February special election possible for Tulsa government proposal
A council proposal to change the city's form of government to a council-city manager might end up on a Feb. 8 special election ballot.
During a committee meeting, Councilor Roscoe Turner said he'd like to see a vote at that election, which also would have a question on whether the city attorney's position should be an elected post.
Councilor Bill Christiansen, who supports the change, cautioned on moving too quickly.
Turner and Christiansen both said the proposal is not related to the current administration or the form of government changes recently proposed by a nonprofit group, Save Our Tulsa.
Turner said it is not a new idea and has been discussed in the past. He said he and former Councilor Joe Williams suggested it before, but it got no traction.
Last week, Save Our Tulsa filed paperwork to circulate three initiative petitions for changes that would add the mayor and three at-large members to the City Council, make elections nonpartisan and change city election dates and council terms.
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