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11 OK Stat § 11-7-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-7-105. Involuntary dissolution - Grounds - Petition in district court.

|The district attorney for the county in which the situs of the municipal government is located may petition for involuntary dissolution of a municipality when the government of a municipality ceases to function by reason of the following: |1. General municipal elections have not been called in the municipality for two successive general municipal elections;2. A majority of all the members of the governing body fail to qualify for two successive general municipal elections; or3. The municipality is totally within an area subject to subsidence, environmental contamination or flooding as a result of mining operations, dam construction or natural causes beyond the control of the municipality, and said municipality is unable to meet the cost of continuing its government and maintaining its services to residents due to a reduction in population resulting from such circumstances.The petition requesting involuntary dissolution shall be filed in the district court in the county in which the situs of the municipality is located. The petition shall state the facts which justify the request and shall set forth a detailed statement of the assets and liabilities of the municipality insofar as they can be ascertained.Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 7-105, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 224, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
11 OK Stat § 11-7-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-7-106. Involuntary dissolution - Notice of hearing.

|Upon the filing of a petition for the involuntary dissolution of a municipality, the district court shall fix a date for a hearing on the request. The date of the hearing shall be not less than thirty (30) days after the date of filing. The district attorney for the county in which the situs of the municipal government is located shall give at least twenty (20) days' notice of the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, and by posting copies of the notice in five (5) of the most public places in the municipality. The notice shall state the purpose of the petition and the date and place of the hearing. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 7-106, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-7-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-7-107. Involuntary dissolution - Hearing and order.

|Any person owning property in or registered to vote in the municipality may appear at the hearing and give testimony for or against dissolution of the municipality. If the court finds that the government of the municipality has ceased to function because of the reasons listed in Section 7-105 of this title, it shall enter an order for dissolution of the municipality. The order of the court shall state when the dissolution shall take effect and appoint a receiver, if necessary, to wind up the affairs of the municipality and dispose of its property. A record of dissolution shall be filed in the manner provided for voluntary dissolution. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 7-107, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-101. Qualifications for elected office.

|A municipal elected official shall be a resident and a registered voter of the municipality in which he serves, and all councilmembers or trustees from wards shall be actual residents of their respective wards. If an elected official ceases to be a resident of the municipality, he shall thereupon cease to be an elected official of that municipality. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-101, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-102. Term of office.

|Unless otherwise provided for by law, the term of office of an elected municipal official shall be four (4) years. The term of office of an elected official shall begin at 12:00 noon on the second Monday following the general municipal election, and such official shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified. If a newly elected official does not qualify within thirty (30) days after his term of office begins, the office shall become vacant and shall be filled in the manner provided by law. In order to complete the unexpired term, the office of an official who is holding over shall be filled at the next general election in compliance with the provisions of Sections 16-101 through 16-213 of this title. |Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-103. Oath of office.

|Any officer, elected or appointed, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation of office prescribed by the Oklahoma Constitution. The oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-103, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-104. Who may administer oaths.

|All officers authorized by state law, the mayor, the municipal clerk, the city manager, the municipal judge or judges and such other officers as the municipal governing body may authorize, may administer oaths and affirmations in any matter pertaining to the affairs and government of the municipality. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-104, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-105. Certain officers to give bond.

|The municipal governing body shall require the municipal treasurer, any officer or employee designated by ordinance to sign municipal warrants or municipal checks, and any other officers and employees as the governing body may designate by ordinance, to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties within ten (10) days after his election or appointment, in such amount and form as the governing body shall prescribe. The municipality shall pay the premiums on such bonds. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-105, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 371, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-106. Nepotism - Dual office holding.

|No elected or appointed official or other authority of the municipal government shall appoint or elect any person related by affinity or consanguinity within the third degree to any governing body member or to himself or, in the case of a plural authority, to any one of its members to any office or position of profit in the municipal government. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit an officer or employee already in the service of the municipality from continuing in such service or from promotion therein. A person may hold more than one office or position in a municipal government as the governing body may ordain. A member of the governing body shall not receive compensation for service in any municipal office or position other than his elected office. |Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-107. Removal of officers.

|A municipal elected official may be removed from office for any cause specified by applicable state law for the removal of officers, and by the method or methods prescribed thereby. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-107, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-108. Absence from governing body meetings.

|Whenever a member of the municipal governing body is absent from more than one-half of all meetings of the governing body, regular and special, held within any period of four (4) consecutive months, he shall thereupon cease to hold office. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-110. Candidacy of municipal officer for county or state office - Resignation.

|Any member of a municipal governing body, the city or town clerk, and the city marshal shall be eligible to become a candidate for a county or state office without resigning from the office held by the officer. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 8-110, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 47, § 1.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-111. Abstinence in voting in certain meetings.

