Title 11, Title 11 — Cities and Towns

The form of government provided by Sections 12-101 through 12- 114 of this title shall be known as the statutory town board of trustees form of government. Towns governed under the statutory town board of trustees form shall have all the powers, functions, rights, privileges, fra…

The town board of trustees shall consist of either three (3) or five (5) trustees who shall be nominated from wards or at large and elected at large. The governing body may submit to the voters the question of whether the town board shall consist of either three (3) or five (5) t…

The trustees who are nominated from wards shall be actual residents of their respective wards. Removal of a trustee from the ward for which he was elected shall not cause a vacancy in the office of that trustee. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 12-103, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1981, c. 14, § …

Ordinance - Petition. A. The board of trustees may, by ordinance, provide for the nomination and election at large of the trustees of a statutory town board of trustees form of government; provided, however, that such ordinance shall not become effective until sixty (60) days fol…

Candidate elected. A. Whenever the trustees of a town are to be nominated and elected at large, the notice of election shall state the number of trustees to be elected for four-year terms and the number of trustees to be elected to fill unexpired terms, if any. Candidates for the…

The board of trustees shall elect from among its members a mayor. The mayor shall be elected in each odd-numbered year at the first board of trustees meeting held after trustee terms begin, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The mayor shall serve until his successor has been e…

The mayor shall preside at meetings of the board and shall certify to the correct enrollment of all ordinances and resolutions passed by it. He shall be recognized as head of the town government for all ceremonial purposes and shall have such other powers, duties and functions as…

All powers of a statutory town board of trustees town, including the determination of matters of policy, shall be vested in the board of trustees. Without limitation of the foregoing, the board may: 1. Appoint and remove, and confirm appointments of, designated town officers and …

The board of trustees shall meet regularly at least monthly at such times as it may prescribe by ordinance or otherwise. Special meetings may be called by the mayor or: 1. Any two trustees where the board has three members; or 2. Any three trustees where the board has five member…

A majority of all the members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. The board may determine its own rules, and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and under penalties as the board…

The town clerk shall be an officer of the town. The town clerk shall: 1. keep the journal of the proceedings of the board of trustees; and 2. enroll all ordinances and resolutions passed by the board of trustees in a book or set of books kept for that purpose;and 3. have custody …

The town treasurer shall be an officer of the town. The town treasurer shall: 1. maintain accounts and books to show where and from what source all monies paid to him have been derived and to whom and when any monies have been paid; and 2. deposit daily funds received for the tow…

The board of trustees may appoint a chief of police, who shall enforce municipal ordinances and have such other powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. The chief of police may appoint police officers as he deems necessary, subject to the approval an…

town offices. In the town board of trustees form of government, there shall be such administrative departments, officers, and agencies as the board may establish. The board may combine, merge, or consolidate by ordinance any of the various offices of town government as it deems n…

The compensation of all elective town officers shall be fixed by ordinance. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 12-113, eff. July 1, 1978.

Appointments and promotions in the service of a statutory town board of trustees government shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness; and removals, demotions, suspensions, and layoffs shall be made solely for the good of the service. The board by ordinance may estab…

Any city or town containing a population of two thousand (2,000) inhabitants or more, as shown by the latest federal census or other census recognized by the laws of Oklahoma, may frame a charter for its own government. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 12-101, eff. July 1, 1978.

body resolution. The mayor of an incorporated municipality shall issue an order calling for an election on the question of whether or not the municipality shall frame a charter for its own government and elect a board of freeholders to prepare the charter when: 1. A petition sign…

The election on the question and board of freeholders shall be held at a general or special election to be held in the municipality within thirty (30) days after the order calling for the election. Notice of the election shall be given in the manner required for municipal electio…

The county election board shall canvass the returns and the secretary of the board shall, within five (5) days after the canvass of the returns of the election, certify the results to the municipal governing body. If a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor of fr…

The board of freeholders shall prepare a charter for the municipality within ninety (90) days after their election. The charter shall be consistent with and subject to the Oklahoma Constitution and shall not be in conflict with the Constitution and laws relating to the exercise o…

Within twenty (20) days after receipt of the proposed charter from the board of freeholders, the governing body shall publish the proposed charter and an announcement of the date for the charter election in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality once per week …

by Governor. The question of whether or not the municipality shall adopt the proposed charter shall be submitted to the registered voters of the municipality at a general or special election. If a majority of the votes cast, as certified by the secretary of the county election bo…

After the approval of the charter by the Governor, duplicate copies shall be made and one shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, and the other, after being recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the situs of the municipality is loca…

Whenever a charter is in conflict with any law relating to municipalities in force at the time of the adoption and approval of the charter, the provisions of the charter shall prevail and shall operate as a repeal or suspension of the state law or laws to the extent of any confli…

