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11 OK Stat § 11-30-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-30-109. Annual report of board of control.

|The board of control shall make, on or before the thirty-first day of July in each year, an annual report to the municipal governing body stating: |1. The condition of its trust on the thirtieth day of June of that year;2. The various sums of money and property received, and how such moneys have been expended and for what purposes;3. The financial condition of the hospital;4. The budget for the hospital for the next fiscal year;5. The number of its physicians, attendants, nurses and employees; and6. Such other information and suggestions as it may deem of general interest.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 30-109, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-101. Establishment of municipal libraries - Financial statement and estimate.

|A municipal governing body may establish and maintain a public library for the use and benefit of the citizens of the municipality. The governing body may establish branch libraries in different parts of the municipality to accommodate the citizens of the municipality. After the establishment of a municipal public library, the municipal governing body shall include an item in its municipal financial statement and estimate of needs for the following fiscal year to maintain the public library. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-101, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-102. Library board of directors.

|The municipal governing body may, in its discretion and by ordinance, place the management and control of the public library under a library board of directors. The library board shall consist of at least five but not more than nine directors, chosen by the municipal governing body with reference to their fitness for such office. No director shall receive compensation as such. Directors appointed to the library board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from the first day of May following their appointment, and their terms shall be staggered. The municipal governing body may remove any director for misconduct or neglect of duty. Vacancies in the library board of directors shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-102, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 381, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2012, c. 25, § 1.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-103. Organization of library board.

|The library board, immediately after the appointment and qualification of its directors, shall meet and organize by electing one director as president, one director as secretary, and by electing such other officers as the board may deem necessary. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-103, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-104. Powers and duties of library board - Fixing of fees.

|The library board shall have control and supervision of the public library of the municipality. The library board may appoint a suitable librarian and remove the librarian, subject to approval of the municipal governing body. The board shall fix any fees to be charged by the library and shall have such other powers and authority as may be provided by ordinances of the municipality. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-104, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1991, c. 124, § 16, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 381, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-105. Grounds and building.

|The library board shall have the power, with the approval of the municipal governing body, to purchase grounds and erect thereon a suitable building for the use of the municipal library and to suitably equip the same, and to lease rooms or buildings for the use of the library. The title to any grounds so purchased or leased, as well as any building thereon, shall be taken in the name of the municipality as grantee. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-105, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-106. Library board may impose fines or penalties.

|The library board may impose fines or suitable penalties for loss of, failure to return, or damage to library materials, subject to ordinances which the municipal governing body may enact. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-106, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 381, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-107. Donations.

|Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal or real property for the benefit of the municipal library shall have the right to vest the title to such money or property in the municipality, to be held and controlled by the municipality, when accepted, according to the terms of the donation. The municipality shall be held and considered to be a special trustee as to such property or money donated. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-107, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 381, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-31-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-31-108. Annual report of board.

|The library board shall make, on or before the thirty-first day of July in each year, an annual report to the municipal governing body stating: |1. The condition of its trust on the thirtieth day of June of that year;2. The various sums of money and property received from the library fund and other sources, and how such moneys have been expended and for what purposes;3. The budget for the library for the next fiscal year;4. Statistics on the general character and number of books and periodicals which:a. are on hand;b. are lost or missing;c. have been added by purchase, gift or otherwise during the year; andd. have been loaned out during the year;5. The number of persons making use of the library during the year; and6. Such other information, statistics and suggestions as it may deem of general interest.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 31-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-101. Definitions.

|As used in Sections 32-101 through 32-117 of this title, the terms "public parking stations" and "parking stations" include parking lots, parking areas, passageways, arcades, buildings or other structures for parking or storage of automotive vehicles, and facilities for ingress and egress to automobile parking facilities. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-101, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-102. General powers of municipality.

|A municipal governing body may: |1. acquire or construct parking stations within the limits of the municipality;2. own, maintain, and operate parking stations;3. own and lease parking stations to or cause parking stations to be maintained and operated by a financially responsible person, firm, or corporation; or4. own and lease to a responsible person, firm, or corporation who shall construct, finance, and operate one or more parking stations.The right of the municipality to own, lease, maintain, operate, and cause to be operated parking facilities and to fix and collect fees and tolls for the use of said facilities is hereby declared to be a public right and use. Said right and facilities shall constitute a public benefit. The municipal governing body may do all things necessary and proper in its discretion pursuant to the authority granted to it by the Constitution and laws of this state to further the ability of the municipality to provide parking facilities and services.Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-103. Acquiring land for parking stations - Title.

