Reports
Understanding Governmental Accounting
There are two primary reports issued by cities: Annual
Audits, which are called Comprehensive
Annual Financial Reports (CAFR), and Annual Budgets,
which are usually called Annual
Operating Budget. The annual audit is a report on last
year, prepared by an auditing firm.
The annual budget is a report on next year, prepared by
the director of finance. One is telling
what has happened and the other is telling what someone
thinks will happen next year. This is
a very important distinction.
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Police Department Staffing Requirements Analysis
The City of Tulsa Police Department engaged MGT of America, Inc. to review its Patrol,
Investigations, Support, and Special Operations functions and recommend appropriate staffing
levels for each. MGT evaluated individual units and functions through a variety of methods
including leadership interviews, surveys, benchmarking, and data analysis. MGTÕs examination
yielded 48 recommendations and an increase in 98.75 FTE positions at a total additional cost of
$7,420, 291 once fully implemented. (Read More)
MGT Staffind Recommendations Summary
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Tulsa Streets Survey
A brief description of two plans the Mayor and City Council has to fix Tulsa's streets. Both
plans include an increase in property taxes and extensions of existing sales taxes. (Read More)
Tulsa Survey Findings
The Fraternal Order of Police commissioned this survey to help determine which,
if any road package is most likely to pass in the November elections.
Touchstone Strategic Solutions (TSS) conducted the survey over the telephone
on August 16th, 17th and 18th. TSS is a market research and consulting firm
owned by Chris Lowther former Senior Vice President at WRS and founder of
SoonerPoll, and Mike Osburn former campaign manager and Deputy Chief of
Staff for Governor Frank Keating and State Director for US Senator, Don Nickles. (Read More)
Tulsa Tabs Study
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Steve Dickson Letter
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Carter vs. Stanislawski
It would be so much better for us, Back the Badge as an organization, to be able to spend this space and time expressing our own positive experiences about candidates. In this particular race, this summer time showdown between Carter and Stanislawski, we cannot do that. (Read More)