All charter election expenses shall be paid by the municipality. The municipality may provide for the payment of the expenses incurred by the board of freeholders in the framing of the charter. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. d

Amendments to a municipal charter may be proposed by: 1. An initiative petition, signed by a number of the registered voters residing in the municipality equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of votes cast at the preceding general election. Charter amend…

statutory form - Procedure. A proposal to revoke or abolish the charter of a municipality shall be made in the same manner provided for charter amendments and shall include the proposed statutory form of municipal government to be adopted when the charter is revoked, unless the p…

of Governor - Election of officers. The secretary of the county election board shall, within five (5) days after the canvass of the returns of the election, certify to the Governor the results of the vote on the question. If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of revoking t…

municipal charters. Where a municipality has adopted a charter containing a special provision to the effect that at the expiration of a specified period after the adoption of the charter the governing body may submit to the registered voters of the municipality the question of wh…

Where a municipality has adopted a charter and the charter does not address compensation of elective city officers, the compensation of such elective city officers may be fixed by ordinance. Added by Laws 1996, c. 79, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

officers. No municipality shall adopt an ordinance restricting or expanding the powers and duties, supervisory and management authority, or the regulation of day-to-day activities of a duly elected law enforcement officer unless such authority is specifically granted by the munic…

The municipal governing body may enact ordinances, rules and regulations not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of Oklahoma for any purpose mentioned in Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes or for carrying out their municipal functions. Municipal ordinances, rules or regula…

A. No municipal governing body may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution which regulates the amount of rent to be charged for privately owned, single-family or multiple unit residential or commercial rental property. B. This section shall not be construed to pro…

All proposed ordinances of a municipality shall be considered at a public meeting of the council or board of trustees. A vote of a majority of all the members of the council or board of trustees shall be required for the final passage of an ordinance. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 14-102,…

measures. Every ordinance except an emergency ordinance shall go into effect thirty (30) days after its final passage unless it specifies a later date. An emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of peace, health, or safety shall go into effect upon its final pa…

clause An ordinance may contain only one subject and the subject shall be expressed in its title. The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by a municipal governing body shall be: 1. "Be it ordained by the Council of the City of _______", for city ordinances; or 2. "Be it orda…

Every ordinance enacted by a municipal governing body shall be entered in an ordinance book immediately after its passage. The entry shall contain the text of the ordinance and shall state the date of its passage, the page of the journal containing the record of the final vote on…

No ordinance having any subject other than the appropriation of monies shall be in force unless published or posted within fifteen (15) days after its passage. Every municipal ordinance shall be published at least once in full, except as provided for in Section 14-107 of this tit…

and summary of contents. A. If a municipal governing body enacts or adopts by reference ordinances which are compilations or codes of law or regulations relating to traffic, building, plumbing, electrical installations, fire prevention, inflammable liquids, milk and milk products…

A. The governing body of a municipality may, from time to time, authorize a codification of its ordinances. Such a code may be kept up to date by use of a loose-leaf system and process of amendment. In a code of municipal ordinances, the title, enacting clauses and emergency sect…

The penal ordinances of every municipality shall be compiled and published in a permanent form, either printed or typed, periodically, but not less than once each ten (10) years. Each municipality shall also publish biennial supplements to the permanent volume of compiled penal o…

Judicial notice. When a municipality has compiled and published its permanent volume or biennial supplement of penal ordinances, the governing body of the municipality shall adopt a resolution notifying the public of the publication. A copy of the resolution shall be filed in the…

ordinances. A. The governing body of a municipality may provide for enforcement of its ordinances and establish fines, penalties, or imprisonment, as authorized by subsections B through D of this section, for any offense in violation of its ordinances, which shall be recoverable …

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipal court which collects a penalty assessment or other state fee from a defendant pursuant to state law may retain eight cents ($0.08) of such monies and may also retain all interest accrued thereon prior to the due date for …

noncompliance with municipal court sentence. A. As used in this section: 1. "Department" means the Department of Public Safety; 2. "Notification form" means a form prescribed by the Department which contains a statement from the court that the person has failed to satisfy the sen…

custody of municipal officer. When a defendant is in the custody of a municipal jail, the custodial municipality shall only be liable for the cost of medical care for conditions that are not preexisting prior to arrest and that arise due to acts or omissions of the municipality. …

A. A municipal governing body is authorized to offer and pay a reward, from municipal funds, in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the arrest and conviction, or for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of any person stealing or defacing municipa…

The powers of initiative and referendum, reserved by the Oklahoma Constitution to the people, are reserved to the people of every municipal corporation with reference to all legislative authority which it may exercise and amendments to municipal charters. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 15-…

municipalities. The procedure in municipalities which do not provide by ordinance or charter for the manner of exercising the initiative and referendum powers shall be governed by the Oklahoma Constitution and general state law, except as otherwise provided in Sections 15-101 thr…