Mayor Monroe Nichols will address Tulsans virtually Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, in his 2026 State of the City, streaming free on the city's YouTube channel at 7 p.m.
The address will cover updates on six priorities, successes during the past year, ongoing challenges and the mayor's vision for the year ahead, according to a city press release. Those six priorities, established at a January budget retreat between the mayor and City Council, are public safety, homelessness, infrastructure, code enforcement, nonsworn pay and economic development, according to the city's published priority list.
No registration is needed.
This is the second year Nichols has held a public State of the City event. Last year, the mayor started the tradition so all Tulsans could hear directly from him, the city said.
Key actions in 2026
In April, Nichols presented a $1.22 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2027 to the Tulsa City Council, including $443.7 million for the General Fund, according to a council summary. That spending plan proposed $19.5 million toward housing, $16 million for streets and transportation, and $6.5 million for the second year of Safe Move Tulsa, the city's homelessness strategy.
In June, Nichols signed an executive order establishing a new Emergency Management Department. In July, he ordered the closure of Tulsa's municipal jail, directing detainees to the Tulsa County jail, as The Frontier reported. The city also deployed its first $7.25 million in Improve Our Tulsa 3 (IOT3) housing funds in September, supporting 218 housing units across three projects, KTUL reported.
A second address follows Nov. 19
Nichols will also deliver a separate, in-person State of the City address for the business community on Nov. 19 at noon. The Tulsa Regional Chamber is hosting that event at the Arvest Convention Center, 100 Civic Center. Registration is required.
