# Council Budget & Special Projects Committee


**Body:** Tulsa City Council
**Date:** September 17, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Professional Services, Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The Tulsa City Council's Budget & Special Projects Committee meeting on September 17, 2026, focused extensively on budget amendments and grant appropriations related to public health and community wellbeing initiatives. Key procurement-related actions included appropriating a $7.64 million grant from the Oklahoma tobacco settlement for a three-year community health project, with additional supplemental appropriations of $125,000 and $25,000 for related health and economic development programs. The council also discussed a $395,000 JAG grant for police department equipment and a $293,700 budget amendment for promotional marketing campaigns. A significant portion of the meeting addressed a resolution supporting the development of legal assistance programs to reduce eviction rates, emphasizing public-private partnerships and targeted funding strategies. Additionally, the committee received a detailed briefing on code enforcement efforts, including staffing increases, backlog management, and the implementation of voluntary compliance strategies to improve efficiency. A travel authorization for $1,300 was approved for a council member to attend a conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Overall, the meeting involved multiple budget appropriations, grant management, and policy discussions with implications for future procurement and community service contracts.

**Source:** Tulsa City Council