Shadid v. City of Oklahoma City

Summary

The Oklahoma Supreme Court granted original jurisdiction over Edward Shadid’s challenge to an Oklahoma City ordinance imposing a temporary one-percent excise tax subject to voter approval. The court held that the ordinance did not violate the single-subject requirements of the Oklahoma Constitution, state law, or the Oklahoma City Charter, and denied declaratory and injunctive relief.

Holdings

1. The Supreme Court assumed original jurisdiction because the challenge presented a matter of public interest and an urgent need for resolution before the scheduled special election.
2. The proposed ordinance did not violate the single-subject requirements of the Oklahoma Constitution, state statute, or the Oklahoma City Charter because its provisions were germane to the one-percent excise tax and its title clearly expressed the ordinance's subject.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Oklahoma Supreme Court should assume original jurisdiction over the challenge to the proposed ordinance.
2. Whether Oklahoma City Ordinance No. 26,255 violated the single-subject requirements of article 5, section 57 of the Oklahoma Constitution, title 11, section 14-104 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or article II, section 25 of the Oklahoma City Charter.
3. Whether the proposed ordinance was unconstitutional because the City Council's separate Resolution of Intent identified numerous potentially funded projects.

Disposition

other