Title 19, Title 19 — Counties and County Officers

Each organized county within the state shall be a body corporate and politic and as such shall be empowered for the following purposes: 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To purchase and hold real and personal estate for the use of the county, and lands sold for taxes as provided by law; …

This act shall be known and may be cited as the City-County Park and Recreation Act of Oklahoma. Added by Laws 1965, c. 335, § 1, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.

The purpose of this act is to foster and promote the establishment, maintenance and operation of city-county park and recreation systems in order to give all of the citizens of the counties affected hereby equal access to a comprehensive system of recreational facilities. It is t…

Resolution of necessity. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law, or of any charter, ordinance, rule or regulation, any county of the state having within its boundaries a city having not less than one hundred thousand population, according to the last …

- Expenses. The city-county park and recreation commission shall consist of eleven (11) members. Five of the members shall be appointed by the mayor of the city subject to approval of the governing body thereof. Four of the members shall be appointed by the board of county commis…

assistance. The commission shall elect its chairman from the appointed members and fill such other offices as its bylaws may establish. The term of the chairman shall be one year. The commission shall hold at least one meeting each month and all meetings shall be open to the publ…

The commission shall appoint a director of the city-county park and recreation commission on the basis of merit and experience. Such director shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university in the field of landscape architecture, horticulture, park management, recreati…

It shall be the duty of the commission to prepare an annual budget which shall be subject to the approval of the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners. Each county and city establishing a city-county park and recreation system, as herein provided, at th…

Every city-county park and recreation commission created by this act shall have all the powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose and provisions hereof, including, in addition to others herein granted, the following powers, all of which shall be exercis…

The governing body of any other city, town or school district in a county in which a city-county park and/or recreation system has been established is authorized to contract with the city-county park and recreation commission, subject to the approval of the governing body of the …

If, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 37 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes or of any statute supplemental thereto or of any charter provision of the city, a retirement system is established for the employees of the city, the employees of the city-county park and/or recreat…

This act is intended to be cumulative and in addition to any other law heretofore passed on recreational facilities and shall not repeal any law on this subject. Added by Laws 1965, c. 335, § 11, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.

Before any new counties shall be established, or any county lines in this state shall be altered or changed, such question shall first be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors residing in the territory to be formed into such new county or transferred to another county, an…

Financing. The board of county commissioners of any county may, by resolution, provide for the establishment of a countywide economic development program and may provide for the financing thereof from the county general fund. After the passage of said resolution by the board of c…

Any such county establishing an economic development program under this act may utilize the funds herein authorized to conduct studies and prepare comprehensive plans for its future economic growth and development; to inventory the services, facilities and resources of the entire…

After the passage of said resolution the board of county commissioners shall create a county economic development advisory committee of not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) members, which shall be representative of the various private and public interests and politic…

Any county establishing an economic development program may contract for the services of an executive director for the program. The executive director shall be employed by and serve at the pleasure of the board of county commissioners; provided, said employment shall be renewed o…

Any two or more counties may jointly and cooperatively undertake programs to promote the growth and development of the industrial payroll of the area or region in which such counties are located, and any county may likewise cooperate with political subdivisions of the county and …

Any county treasurer violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and upon conviction shall be punished by confinement as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1925, c…

securities. The bondsmen of said county treasurer shall be liable to the bank depositing any of the securities as above named for the accounting of all such securities and the return to said bank of any or all of the securities as above named, or their value in money. Before any …

The county treasurers of the various counties of the State of Oklahoma are hereby authorized to deposit with the State Treasurer, for safe keeping, securities received by them to secure county deposits in county depositories; provided, that the provisions of this act shall be cum…

The county treasurer shall, when making up his deposits for the bank, make a duplicate ticket of such deposits and file the same with the county clerk, and whenever said treasurer shall transmit any money to any designated fiscal agent outside of his county he shall file with the…

It shall be the duty of the county clerk of such county to charge the bank designated as the depository of public monies with all monies deposited by the treasurer and charge the fiscal agent with the amount of money transmitted to it by the county treasurer and credit the county…

The fiscal agent of said county shall at the end of each month transmit to the clerk of such county a statement of the amounts received from said treasurer and of the amounts paid out by it and for what purpose. R.L. 1910, § 1544.

