Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 384,037 in 2007, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, and extends into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• City council members are listed with contact information.^[1]
• Meeting schedule and agendas are provided.^[2]
• Current budget is published.^[3]
• Annual financial audits are published.^[4]
• Information provided on how to make records requests under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
• Building permits^[5] and zoning information provided.^[6]
• Includes info on the 3rd penny sales tax extension.^[7]

[edit] The bad

• Information is not provided on meeting minutes, administrative officials, contracts, and local taxes.
• The city website does not disclose whether or not the city belongs to any Oklahoma taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.

[edit] City Council

The current city council members.^[8]

Council member	District	Term	Party
Jack Henderson	1	-	-
Rick Westcott	2	-	-
David Patrick	3	-	-
Eric Gomez	4	-	-
Bill Martinson	5	-	-
Dennis Troyer	6	-	-
John Eagleton	7	-	-
Bill Christiansen	8	-	-
G.T. Bynum	9	-	-

[edit] 2009 Candidates

• Mayor:
  • Kathy Taylor
  • Nathaniel Booth

[edit] External links

• Tulsa, Oklahoma

[edit] References

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