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19 OK Stat § 19-1103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1103. Advisory committee - Duties and responsibilities.

|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 political subdivisions within the county. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the advisory committee to meet and select from their members a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, and to meet as often as the committee deems necessary to prepare for recommendation to the board of county commissioners an annual budget and for further advice and recommendation for carrying out the purposes of this act. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 164, § 3. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 80, § 3, emerg. eff. March 18, 1969.
19 OK Stat § 19-1103.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1103.1. Executive director - Contract for services - Salary.

|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 on an annual basis. The salary of the executive director shall be in an amount set by the board of county commissioners; provided, travel and per diem shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of this section shall not apply to counties with a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) persons. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 158, § 2, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-1104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1104. Cooperation with other counties, agencies, etc.

|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 with other public or private nonprofit agencies to achieve the purposes set forth in this act, including the development of intergovernmental public trusts organized under Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, whose membership shall represent equally the counties and political subdivisions in the area or region. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 164, § 4. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 80, § 4, emerg. eff. March 18, 1969; Laws 1989, c. 158, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-1201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1201. Ambulance Service Districts Act.

|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.
19 OK Stat § 19-1202 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1202. Definitions.

|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; and3. "Board of county commissioners" and "county clerk" shall mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners and county clerk of the county in which the greatest portion of the territory of any proposed district is located.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 2, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1203 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1203. District board of directors - Authorization to create 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 under the Ambulance Service Districts Act for the purpose of developing and providing adequate ambulance services to meet the needs of residents within the territory of the district. The board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall have power and it shall be their duty, upon a proper petition being presented, to incorporate and order the creation of such district in the manner provided for in this act.C. By April 1, 2011, each county of this state with a population of five hundred thousand (500,000) people or less according to the last Federal Decennial Census shall present to the State Department of Health an emergency medical services plan. The plan for each county shall be developed by the Emergency Response Systems Development Advisory Council of the State Department of Health and each county emergency services advisory board which shall be comprised of the county commissioners of each county or their designees. The plan shall:1. Address funding issues;2. Ensure countywide emergency medical services coverage; and3. Address county boundaries to ensure 9-1-1 operators are able to provide quick response.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 3, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1204 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1204. Petition for creation of district - Contents.

|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 district under the provisions of the Ambulance Service Districts Act. The petition shall give a legal description of the area which the petitioners propose to be incorporated into the proposed district and shall state: |1. That the residents within such territory are without adequate ambulance service to meet their needs;2. That the installation, maintenance, and operation of an ambulance service is necessary to serve residents of the district;3. That service will be conducive to and will promote the public health, safety, and welfare; and4. That existing services in the county shall not be adversely affected.B. Attached to the petition shall be an accurate map or plat of the proposed area to be embraced within the district showing the location of the area by reference to sections or portions thereof and the township and range wherein the same are located.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 4, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1205 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1205. Notice and hearing.

|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 clerk to give notice of the hearing by legal publication for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in each county containing any area embraced within the boundaries of the proposed district. Such newspapers shall have a general circulation in the county of publication. Provided, however, if there is a county in which there is no newspaper of general circulation published, notice of the hearing shall be given by posting in five (5) public places within the county, one of which shall be the county courthouse. |B. Notice shall contain:1. A brief and concise statement describing the purpose of the hearing;2. A description of the area to be embraced within the district;3. A notice to all persons residing, and incorporated municipalities, within the proposed district that they may appear upon the date and at the time and place of the hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted; and4. A notice to all residents of the proposed district that, if the district shall be ordered created, immediately following the entry of the order creating the district an organizational meeting to elect a board of directors and officers and to adopt bylaws will be held.C. The county clerk shall, at least ten (10) days before the date fixed for the hearing, give or send notice thereof to each of the petitioners.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 5, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 5, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1206 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1206. Determination by board - Declaration of incorporation.

|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 the area described in the petition are without adequate ambulance service to meet their needs;3. Whether the installation, maintenance and operation of such ambulance service is necessary to serve residents of the district;4. Whether such ambulance service will be conducive to and will tend to promote the public health, safety and welfare;5. The area which should be included in the district; and6. Whether the new district area shall financially affect any existing service in the county adversely.B. If, upon such consideration, it shall be found that such petition is in conformity with the requirements of the Ambulance Service Districts Act, and that such a district should be created the board of county commissioners shall thereupon immediately declare the area described in the petition or any part thereof to be incorporated as a district under the name of "Ambulance Service District No. __________, __________ County, Oklahoma", inserting number in order of incorporation and name of county, and thereupon the district shall be a body politic and corporate and an agency and legally constituted authority of the State of Oklahoma for the public purposes set forth in the Ambulance Service Districts Act.C. The board of county commissioners shall thereupon enter upon its records full minutes of such hearing, together with its order creating the district under the corporate name for the purposes of the Ambulance Service Districts Act. Such districts shall not be political corporations or subdivisions of the state within the meaning of any constitutional debt limitations, nor shall the districts have any power or authority to levy any taxes whatsoever or make any assessments on property, real or personal.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 6, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1207 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1207. Board of directors - Bylaws.