|If a member of the governing body of a municipality abstains from voting, he shall be deemed to have cast a negative vote, which shall be recorded in the minutes. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-112. Resignation of municipal officer.

|A municipal officer may resign by submitting his written resignation to the governing body of the municipality, to the remaining members of the municipal governing body if some positions are vacant, to the interim mayor or, if all positions of the governing body will become vacant upon the resignation, to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the municipality is located. Delivery of the written resignation to the governing body during a public meeting of such body or to the municipal clerk by mail or personal delivery during regular office hours shall constitute submission of the resignation to the municipal governing body. Delivery of the written resignation to the board of county commissioners during a public meeting of the commissioners or to the county clerk by mail or hand delivery during regular office hours shall constitute submission of the resignation to the board of county commissioners. A resignation submitted by a municipal officer may be withdrawn in writing at any time prior to the effective date stated in the resignation. If no effective date is stated, the resignation shall be effective immediately. Acceptance by the governing body shall not be required for the resignation to be effective. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 105, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-114. Institute - Statewide organization to conduct.

|A. Each person elected or appointed for the first time as an officer of a municipality as defined by paragraph 6 of Section 1-102 of this title, shall be required within one (1) year after taking the oath of office to attend an institute for municipal officials. The Institute shall be conducted at all times, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, by or under the supervision of a statewide organization that is exempt from taxation under federal law and designated pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 170(a). The statewide organization shall demonstrate to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education that it has represented municipalities, had statutory functions and conducted training programs for municipalities for at least fifteen (15) years prior to November 1, 2005. It shall further demonstrate that its continuous official purpose is to promote the general welfare of cities and towns, to foster or conduct schools, short courses and other training sessions, to provide technical assistance and consultive services and other aids for the improvement and increased efficiency of city and town government, and to serve as the representative of cities and towns in carrying out the duties and prerogatives conferred on it by state law. |B. The Institute shall consist of eight (8) hours of instruction. A certificate of completion shall be awarded to those persons who attend and successfully complete the Institute and a list of those persons shall be filed with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.C. The curriculum for the Institute shall include, but not be limited to: municipal budget requirements, the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act, ethics, procedures for conducting meetings, conflict of interest, and purchasing procedures.D. The Institute shall be held at a minimum of six regional locations in the state. Every effort shall be made by the Institute to accommodate training through long-distance learning.E. A person elected or appointed to a municipal office who fails to satisfy the education requirements of this section shall cease to hold the office commencing at the next scheduled meeting of the governing body following the first-year anniversary of the person’s taking the oath of office.F. At the time of filing, the designated statewide organization shall provide the necessary information to the candidate of the option for attendance at the Institute as provided for in this section. In the case of officials nominated and elected for municipal offices at town meetings, the presiding officer of the town meeting shall notify the candidate of the option.Added by Laws 2005, c. 147, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 301, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 60, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 23, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 2008.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-115. Professional services - Independent contractor presumption.

|A. It is the intention of the Legislature to encourage attorneys, engineers and members of other professions to perform their professional services for local and state governments. |B. An attorney, engineer or member of other profession who performs duties required or permitted by statute as attorney, prosecutor, judge, engineer or other professional for a local or state government in Oklahoma pursuant to a retainer or contract for professional services shall be presumed to be an independent contractor and not an employee for all purposes if the terms of the contract are consistent with established common law pertaining to independent contractors as reflected in 26 C.F.R., Section 31.312(d)-2.Added by Laws 2007, c. 193, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
11 OK Stat § 11-8-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-8-116. Part-time city manager or planner

|Any municipality with a population of less than five thousand (5,000) according to the latest Federal Decennial Census may employ a part-time city manager or a part-time city planner. The duties of the part-time city manager shall be determined by the governing body of the municipality, or pursuant to Section 10-113 of this title for municipalities governed by the council-manager form of government. The duties of the part-time city planner shall be determined by the governing body of the municipality. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 304, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 42, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2016, c. 122, § 1.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-101. Statutory aldermanic form of government.

|The form of government provided by Sections 9-101 through 9-118 of this title shall be known as the statutory aldermanic form of city government. Cities governed under the statutory aldermanic form shall have all the powers, functions, rights, privileges, franchises and immunities granted, or which may be granted, to cities. Such powers shall be exercised as provided by law applicable to cities under the aldermanic form, or if the manner is not thus prescribed, then in such manner as the governing body may prescribe. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-101, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-102. Governing body.

|The governing body of a statutory aldermanic city shall consist of the mayor, who is elected at large, and one or two councilmembers from each ward of the city. The governing body may submit to the voters the question of whether one or two councilmembers shall be elected from each ward. If approved, the change shall become effective for the next regular municipal election which shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-202 or 16-204 of this title, whichever is applicable. |Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-103. Qualifications of governing body members.