|A municipal governing body, in its discretion, may acquire, by purchase, gift or condemnation, lands for public parking stations for the control of traffic within the corporate limits of the municipality. In acquiring lands for public parking stations by condemnation, the provisions of state law relating to the exercise of eminent domain by railroads shall be followed. The title to land condemned or otherwise acquired for parking stations shall be vested in the municipality; and the costs thereof may be paid as provided in Section 32-105 of this title for parking station improvements. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-103, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-104. Rights of common carriers and utilities.

|If the exercise of powers granted by Sections 32-103, and 32-105 through 32-117 of this title by the municipality makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting or changing the grade of or altering the construction of any railroad, common carrier, or public utility property or facility, then all such relocation, raising, rerouting, changing of grade or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the expense of the parking station improvement district. The municipality shall not disturb the possession or operation of any railroad, common carrier, or public utility in or to the appropriated property or facility until the relocated property or facilities are available for use and until marketable title thereto has been transferred to the railroad, common carrier or public utility. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-104, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-105. Establishing parking station improvement district - Restrictions on cost.

|A municipal governing body may make or cause to be made municipal parking facilities or improvements thereon which confer a special benefit upon property within a definable area of the municipality and may levy and collect special assessments upon property in the area deemed by the governing body to be benefited by the improvement. The improvement district shall be established by the adoption of a resolution of the governing body. In the resolution, the governing body shall: |1. Fix the percentage of cost of acquiring and improving lands for parking stations which is to be assessed against the improvement district; and2. Direct and order a public hearing on the advisability of the improvement, as provided in Section 32-107 of this title.The municipality may pay such portion of the cost of the improvement as the governing body may determine, but not more than fifty percent (50%) of the total cost thereof.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-105, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-106. Surveys and plans of proposed parking stations.

|Before establishing an improvement district for parking stations, the governing body may conduct a survey and investigation for the purpose of determining: |1. Suitable locations for parking stations;2. The approximate cost of acquiring and improving the land therefor;3. The area to be included in the improvement district or districts; or4. The percentage of the costs of acquiring and improving such parking stations which shall be paid by the municipality and the property owners within the district.A written report on such survey and investigation shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk. For the purpose of the survey and investigation, the governing body may employ appraisers, engineers, and other persons as it may deem necessary. The cost of the survey and investigation shall be included as a part of the cost of acquiring and improving the land for parking stations; except that if no land be acquired, the costs may be paid from the general fund of the municipality.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-106, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-107. Public hearing on improvement - Notice.

|Before any contract is let or work is ordered or authorized for parking station improvements, except the survey and investigation authorized in Section 32-106 of this title, the governing body shall conduct a public hearing on the advisability of the improvement, as set forth in the resolution establishing the improvement district. Notice of the hearing shall be given by: |1. Publishing a notice in not less than two (2) issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The two (2) publications shall be seven (7) days apart, and the last publication shall be at least three (3) days before the hearing; and2. Mailing a postal card, or a copy of the newspaper publication, to each listed owner of property within the district, as shown by the current year's tax rolls in the county treasurer's office, which mailing shall be not less than ten (10) days before the hearing on the improvement.The notice by mail and by publication shall contain:1. The time and place of the hearing;2. The general nature of the proposed improvements;3. The estimated or probable cost of the proposed improvements;4. The extent of the proposed improvement district to be assessed;5. The proposed method of assessment; and6. The proposed apportionment of cost between the improvement district and the muncipality.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-107, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-108. Resolution authorizing improvement - Notice.

|The governing body may, by a majority vote of its entire membership, adopt a resolution authorizing the parking station improvement at any time within six (6) months after the final adjournment of the hearing on the advisability of making the improvement. Notice of the resolution shall be published in at least two (2) issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The notice shall state that any record owner of property liable to assessment may protest the improvement, as provided in Section 32-109 of this title. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-109. Protest.

|The parking station improvement shall not be commenced if, within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the resolution ordering the improvement, written protests have been filed by both: |1. A majority of the record owners of property liable for assessment within the improvement district; and2. The record owners of more than one-half the area liable for assessment in the district.The governing body shall be judge of the sufficiency of any protest and its decision shall be final and conclusive. Names may be withdrawn from any protests by the signers thereof at any time before the governing body convenes to determine the sufficiency thereof.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-109, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-110. Petition for improvement - Contents.

