Title 19 — Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

When the board of directors shall have estimated the cost of such purchases and construction work, it shall call an election at which shall be submitted to the electors of the district the question of whether or not the bonds of the district shall be issued in the amount so deter…

indebtedness. Such bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States and shall run for a period of not more than forty (40) years, the amount, maturity dates, redemption provisions and interest rates to be determined by the board of directors. The principal and interest…

The board shall sell such bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise the money for the construction of the proposed work, the acquisition of property and rights and otherwise to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this ac…

and interest. Such bonds and other evidences of indebtedness and the interest thereon shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual assessment upon the ad valorem taxed property of the district, and all the ad valorem taxed property of the district, including the ad valorem tax…

A. Each year the board shall levy an assessment sufficient to raise the annual interest on the outstanding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, and, in addition thereto, an amount equal to the amount of the bonds to be retired in said year or the installment of principal to …

Calling election. The petition shall set forth and particularly describe the proposed boundaries of such district and shall be accompanied by a map of such proposed district, drawn to a scale of not less than one (1) inch to the mile. The petitioners shall accompany such petition…

Upon direction of the board, the clerk must compute and enter in respective columns of the assessment book the respective sums in dollars and cents in each fund to be paid on each piece of property therein enumerated and the clerk shall, no later than twenty (20) days after the v…

No claims shall be paid by the treasurer of said district until the same shall have been presented and allowed by the board of directors and only warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the clerk, and if the district treasurer has not sufficient money on hand to pay…

Any territory located within the same county of an existing district may be included in the limits of such district by decision of the board of directors, certified to the board of county commissioners, with the written consent of twenty-five percent (25%) of the holders of title…

Any portion of the district which will not be benefited by remaining therein may be withdrawn from the district by the filing of a petition containing the names of more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the homeowners with three (3) acres or less, homeowners within a planned unit d…

district - Requirements. In the case of a municipality annexing a portion of or all of a fire protection district as established by this section the following shall apply: 1. The delivery of fire protection services shall meet or exceed the current levels and standards of fire pr…

In the event of the dissolution of a district, the board of directors of the district shall be trustees for the disposition of the property and the proceeds of the disposition of such property and all funds remaining on hand shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall …

A. Any city or town located in the same county as any fire protection district may contract, for one (1) year or more, for fire protection service by the district throughout or within part of the area of the city or town. During the term of the contract, without curtailing the ri…

When the respective territories of any city or town and any district are contiguous they may be included in the limits of the district in the same manner as provided for the organization of fire protection districts. Such territory shall not be included or added to the territory …

1989.

A. The board of directors of each fire protection district with revenues of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or more to its general fund during a fiscal year shall cause an audit to be made of, including but not limited to, the funds, accounts and fiscal affairs o…

Certification of creation - Filing of creating document. A. The audits required by Section 901.27 of this title shall be prepared by a certified public accountant or a licensed public accountant. The required audit shall adhere to standards set by the State Auditor and Inspector.…

The necessary expense of audits required by Section 1 of this act shall be paid from funds of the fire protection district. Added by Laws 1986, c. 70, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.

The county clerk shall cause notice of the election to be given by publication once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory comprising the proposed district. Such notice shall state the time and place of holding the election and …

of labor rights - Violations - Arbitration. A. The protection of the public health, safety and welfare demands that the permanent members of any Rural Fire Protection District not be accorded the right to strike or engage in any work stoppage or slowdown. This necessary prohibiti…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Fire Protection District Budget Act". Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 1, eff. June 1, 1987.

The purpose of this act is to provide a budget procedure for fire protection districts which shall: 1. Establish uniform and sound fiscal procedures for the preparation, adoption, execution and control of budgets; 2. Enable districts to make financial plans for both current and c…

This act shall apply to all fire protection districts created pursuant to the provisions of Section 901 et seq. of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 3, eff. June 1, 1987.