|The governing body members shall be residents and registered voters of the city, and the councilmembers from wards shall be actual residents of their respective wards at the time of their respective candidacies and elections. Removal of a councilmember from a ward to another ward within the municipality after his or her election, or a change in ward boundaries, shall not disqualify the councilmember from completing the term for which he or she was elected. |Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-103, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 57, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-104. Mayor - Duties as president of council.

|The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council, and shall certify to the correct enrollment of all ordinances and resolutions passed by it. The mayor is not considered a member of the council for quorum or voting purposes; except that he may vote on questions under consideration by the council only when the council is equally divided. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-104, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-105. Mayor- Duties as chief executive officer.

|The mayor shall be chief executive officer of the administrative branch of the government of the city. The mayor shall be recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purposes of military law. The mayor shall: |1. appoint, subject to confirmation by the city council, a city attorney and all heads or directors of administrative departments including members of boards and commissions and shall appoint all other administrative officers and employees of the city; and2. sign the commissions and appointments of all officers, elected or appointed; and3. remove or suspend city officers or employees against whom charges of incompetency, neglect, or violation of duty are made, until such time as the council shall take action on the charges; and 4. supervise and control all administrative departments, agencies, officers, and employees, act promptly on a charge of neglect or violation of duty of any officer or employee, and require any officer to account for and report to the council in writing on any subject pertaining to the duties, powers, or functions of the officer when the mayor deems necessary; and5. prepare a budget annually and submit it to the council. The mayor shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after it goes into effect; and6. keep the council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the city. The mayor shall submit to the council a report after the end of the fiscal year on the finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding year; and7. make recommendations to the council of measures for the well-being of the city; and8. enforce the city ordinances; and9. grant pardons for violation of city ordinances, including the remission of fines and costs, subject to the approval of the council. Said approval may only be given at a meeting of the council after the reasons and order of remission or pardon have been entered on the journal; and10. have such other powers, duties, and functions as may be prescribed by law or by ordinance.Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-106. Mayor - Signing ordinances - Veto power.

|The mayor may sign or veto any city ordinance or resolution passed by the city council. Any ordinance or resolution vetoed by the mayor may be passed over his veto by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the council. If the mayor neglects or refuses to sign any ordinance or return it with his objections in writing at the next regular meeting of the council, the ordinance shall become law without his signature. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-106, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-107. Election of council president - Duties.

|The council shall elect from among its members a president of the city council. The council president shall be elected in each odd-numbered year at the first council meeting held after council terms begin, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and he shall serve until his successor has been elected and qualified. The council president shall act as mayor during the absence, disability or suspension of the mayor. He shall preside at all meetings of the council in the absence of the mayor and while presiding in the place of the mayor, he shall have all the powers, rights, privileges and duties as other members of the council. In the absence of the mayor and the council president, the council shall elect from among its members an acting president of the city council to occupy the position temporarily. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-107, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-108. Powers vested in council - Designated powers.

|Except as otherwise provided in this article, all powers of a statutory aldermanic city, including the determination of matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the council may: |1. Enact municipal legislation subject to such limitations as may now or hereafter be imposed by the Oklahoma Constitution and law;2. Raise revenue, make appropriations, regulate salaries and wages, and all other fiscal affairs of the city, subject to such limitations as may now or hereafter be imposed by the Oklahoma Constitution and law;3. Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the city, and investigate municipal affairs, or authorize and provide for such inquiries; and4. Create, change and abolish offices, departments and agencies other than those established by law; assign additional functions and duties to offices, departments and agencies established by this article; and define the duties, powers and privileges of all officers which are not defined by this article.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-109. Council - Meetings.

|The council shall meet regularly at least monthly at such times as it may prescribe by ordinance or otherwise. The mayor or any three (3) councilmembers may call special meetings. The call for special meetings must be in writing and specify the subjects to be considered. No business other than that specified in the call shall be transacted at the special meeting. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-109, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-110. Council - Quorum - Rules and voting.

|A majority of all the members of the council shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. The council shall determine its own rules, and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and under penalties as the council may prescribe. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-110, eff. July 1, 1978.
11 OK Stat § 11-9-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-9-111. Vacancy in the office of mayor.

|When a vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor less than ninety (90) days before the next regular municipal election, the president of the city council shall act as mayor until the next regular municipal election, at which time the registered voters of the city shall elect a person to fill any unexpired term, and until a mayor is elected and qualified for office. If the vacancy in the mayor's office occurs more than ninety (90) days before the next regular municipal election, the acting mayor shall cause a special election to be held for the purpose of electing a mayor for the duration of the unexpired term. The acting mayor shall be entitled to receive the same compensation as the mayor would be entitled to. |Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-111, eff. July 1, 1978.