|A petition for any parking station improvement may be filed with the municipal clerk. The petition shall be signed by either: |1. A majority of the record owners of property liable for assessment under the proposal; or2. The record owners of more than one-half the area liable for assessment under the proposal.The petition shall set forth:1. The general nature of the proposed improvement;2. The estimated or probable cost;3. The extent of the proposed improvement district to be assessed;4. The proposed methods of assessment; and5. The proposed apportionment of cost between the improvement district and the municipality.Upon the filing of the petition, the governing body may make findings by resolution as to the advisability of the improvement, the nature of the improvement, the estimated cost, the boundaries of the improvement district, the method of assessment and apportionment of cost between the improvement district and the municipality, all as determined by the governing body. Thereupon the governing body may proceed without notice and hearing to order the improvement as provided in Section 32-108 of this title, except that no protests shall be received as provided therein. The area of the improvement district finally determined by the governing body to be assessed may not exceed the district proposed in the petition unless notice is given and a hearing held as provided in Section 32-107 of this title, and the proceedings shall be subject to protest as in other cases.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-110, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-111. Rules applicable to a petition for improvement.

|For the purposes of a petition for parking station improvement, the following shall apply: |1. After any petition has been signed by an owner of land in the improvement district, any change in ownership of the land shall not affect the petition;2. If any of the owners of lands within the improvement district are tenants in common or joint tenants, each cotenant or joint tenant shall be considered a landowner to the extent of his undivided interest in said land;3. The owner of a life estate shall be deemed the sole landowner;4. Guardians of minors or insane persons may petition for their wards when authorized by the probate court to do so; and5. An Oklahoma corporation having its registered office in the municipality and owning land in the improvement district shall be deemed a record landowner.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-111, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-112. Limitation on suits contesting establishment of the district.

|No suit shall be maintained in any court to enjoin or in any way contest the establishment of parking stations or the establishment of an improvement district unless the suit be instituted and summons served within thirty (30) days after the date of the filing of a petition for the improvement with the municipal clerk, or within thirty (30) days after the date of the public hearing on the advisability of the improvement. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-112, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-113. Apportionment of costs - Assessing ordinance - Limitation on suits.

|The portion of the cost of any improvement to be assessed against the property in the improvement district shall be apportioned against the property in accordance with the special benefits accruing thereto by reason of the improvement. The cost may be assessed equally per front foot or per square foot against all lots and pieces of land within the improvement district or the cost may be determined and fixed on the basis of any other reasonable assessment plan which will result in imposing substantially equal burdens or shares of the cost upon property similary benefited. The governing body shall determine the final apportionment of costs of the improvement and shall levy, by ordinance, assessments in accordance with the apportionment against the property liable therefor. No suit shall be maintained in any court to enjoin or in any way contest the validity of any special assessment for the cost of acquiring or improving parking stations unless the same be instituted and summons served within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of the ordinance levying the assessment. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-113, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-114. Levy and collection of costs - Installments - Issuance of bonds.

|The levy and assessment shall be payable in not more than ten equal annual installments. Interest on the whole amount remaining due and unpaid each year shall be at a rate not exceeding eight percent (8%) per annum. Delinquent installments, and the unpaid interest thereon, shall draw interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from maturity until paid. Any owner of land within the improvement district may, within thirty (30) days after the assessing ordinance is passed, pay the entire amount assessed against such land. The assessing ordinance may provide that if the entire amount of all assessments shall not have been paid within thirty (30) days after passage of the assessing ordinance, special assessment bonds may be issued, sold, collected and enforced as to unpaid installments of assessments in the same manner as bonds for municipal street improvements are issued, sold, collected and enforced. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-114, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-115. Cost of maintaining or operating parking stations - Charges.

|After any parking stations are acquired and improved by the municipality, the cost of maintaining, operating and policing the same shall be borne by the municipality. The use of the parking stations may be free or for such charge or charges as shall be determined by the governing body, to be collected either by parking meters, by attendants, or otherwise. The governing body may also prescribe and enforce any fees or charges which are to be made for the use of such facilities by any lessee or operator of the parking stations. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-115, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-32-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-32-117. Disposal of parking station property.

|If any parking station so acquired and improved shall become unsuitable or unusable as a parking station, the governing body, by ordinance, may discontinue the use of the land as a parking station and use the same for other municipal purposes or sell the same as provided by law. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 32-117, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-33-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-33-101. Purpose of Oklahoma public parks and recreation law.

|The purpose of Sections 33-101 through 33-115 of this title is to promote the establishment, operation and support of public recreational facilities for the welfare of the people by local governmental units of Oklahoma either singly or jointly. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-101, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-33-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-33-102. Definitions.

|For the purposes of Sections 33-101 through 33-115 of this title, the term "governing body" means any city council, city commission, town board of trustees, board of county commissioners, school board, or other body acting in lieu thereof, in the State of Oklahoma. The term "governmental unit" means any city, town, school district, or county in the State of Oklahoma. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-102, eff. July 1, 1978.