(Tulsa, Ok) Tuesday Feb 9, 2010
Would you pay an extra penny on every dollar you spend to help out Tulsa's police, fire and recreation departments?
That is what one city councilor is hoping for.
He is planning on making a formal presentation to the city council today at 10 A.M.
Councilor Jack Henderson says now is the time to act.
Right now we are paying 3 cents in sales tax on every dollar that we spend in the city of Tulsa.
Councilor Henderson is hoping to raise that tax from 3 cents to 4 cents.
This in turn would raise 65 million dollars for Tulsa's police, fire and recreation departments.
You may remember, just last month over a hundred police officers lost their jobs, community centers are now being forced to close and Tulsa's firefighters were forced to take a major pay cut.
To send the proposed sales tax to the public for a vote, Henderson will need to have a total of five councilors on his side.
However, as of now some councilors say they are not on board with this idea.
They say they don't want to see Tulsan's additionally taxed.
We will continue to follow this story and let you know what happens at today's meeting.
