Oklahoma City Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid on Tuesday proposed a sales tax cut, along with bulking up police and fire services, while refocusing MAPS on restoring city services.

Shadid said a quarter-cent should be carved out of the 1-cent MAPS sales tax to "give a tax deduction to the people. They deserve it."

He advocated dedicating another quarter-cent to hire more police officers and firefighters.

City services have been degraded as Oklahoma City has endured an 18-month economic slump and sales tax shortfalls have led to budget cuts, Shadid said.