As used in this act: 1. "Account" means an entity for recording specific revenues or expenditures or for grouping related or similar classes of revenues and expenditures and recording them within a fund or department; 2. "Appropriation" means an authorization and allocation of mo…

The State Auditor and Inspector or his designee shall advise the districts on procedural and technical matters relating to accounting and budget procedures and shall prescribe all the forms of whatever nature, including but not limited to, budget forms, supporting schedules and o…

It shall be the duty of the board of the district on or before the third Monday of July in each year to produce or cause to be produced and forwarded to the State Auditor and Inspector a financial statement of the district for the preceding year ending June 30th. Added by Laws 19…

revenues - Determination of needs. A. At least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, a budget for each fund of the district for which a budget is required shall be completed by the board. Each budget shall provide a complete financial plan for the budget ye…

1989.

1989.

Order. Such elections shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state and the regular election officials shall be in charge at the usual polling place of each regular precinct, or part of a precinct, which shall include lands within the boundaries of …

If and when an actual cash surplus accrues in any fund for any prior fiscal year, such surplus shall forthwith be transferred to the same fund for the fiscal year next succeeding the year for which the assessments were originally imposed, and shall be used to pay any warrants and…

Any monies received or expended by the district must be accounted for by fund and account. Each district shall prepare a budget for the general fund and for other funds as the board may require pursuant to this act. The board shall determine the district's needs for sinking fund …

The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the beginning of the budget year. Notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, together with the proposed budget summaries, shall be published in a newspaper of general cir…

A. After the hearing required by Section 901.42 of this title, and at least seven (7) days prior to the beginning of the budget year, the board shall adopt the budget. The board may add or increase items or delete or decrease items in the budget. In all cases the proposed expendi…

Within thirty (30) days after the filing of any district budget with the State Auditor and Inspector, any party being assessed may commence action in district court to protest any alleged illegality of the budget or assessment. The thirty-day protest period begins upon the date t…

A. No expenditure may be authorized or made by any employee or member of the board which exceeds any fund balance for any fund of the budget as adopted or amended or which exceeds the appropriation for any fund of the budget as adopted or amended. Any balance remaining in a fund …

A district shall maintain, according to its own accounting needs, some or all of the funds and account groups in its system of accounts that are consistent with legal and operating requirements and as prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector. The required funds may include, …

expenditures. Estimated revenue and appropriation expenditures in the budget of each fund shall be classified in conformity with the accounting system prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector. Revenues shall be classified separately by source. Expenditures shall be departmen…

A. The board may transfer any unexpended and unencumbered appropriation or any portion thereof from one account to another within the same department or from one department to another within the same fund; except that no appropriation for debt service or other appropriation requi…

A. The board may amend the budget to make supplemental appropriations to any fund up to the amount of additional revenues which are available for current expenses as shown by a fund balance for the fund due to: 1. Revenues received from sources not anticipated in the budget for t…

A. Directors of a fire protection district shall be the surface owners of real property in and residents of the district and shall not be paid firefighters for the fire protection district. B. At the time of making its order organizing the district, the board of county commission…

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, and for its proper administration, the State Auditor and Inspector is hereby empowered to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary but not inconsistent herewith, and he shall prescrib…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rural Fire Protection Program Fund Act". Added by Laws 1988, c. 294, § 1, operative July 1, 1988.

Consideration and determination of need of financial assistance - Certification - Distribution of monies - Expenditures. A. The provisions of this section shall become effective when funds are made available for such purpose. Upon the availability of such funds, the State Departm…

A. When funds are made available for such purpose, the State Department of Agriculture shall administer grants from any monies which may be available for the purpose of the improvement of fire protection in rural areas of the State of Oklahoma, to the end that the hazard of loss …

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Agriculture, to be designated the "Rural Fire Defense Equipment Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies…

A. The State Department of Agriculture is hereby authorized to use the Rural Fire Defense Equipment Revolving Fund to purchase new firefighting equipment for purchase by rural fire departments. B. The State Department of Agriculture is hereby authorized to acquire space for stori…

out in Section 901.5. A. The board of directors of a fire protection district is hereby authorized to adopt, by resolution, the election procedures set out in this section in lieu of the election procedures set out in Section 901.5 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. The boa…

The board of directors of the district shall select one (1) of its members for chairman and shall appoint a clerk and a treasurer. The board of directors shall fix the term and duties of the chairman, clerk and treasurer. The chairman and members of the board shall serve without …

A. The State Department of Agriculture is authorized to sell firefighting equipment to rural fire departments cooperating with the State Department of Agriculture in fire control under the terms of written cooperative agreements. B. All proceeds derived from the sale of firefight…