Budget 101
Budgets are in the news these days, from personal budgets to city, state and budgets, and cuts are happening all across the board. This site offers links to state and local budget information.
City of Tulsa
Budget
& Financial Records
The jumping off point for the City Finance Department. Access a variety
of reports and documents from this page.
Balancing
the Budget
A layman's explanation of the City's budget process and why we seem to be
in a slump.
2009-2010
Adopted Budget
Mayoral and Council budget priorities, plus the proposed revenue and operating
budget for the City of Tulsa. Past adopted budgets are also accessible from
the City Budget & Finance page.
Comprehensive
Annual Financial Reports
Available online for 2003 forward, these reports offer a detailed look at
the City's budget, including financial statements, economic outlooks, independent
auditor reports and more.
Title
6 Finance Department & City
Charter
Title 6 of the City Ordinances and portions of the City Charter define the
roles of the Mayor, Council, and Finance Department in setting, approving
and maintaining the city budget.
Tulsa County
County
Treasurer
The primary responsibility of the treasurer is to receive, manage and invest
all revenues received by county government.
Tulsa
County Budget Board
The Budget Board is comprised of eight elected county officials (three County
Commissioners, County Clerk, Assessor, County Treasurer, Sheriff and Court
Clerk). The Budget Board reviews the annual Estimate of Needs of each county
officer, revises these estimates if advisable, proposes a budget, conducts
public hearings, and adopts a budget.
2009-2010
Tulsa County Budget (pdf)
The approved County Budget includes background, revenue, departmental balance
sheets, and more.
State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Office of State
Finance
The Office of State Finance is responsible for producing the Governor's
Executive Budget and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Budget
Books
View annual executive budgets from 2004 forward.
Open Books
A web site containing various financial information about the State of Oklahoma
and links to other Web sites with related information. The information presented
was obtained from the records of the Office of State Finance for the State
and its agencies, boards, commissions, institutions, authorities and trusts.
2010
Legislative and Budget Process
What is a conference committee? Why does it take so long for a bill to be
passed? Who is Vice-Chair of the Appropriations and Budget Committee? How
much money is there in the Rainy Day Fund? As the 2010 Oklahoma Legislative
session gets underway, a new, fully-updated publication from Oklahoma Policy
Institute will help answer your questions.