|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 affairs of the district. The number of members of the board, not to exceed nine (9), shall be determined by a majority vote of those residents present. |B. Those residents present at such special meeting may adopt and amend any of such proposed bylaws and may propose or adopt additional or other bylaws. Such bylaws may be amended at any annual or special meeting of the participating members of the district.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 7, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1208 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1208. Governing body - Meetings - Vacancies - Rules and 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 filled for the unexpired term, and until such appointee's successor is elected and has qualified, by appointment by the remaining members of the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations in conformity with the provisions of the Ambulance Service Districts Act and the bylaws of the district as are deemed necessary for the conduct of the business of the district. It shall be the duty of the secretary to cause an entry to be made upon its records showing all of its minutes, decisions, and orders made pursuant to the provisions of the Ambulance Service Districts Act. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 8, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 8, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1210 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1210. Proportionate payment of costs.

|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 shall be paid from the county treasury, but shall not exceed the equivalent of one (1) mill on each dollar of valuation in the district. |B. Any incorporated town or city that is a party to the district shall pay a proportionate share of the cost of the district, based on the ratio which that part of the population of such district residing in the town or city, bears to the total population of the district.C. Such cost shall include so much of the following as is not paid from revenues of the district:1. All operating and maintenance expenses necessary or desirable for the prudent conduct of affairs of the district and the principal of and interest on the obligations issued or assumed by the district in the performance of the purposes for which it was organized; and2. Adequate reserves for the retirement of indebtedness, maintenance and other purposes necessary and expedient to meeting all obligations of the district.D. Any revenue received by the district shall be devoted, first, to the payment of operating and maintenance expenses and the principal and interest on outstanding obligations and, thereafter, to such reserves for improvements, retirement of indebtedness, new construction, depreciation and contingencies as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 10, emerg. eff, April 19, 1974.
19 OK Stat § 19-1211 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1211. Annexation of additional area.

|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 county clerk, verified by the county election board and then presented to the board of county commissioners, which shall give the legal description of the area which the petitioners propose to be annexed to such district, and shall state: |1. The name of the district to which annexation is desired;2. That such area is without an adequate system; and3. That annexation to the district will be conducive to and will promote the public health, safety, and welfare of residents in the area.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 11, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 10, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1212 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1212. Notice of annexation petition.

|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.
19 OK Stat § 19-1213 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1213. Hearing and determination of annexation petition.

|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 board of the district to which annexation is desired do not object to such statement, the board of county commissioners shall enter into its minutes such findings and shall set forth in the minutes a description of the new boundaries of such district. Thereafter, residents within the annexed territory shall be entitled to ambulance service. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 13, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 12, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1214 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1214. Terms of board members - Annual meetings of residents.

|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 and have qualified, and as nearly as possible the terms of an equal number of directors on any such board shall expire on each of the dates. |B. At each annual meeting after the year of the election of the original board members, elections shall be held to elect directors to fill any position on the board, the term of office of which has expired, and any director so elected shall hold office for a term of three (3) years and until a successor is elected and has qualified. For the purpose of election of board members and for such other purposes as the bylaws may prescribe, annual meetings of residents shall be held by each district between January 1 and March 1 of each year following the year of incorporation of such district. The board of directors shall cause notice of the time and place of each annual meeting and the purpose thereof to be given to each of its participating members. Each resident present shall be entitled to a single vote.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 14, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 13, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1215 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1215. Officers.

|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. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1216 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1216. Operation and repair of equipment - Compensation - 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 provided herein shall be paid such just and reasonable compensation as may be allowed by the board of directors and the board shall annually prepare an estimated budget for the coming year and submit such budget to the board of county commissioners for their approval. The board of directors shall cause an annual audit of the district's records and accounts to be made, and shall make a report on the matters at each annual meeting. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 16, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 15, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1217 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1217. Dissolution of districts.

|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. The district owns no property of any kind exclusive of records and files;2. All of its debts and obligations have been fully paid; and3. The district is not functioning, and will probably continue to be inoperative because the board of directors is unable to obtain the necessary financing or for any other reason,the board of county commissioners shall, after such finding, issue a certificate stating the allegations in the petition as true and declaring the district dissolved, and shall make full minutes of such hearing in its journal and deliver the certificate to the secretary of the district. The secretary of the district shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, deliver all records and files to the county clerk, and thereupon the district shall be dissolved.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 17, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 16, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1218 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1218. Sale of facilities and property.

|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 district present at a meeting called for that purpose, such resolution and plan may be submitted to the board of county commissioners. |B. If approved by the commissioners, the commissioners shall thereupon authorize the board of directors to carry through the plan of sale and shall further authorize the board of directors to wind up the affairs of the district, pay all debts and expenses, and distribute any excess funds to the members on an equal basis. Thereupon the district shall be dissolved as herein provided.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 18, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 17, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.
19 OK Stat § 19-1219 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-1219. Release of area from district.

|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 release the area from the district. The petition shall describe by section or fraction thereof and by township and range the area affected and be signed by all three-fourths (3/4) of the residents of such area and be endorsed by the board of directors of the district. |B. After a finding that the granting of the petition is to the best interests of the affected residents and the district, the board of county commissioners shall issue a certificate stating that the area involved is released and separated from the district. Full minutes of the hearing shall be entered in the journal of the board of county commissioners and the certificate shall be delivered to the secretary of the district who shall, within thirty (30) days, cause the records of the district to be amended to exclude the area affected.Added by Laws 1974, c. 86, § 19, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 295, § 18, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.