The Tulsa City Council will vote on the mayor’s budget this week, but some are concerned about the new emergency management director positions.
After partnering for more than 60 years, the city and the county are parting ways when it comes to the Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency. The plan now is to hire their own emergency management directors, which could cost the taxpayers more money.
City councilor Lori Decter-Wright feels that the council’s hands are tied because the decision has already been made, and the result is a 61% increase to the city’s budget.
“So, right now, I feel like we’re obligated to a decision that was already made. And, if we don’t fund it, that may leave us in a more precarious position. So, that’s weighing heavy on me,” Decter-Wright said.
Decter-Wright would’ve liked to have been more involved in the process.