Duplicate attached to voucher. All checks or drafts of the treasurer of such county upon the bank holding the public money shall show upon their face for what purpose they were drawn, and a duplicate of said check or draft shall be attached to the warrant, voucher or order so pai…

The county clerk shall charge said treasurer with the check and drafts so filed and credit the bank therewith and when the same are returned, charge the treasurer with all monies disbursed by the fiscal agent of the county and credit such agent with the same. R.L. 1910, § 1546.

excepted. Upon a petition or petitions in writing, signed by fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualified electors residing in each particular territory sought to be created into a new county, or transferred to another county, such percent to be determined by the total vote cast in s…

If any such treasurer or clerk shall willfully disregard any of the provisions of this article, he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and be removed from office. R.L. 1910, § 1547.

This act may be cited as the "Ambulance Service Districts Act". Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.

As used in the Ambulance Service Districts Act unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 1. "District" means a public ambulance service district as licensed by the State Department of Health; 2. "Board" means the governing body of a district; and 3. "Board of county commissi…

districts – Emergency medical services plan. A. When a district is totally within the municipal city limits of a city, the board of directors of the district or their designee may be the governing body of the city or town. B. Public ambulance service districts may be organized un…

A. A petition signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the registered voters in the most recent election may be filed with the county clerk, verified by the county election board and then presented to the board of county commissioners, praying for the incorporation of a di…

A. Whenever a petition, as provided in Section 1204 of this title, is filed with the county clerk, and then verified by the county election board, the county commissioners shall enter an order setting a public hearing on the petition for a day certain and directing the county cle…

A. At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to determine: 1. Whether proper notice of the hearing has been given as required by Section 1205 of this title; 2. Whether the residents of th…

A. Immediately following the incorporation of the districts by the board of county commissioners, there shall be a special meeting of the residents within any such district to select from their number a board of directors and to adopt bylaws for governing and administering the af…

regulations. The board shall be the governing body of the district and shall meet annually on a date prescribed by the bylaws and at such other times as may be determined by the board or upon call by the chairman or any two members of the board. Vacancies on the board shall be fi…

A. Every district incorporated hereunder shall have perpetual existence, subject to dissolution as provided by the Ambulance Service Districts Act, and shall have power: 1. To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name; 2. To adopt a seal which may be altered at …

The county treasurer of each county shall deposit daily, not later than the immediately next banking day, all the funds and monies of whatever kind that shall come into his or her possession by virtue of the office as such county treasurer in the name of the county treasurer in o…

A. Each county in which any of the area of a district is located shall pay its proportionate share of the cost of the district, based on the ratio which that part of the population of such district residing in the county bears to the total population of the district. Such cost sh…

Area outside the boundaries of any district which can be served by the facilities of the district may be annexed to such district. A petition for annexation signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the registered voters in the most recent election may be filed with the cou…

Notice shall be given, as provided in Section 1205 of this title, of the filing of a petition for annexation fixing the time and place of hearing. Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 12, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 11, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.

At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, the board of county commissioners shall ascertain whether proper notice has been given and whether the statements contained in the petition are true. If true, and if a majority of the members of the boar…

A. The term of office of every member elected to an original board shall be until the date of annual meeting of the residents of the district of either the first, second, or third year following the year of the incorporation of the district and until their successors are elected …

The board of directors shall annually elect a chairman, vice- chairman, secretary, and treasurer for a term of one (1) year and until a successor is elected and has qualified. Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 15, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 14, emerg. …

Budgets - Audits. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the board of directors to keep in repair equipment, apparatus, and other property of the district and to operate the same as directed by the board. The chairman and all persons who may perform any service or labor as provi…

Whenever a petition signed by three-fourths (3/4) of the residents in any district organized under provisions of this act or a petition signed by all of the directors of such district is presented to the board of county commissioners and it shall appear from the petition that: 1.…

A. Whenever a district owning facilities and property desires to sell such facilities and property and dissolve, the board of directors may adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed plan and, upon such plan being approved by three-fourths (3/4) of the residents of such distri…

A. If it becomes apparent that a certain area included within a district cannot be economically or adequately served by the services and facilities of the district, or no longer needs such services or facilities, the residents of such area may petition the county commissioners to…

outside county - Deposits with State Treasurer. The State Auditor and Inspector, when examining the books and records of a county treasurer shall, in addition to his other duties, examine same with a view to ascertaining that the provisions of this act are being complied with, an…

Districts formed hereunder shall be exempt from all excise taxes and, further, shall be exempt from payment of assessments in any general or special taxing district levied upon the property of the district, whether real, personal, or mixed. Any and all securities and evidences of…