$45 million in settlements later, Tulsa city councilors try again to create police oversight office
TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa city councilors are once again trying to create an independent office to review the city’s most serious public safety investigations — a proposal nearly a decade in the making that continues to face resistance from law enforcement.
The ordinance, sponsored by District 1 Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper and District 7 Councilor Lori Decter Wright, would create the Office of Independent Review and Oversight of Public Safety, led by a full-time director, along with an 11-member Civilian Oversight Board made up of residents from across the city…