Q: Wait, we have a flag?
A: Yes, Oklahoma City has an official flag. It is white with the city seal in the center.
Q: What is wrong with our current flag?
A: The flag represents the government rather than the people. It is not unique and does not evoke civic pride like a flag should. It breaks the rules of good flags and is unreadable when flying in the breeze.
Q: Are you trying to get rid of our flag?
A: No, we want to keep the current flag with seal for display in City Hall and museums. But we want to adopt a new flag to display next to the current flag in City Hall and to fly elsewhere as a symbol of our city.
Q: Doesn’t City Council have enough to worry about?
A: The effort spent on creating a new flag creates a banner under which to rally and face those more important problems.
Q: Why does this matter? No one is complaining about our flag.
A: A great flag represents an opportunity for the city—no one has complained because few have noticed.
Q: Shouldn’t our tax dollars go towards fixing potholes instead of a new flag?
A: Our proposal is backed entirely by private funds. No tax dollars will be diverted from any other purpose to fund this project. Replacing the current flags is not expensive—there are few of them, and they wear out anyway. Simpler designs are often less expensive to make.
Q: The current flag is part of our history; it has represented us for a long time.
A: We honor the role the current flag has played—it will always be part of our history. It will remain a part of our history. It will remain in City Hall, and the City Seal is not changing at all.
Q: What about me? I like the current flag.
A: Perhaps you like it because you’re used to it—You will get used to the new flag and like it too. But the current flag will remain in City Hall, and the City Seal is not changing.
Q: What about the memory of Mark McFarland, who designed the current flag?
A: We appreciate the service he provided to Oklahoma City, especially as a man with cerebral palsy in pre-ADA Oklahoma. His flag will remain in City Hall.
Q: How is everyone going to agree on a design?
A: The committee will accept submissions until [date]. It will then remove submissions that do not conform to the rules. The remaining submissions will be rated on a 1-10 scale by a diverse design review committee representing every part of the city, every age group, every creed, and every lifestyle. After ratings are compiled for each submission, the committee will identify the finalists. A public vote of Oklahoma City residents will choose the next flag from those designs.
A: Yes, Oklahoma City has an official flag. It is white with the city seal in the center.
Q: What is wrong with our current flag?
A: The flag represents the government rather than the people. It is not unique and does not evoke civic pride like a flag should. It breaks the rules of good flags and is unreadable when flying in the breeze.
Q: Are you trying to get rid of our flag?
A: No, we want to keep the current flag with seal for display in City Hall and museums. But we want to adopt a new flag to display next to the current flag in City Hall and to fly elsewhere as a symbol of our city.
Q: Doesn’t City Council have enough to worry about?
A: The effort spent on creating a new flag creates a banner under which to rally and face those more important problems.
Q: Why does this matter? No one is complaining about our flag.
A: A great flag represents an opportunity for the city—no one has complained because few have noticed.
Q: Shouldn’t our tax dollars go towards fixing potholes instead of a new flag?
A: Our proposal is backed entirely by private funds. No tax dollars will be diverted from any other purpose to fund this project. Replacing the current flags is not expensive—there are few of them, and they wear out anyway. Simpler designs are often less expensive to make.
Q: The current flag is part of our history; it has represented us for a long time.
A: We honor the role the current flag has played—it will always be part of our history. It will remain a part of our history. It will remain in City Hall, and the City Seal is not changing at all.
Q: What about me? I like the current flag.
A: Perhaps you like it because you’re used to it—You will get used to the new flag and like it too. But the current flag will remain in City Hall, and the City Seal is not changing.
Q: What about the memory of Mark McFarland, who designed the current flag?
A: We appreciate the service he provided to Oklahoma City, especially as a man with cerebral palsy in pre-ADA Oklahoma. His flag will remain in City Hall.
Q: How is everyone going to agree on a design?
A: The committee will accept submissions until [date]. It will then remove submissions that do not conform to the rules. The remaining submissions will be rated on a 1-10 scale by a diverse design review committee representing every part of the city, every age group, every creed, and every lifestyle. After ratings are compiled for each submission, the committee will identify the finalists. A public vote of Oklahoma City residents will choose the next flag from those designs.