Title 19 — Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

The board of county commissioners is authorized to sell any unused town lots or parcels of ground not needed for courthouse or jail purposes of any county to the highest bidder for cash, in the manner hereinafter provided. Before any such sale shall be made the board of county co…

Upon the return of the appraisement, as provided in Section 342 of this title, the board of county commissioners shall give notice by publication in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the county, for two (2) successive weekly issues, that said real estate is about to be s…

A. The sale of the real estate may be by public auction held at the county courthouse or at the site of the real property being sold at the time advertised or by sealed bids. Sealed bids for the real estate shall be in writing, sealed and delivered to the county clerk of such cou…

They shall superintend the fiscal concerns of the county and secure their management in the best manner; they shall keep an account of the receipts and expenditures of the county, and on the first Monday of July annually, they shall cause a full and accurate statement of the asse…

Said board is authorized to procure for their county a copy of field notes, of the original survey of their county by the United States, and cause a map of the county to be constructed therefrom on a scale of not less than one inch to a mile, and laid off in congressional townshi…

annual expenditure or indebtedness – Warrants - Limitation of alterations to computer software. A. With respect to counties seeking cash-flow management during any fiscal year, any county may issue and deliver certificates of indebtedness bearing a stated maturity date for the pu…

All matters pertaining to the interest of the county shall be heard by the board of county commissioners in open session only and no executive session shall be held by said county commissioners pertaining to any matters coming before them, except in the manner and situations prov…

subdivisions, etc. - Transfer of lands for affordable housing construction. A. The county commissioners of counties of the State of Oklahoma are hereby authorized and empowered to execute offers to convey lands and to execute deeds of conveyance on such lands as are owned by such…

The meeting of the boards of county commissioners herein provided for shall be called by the chairman of the board of commissioners of the county to which said territory has been transferred, to meet in the county seat of said county not less than sixty (60) days from the date of…

The county commissioners and members of the county excise board of each county shall designate and publish between the 1st and 20th of January each year which holidays the county offices will be closed. Added by Laws 1968, c. 275, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1968.

Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System - Code of minimum rules and regulations - Funds required to be maintained. A. The board of county commissioners of each county of this state is hereby authorized to provide firefighting service in the county and for such purpose…

municipalities - Charges. A. The board of county commissioners of each county may enter into agreements with any municipality for the furnishing of fire protection and emergency services, including, but not limited to, medical attention and wreck removal, by said municipality for…

Fire Protection Districts are excluded from the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1986, c. 171, § 3, emerg. eff. May 9, 1986.

unincorporated area or rural fire protection district for fire protection services. The board of county commissioners of each county may enter into agreements with any nonprofit volunteer or full-time fire department organized pursuant to Section 592 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma S…

19 O.S. § 352 Repealed by Laws 1957, p. 120, § 2

certain services to certain individuals. The board of county commissioners of each county may enter into agreements with any local senior citizen center which meets federal regulations for the furnishing of services for those county residents who by reason of age, infirmity or mi…

19 O.S. § 353 Repealed by Laws 1957, p. 120, § 2

A. Upon the availability of county funds, the board of county commissioners of each county and the sheriff of each county are hereby authorized to hire counselors or contract for services of counselors for the purpose of providing counseling services to victims of crime, relative…

county or school district. The board of county commissioners of any county of this state shall have authority, in their discretion, to use and operate any trucks or automobiles owned by the county in transporting from any point in the State of Oklahoma to said county, or in trans…

19 O.S. § 355 Repealed by Laws 1965, c. 498, § 2

1989.

The provisions of this act are declared to be cumulative to existing laws. Added by Laws 1955, p. 158, § 4.

