From the Open Letter from Tulsa Councilors Bynum and Westcott concerning Charter Amendment No 3"The most recent example of this problem was the Great Plains lawsuit
settlement, which totalled $7.1 million. The City Council had no
authority..." [...]
Here is Bounded Rationality's archive on the $452 million "Fix our Streets" program. Bounded Rationality advocated the more expensive plan, along with Rick Westcott and Bill Martinson. I was at a presentation during the campaign wherein GT Bynum' [...]