§ 100.1. Limited-Purpose, Public Safety Permanent Sales Tax Levied.
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Text operative on and after January 1, 2017
There is hereby levied, pursuant to Title 68 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2701, a permanent
excise tax, also known as a sales tax, of sixteen one-hundredths of one percent (.16%)
for the limited purpose of supporting public safety functions in the City of Tulsa.
The said sales tax shall be in addition to the currently existing permanent sales
tax of two percent (2%), and the current temporary sales tax of one and one-tenth
percent (1.1%), set forth in Section 100 of this Title and approved by the voters
on November 12, 2013. The said sixteen one-hundredths of one percent (.16%) permanent sales tax shall
commence on January 1, 2017 and shall continue until July 1, 2021, on which date it
shall increase to a twenty-six one-hundredths of one percent (.26%) permanent sales
tax. The said tax shall be a limited-purpose tax; any and all revenue derived from
it shall be deposited into a limited-purpose fund created by the City of Tulsa. All
revenue derived from the said tax shall be expended by the governing body of the City
of Tulsa for the purpose of funding public safety; specifically, for Police, Fire
and 911 operations, rolling stock, maintenance, equipment and supplies, as further
set forth in detail in Title 43-1 of Tulsa Revised Ordinances, "2017 Limited-Purpose,
Public Safety Permanent Sales Tax Policy". No revenue derived from said tax shall
ever be used for any purpose other than public safety.
