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Norman Police Department supporters fill the Municipal Building ahead of the June 8 City Council meeting. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
It was a long night at Tuesdayâs Norman City Council meeting, where members faced a crowd ready to discuss 14 budget amendments in a meeting that stretched past midnight.
After two hours of meandering discussion on an agenda item regarding stormwater, Mayor Breea Clark tried several times to move the item to a vote. Meanwhile, a room full of frustrated residents dipped into their snacks and groaned as councilorsâ questions kept on.
The amendment for which crowds gathered and packed into the council chambers was a $500,000 reallocation from the Norman Police Departmentâs proposed budget toward a mobile crisis response unit. Most of those seated in the chambers were with Unite Norman and support fully funding police departments, while a smaller number inside the Municipal Building suppor
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