Authority is hereby granted to each board of county commissioners in this state to permit the use of county owned vehicles for the transportation of Boy Scouts and/or Girl Scouts and their supervisors to and from any Boy Scout and/or Girl Scout camp. Added by Laws 1963, c. 192, §…

The board of county commissioners may provide to public schools within the county such county-owned machinery and equipment to make improvements upon school grounds. The expense of operation, including operating personnel, may be billed to the school district requesting such impr…

taxable situs of property. After the first day of January, 1963, where any county is bounded by the middle of the channel of any stream or watercourse, any change of such channel, whether by accretion, reliction, or avulsion, shall not bring about a change in the taxable situs of…

down and removal. The board of county commissioners of any county in this state with a population in excess of five hundred fifty thousand (550,000) may cause dilapidated buildings within the unincorporated area of the county to be torn down and removed in accordance with the pro…

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subdivisions – Condemnation proceedings. A. Pursuant to Section 2-10-102 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, it is the policy of this state to regulate the management of solid waste in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare. For this purpose and for purposes of…

Liability insurance - Immunity - Pension benefits. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county may contract for ambulance service with any city, town, county, person, firm or corporation or combination of them under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between …

- Charges - Audits. If the board(s) of county commissioners, and the governing body of any city(ies) or town(s) shall enter into any contract as provided in Section 1, then the board(s) of county commissioners and the governing body of any city(ies) or town(s) shall, by resolutio…

of handling. A. Until January 1, 1983, the board of county commissioners of any county in the State of Oklahoma may acquire electronic data processing equipment by purchase, lease or transfer, and may provide for the operation, maintenance, repair and utilization of such electron…

The board of county commissioners of any county may employ competent information technology (IT) staff and a data processing technician who shall perform the duties of IT management or data processing management as prescribed and directed by the board of county commissioners. The…

A. Until January 1, 1983, nothing in Sections 376 or 377 of this title shall be interpreted as prohibiting a county, acting through the authority of the board of county commissioners, from contracting with an established public trust which has been or may be created pursuant to t…

They shall submit to the people of the county at any regular or special election any question involving any extraordinary outlay of money by the county or any expenditures greater in amount than can be provided for by the annual tax, or whether the county will construct any court…

When county warrants are at a depreciated value, the said commissioners may in a like manner submit the question whether a tax of a higher rate than that provided for shall be authorized; and in all cases when an additional tax is laid in pursuance of a vote of the people of the …

The mode of submitting questions to the people contemplated by the last two sections shall be the following: The whole question, including the sum desired to be raised, the amount of tax desired to be authorized, the rate per annum, and the whole regulation, including the time of…

When the question submitted involves the borrowing or expenditure of money the proposition of the question must be accompanied by a proposition to authorize a tax for the payment thereof in addition to the usual taxes provided for by law; and no vote adopting the question propose…

The commissioners being satisfied that the above requirements have been substantially complied with, and that a majority of votes were cast in favor of the proposition submitted, shall cause the same to be entered at large upon the book containing the record of their proceedings.…

Money raised by the county commissioners in pursuance of the last four sections is specially appropriated and constitutes a fund distinct from all others, in the hands of the county treasurer until the obligations assumed are discharged. R.L. 1910, § 1613.

Whenever there remains in the treasury of any county an unexpended balance of any special fund, and all claims against such funds have been fully paid, and the purpose for which it was created has been fully observed, and there remains no further use for such balance for the purp…

A. When a county of this state is authorized to submit a proposition for approval by the registered voters of the respective county, whether by special election or otherwise, that will require a ballot title, it shall be the duty, in addition to any other duties required by law, …

A. When a petition is to be circulated in all or a portion of a county, on a question which if approved by the voters would require additional taxes or assessments or a continuation of taxes or assessments, notice of circulation of the petition shall be filed with the county cler…

In all suits or proceedings by or against a county, the name in which a county shall sue or be sued shall be, "Board of County Commissioners of the County of _____," but this provision shall not prevent county officers, where authorized by law, from suing in their official name f…

stationery. In any county where there is no courthouse or jail erected by the county, or where those erected have not sufficient capacity, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to provide for court room, jail, and offices for the following named officers: sher…

other than county seat. In any city other than the county seat, within the county, which has been designated as a court or court division city under authority of Sections 95.1 through 95.5, inclusive, of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the board of county commissioners may pro…

The power to rent courtrooms shall only extend to such rooms as the court using the same may approve. R.L. 1910, § 1618.

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