2025-2026 Budget Feedback

Understanding the City's budget

Residents are invited to provide input on Oklahoma City’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Submit feedback using the engagement tools below. You can also text comments to (405) 252-1053 or email them to budgetcomments@okc.gov.

The City Council meetings can be watched live and recorded on the City’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/cityofokc.

Budget Documents

Proposed Budget Book (PDF)

Key Dates

Tuesday April 29, 2025 8:30 am

Public Hearing

Proposed budget presentations:

Public Transportation & Parking
Parks and Recreation
Development Services

Watch a recording of the presentation

Tuesday May 13, 2025 8:30 am

Public Hearing

Proposed budget presentations:

Public Works
Utilities
Fire

Tuesday May 27, 2025

Public Hearing

Proposed budget presentations:

Planning
Airports
Police

Department Presentations

Where does the money for City services come from?

Oklahoma City’s largest single source of revenue is sales tax, which pays for day-to-day services. Every time you shop in Oklahoma City or buy something online, you’re investing in your community.

The City gets 4.125% of taxable sales made in Oklahoma City, or when people from Oklahoma City buy something online. Of that, 2.25% goes to the General Fund that pays for day-to-day operations. About half to two-thirds of the General Fund is for public safety – our Police and Fire Departments.

Police and Fire also have a dedicated public safety sales tax of ¾ of a cent. The OKC Zoo gets 1/8th of a cent, and finally there’s the MAPS 4 temporary penny sales tax.

The City also gets about 13% of your total property tax bill. Our share goes to paying off the general obligation bonds we use for bond projects in the Better Streets, Safer City program. That funds improvements to streets, parks, Police and Fire facilities and other needs for the next several years. Check them out at okc.gov/BetterSafer. The rest of your property tax goes elsewhere – public schools, libraries, vocational schools and the county government.

Hotel tax charged on hotel room stays is the City’s only other significant source of tax revenue. It’s dedicated to promoting tourism and capital improvements at the OKC Fairgrounds.

The City also gets some revenue comes from franchise fees, building permits, business licenses, fines, service changes and fees. Visit okc.gov/tax for an overview on our revenue.

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Phone	(405) 297-2578
Website	vision.okc.gov/
In writing	200 N Walker Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

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(405) 297-2578

vision.okc.gov/

200 N Walker
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

2025 - 2026 Budget Feedback

Understanding the City's budget

Budget Documents

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