2009 City of Tulsa Election - Results of Propositions & The Odd Dilemma of our New City Auditor and Prop. 1

Here are the projected results of the propositions to amend the city charter in the 2009 General Election. All propositions pass overwhelmingly.

Proposition 1

“SHALL THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TULSA, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BE FURTHER AMENDED TO REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON FILING FOR AND HOLDING THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR MUST BE A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OR CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR?”

VOTERS SAY YES (~80%)

Proposition 2

“SHALL THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TULSA BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT CITY COUNCILORS WILL SERVE FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS, WHICH SHALL BE STAGGERED SO THAT NO MORE THAN THREE COUNCIL DISTRICTS WILL HAVE AN ELECTION IN ANY ONE YEAR?”

VOTERS SAY YES (~55%)

Proposition 3

“SHALL THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TULSA BE AMENDED TO REQUIRE THAT BEFORE ANY CLAIM OR LAWSUIT WHERE THE DEMAND IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN $1 MILLION ($1,000,000) MAY BE SETTLED BOTH THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL MUST AGREE TO THE SETTLEMENT?”

VOTERS SAY YES (~64%)

The only one here that really surprises me is Prop. No. 2 - which means in a couple of years, we will have a city council election annually, and there will never be a "throw the bums out" year.

On Prop. No. 1. Shall the City Auditor be a CPA. It looks like we just elected someone that is not a CPA and technically not eligible run again. I'm not sure how that will work. It seems kind of silly to vote for prop one and then not vote for someone that doesn't meet the requirements of the proposition.