Measure on the ballot in the 2020 Oklahoma Consolidated Primary and Runoff Election in Tulsa.
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Get StartedThere currently is no process for removing an authority, board or commission member before expiration of his/her term. This Charter amendment will give the Council and Mayor the ability to enact an ordinance permitting such removal.
A "YES" vote on Proposition 3 would be a vote in favor of amending the City Charter to provide the Mayor and City Council with the authority to remove members of authorities, boards, commissions and agencies.
A "NO" vote on Proposition 3 would be a vote in opposition to amending the City Charter to provide the Mayor and City Council with the authority to remove members of authorities, boards, commissions and agencies.
The charter doesn’t currently provide for a way to remove appointees, which puts them essentially above the law. We can imagine potential policy disputes that could result in removal showdowns, but the more likely scenario is absenteeism: An appointee who doesn’t show up and costs a board its quorum leaves the city unable to act. The city needs a means of removing appointees who merit removal., in support of Proposition No. 3 Tulsa City Charter Amendment (Learn more)
Shall the City Charter of the City of Tulsa, Article XII, 'Miscellaneous Provisions', Section 4, 'Creation of Advisory Boards and Commissions' and Section 11, 'Expiration of Terms and Appointments' be amended to allow the Mayor and City Council to remove members of authorities, boards, commissions and agencies, after enacting an ordinance or ordinances for that purpose?
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