must be submitted by noon on the preceding Thursday, limited to two items per person per agenda, and are subject to content review to comply with Oklahoma Open Meeting Act requirements.
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