Tulsa County Officials Catch Silliness
Not to be outdone by city officials, two Tulsa County officials have now caught the silliness that is overtaking Tulsa City government.
The “spat” between Tulsa County officials involves Tulsa County Assessor Ken Yazel and County Commissioner Fred Perry.
Yazel is accusing County Commissioner Perry of using “Soviet style” tactics of intimidation and interrogation in handling an open records request by Ruth Hartje, a candidate for Tulsa County Treasurer
Yazel is quoted in media reports (links below) as saying, “This meeting was inappropriate and politically motivated. When a citizen legally requests public records, they don’t deserve to be badgered and interrogated about why.”
Yazel is also quoted as saying, “This Soviet style of intimidation and interrogation is what I fought against as a Marine overseas, and now I find it in my own county commissioner. I am disgusted.”
Perry stated that Yazel’s comments were politically motivated.
Perry is quoted as saying, “It is unfortunate that the assessor is injecting himself and making a mountain out of a mole hill. He is incorrectly describing a meeting he did not attend.”
And while this “spat” between two Tulsa County officials does not compare to the feud between the Tulsa Mayor and City Councilors, at least it is a start of Tulsa County’s contribution into portraying, if not making, Tulsa the Detroit of the Southwest.
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Assessor: Tulsa commissioner used ‘Soviet style’ tactics handling open record request
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