Several concerned citizens who approached the State Auditor s office have pointed to the need for an internal audit of the school s Downtown Airpark operations. Gary Gibney, of the State Auditor s office, said that despite his review of documentation, the state auditor s office does not self-initiate. A request for an investigation to the auditor s office must be submitted by a legislator, governor or the Tulsa Technology Board of Directors. Dr. Callahan, however, said, to my knowledge our school district cannot call for an audit. According to a well-informed source who reviewed financials from the Oklahoma Finance Authorities, the full set of bonds sold the same day they were issued.
Some critics feel that the bond offering was premature.
This paucity of voters provides a great advantage for educators. A vocational technical issue on a general election ballot would be much more difficult to pass with the much larger voter turnout of the general population, many of whom do not have interests directly tied to education. Passage of this question will mean that taxpayers will pay this one mill increase for the next 20 years. Tulsa Technology Center has provided a good return to the citizens of Tulsa in providing skilled workers who expand the tax base. TTC spearheads many programs, such as the Welfare to Work, New Inmate and Manitou Juvenile Detention Center training programs, which help reduce the amount of public funds expended by social services.