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19 OK Stat § 19-792 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-792. Medical staff - Admissions - Rules and regulations.

|If a county hospital is operated by a board of control, it shall be the duty of said board of control to appoint annually at the first meeting in January none other than good, competent, trained, and skilled physicians and surgeons to the medical staff of the hospital, after acceptance by the executive committee of the medical staff. Admission of patients to the hospital shall be only upon recommendation of a member of the medical staff. The medical staff shall organize and adopt rules, regulations, or bylaws for their practice in such county hospital, however, rules, regulations, or bylaws shall not become effective until approved by the board of control and when so approved they shall be signed by each member of the medical staff. |Added by Laws 1919, c. 273, p. 388, § 12. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 72, § 2, emerg. eff. May 21, 1963.
19 OK Stat § 19-793 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-793. Purchase of building - Gifts.

|The county commissioners may proceed under the provisions of this act to purchase any building or property already erected, which is suitable for hospital purposes. The county commissioners may also accept property by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise for the use of such hospital. |Added by Laws 1919, c. 273, p. 389, § 13. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 72, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 1963.
19 OK Stat § 19-794 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-794. Audit of financial books and records.

|The financial books and records of each county-owned hospital operating under authority of existing law must be audited for the preceding fiscal year, within ninety (90) days of the close of each year, by an independent accountant who is vested with the authority to practice the profession of accounting and auditing as a public accountant in conformity with the laws of the State of Oklahoma. The public accountant performing such a hospital audit must investigate and report upon the manner in which the county hospital is complying with the statutes pertaining to the financial operation of said hospital and upon the manner in which the county hospital is conforming to the books, forms, and accounting methods adopted and approved by the American Hospital Association and the Oklahoma Hospital Association. Four (4) copies of the audit report for each fiscal year must be filed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the fiscal year, one with the board of county commissioners, one in the office of the county clerk, one with the district attorney, and one with the State Auditor and Inspector, and publication of the existence and location of these audit reports shall be made by publication in a newspaper for two (2) issues in general circulation in the county. The cost of such audits shall be determined by the board of control of such county-owned hospitals by reference to generally accepted practices in the field of certified public accounting, and the payment for such audits shall be made by the allowance of claims by the board of control. In addition to, or in lieu of, the above provided annual audit, it shall be possible upon request of the county commissioners of any county, or upon request of the Governor, signed by five percent (5%) of the legal voters of any county, or by order of the Governor, to cause the State Auditor and Inspector to audit, for the preceding fiscal year, the books and records of the county-owned hospital operating under authority of existing law, and the cost of such audit shall be a proper charge against funds otherwise provided for by law. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 221, § 1, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 290, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 286, § 8, emerg. eff. April 27, 1970; Laws 1979, c. 30, § 83, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.
19 OK Stat § 19-795 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-795. Penalties.

|Any person violating any provision of this act shall be removed from any office that he holds in connection with such county hospital by a court of competent jurisdiction and, in addition thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 221, § 2, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961.
19 OK Stat § 19-796 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-796. Financial assistance programs.

|The board of control is authorized to participate in any governmental assistance programs such as grants, loans or other financial assistance programs as may become available. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 286, § 9, emerg. eff. April 27, 1970.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.1. City and county planning and zoning - Cooperative planning commission - Board of adjustment.

|For the purpose of cooperating with the State of Oklahoma in conserving the natural resources of the state, and in promoting the health, safety, peace, morals and general welfare of the people of the state, there may be provided in all applicable counties of the state, city and county planning and zoning, in the manner herein provided, and for that purpose there are hereby created in each of such applicable counties a city-county cooperative planning commission and a county board of adjustment with the respective powers and duties as set out in this act. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 164, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.3. Discontinuance of existing commission - Establishment of new commission - Procedure.

|The board of county commissioners of any such county desiring to avail itself of the provisions of this act, shall at any time, discontinue any existing county planning commission and remove the entire membership thereof and set up a metropolitan area planning commission in the following manner: |(a) By resolution of the board of county commissioners, entered in the commissioners' journal of proceedings, setting forth its intention to avail itself of the provisions of this act and to enter into an agreement with the municipality for the organization of the metropolitan area planning commission herein provided for and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon.(b) Such resolution shall not become effective until such agreement has been entered into and until the municipality has by proper ordinance provided for the dissolution and discontinuance of its city planning commission.(c) After such agreement has been entered into a copy thereof, together with a copy of said resolution, shall be served upon the county planning commission by delivering same to the chairman of the respective commissions, whereupon the terms of office of the members of such county and city planning commissions shall expire and the tenure of their respective director and technical staff shall cease.Added by Laws 1955, p. 165, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.4. Definitions.

|For the purpose of this act, certain terms are defined as provided in this section. Whenever appropriate, the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. "Municipality" or "municipal" shall mean or relate only to incorporated cities and towns. "Mayor" means the chief executive of the municipality, whether the official designation of his office be mayor, city manager or otherwise. "Council" means the legislative body of the municipality. The term "streets" includes streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, highways and other ways. "Subdivision" and "zoning" are defined as hereinafter provided. "Board" shall mean the board of county commissioners. "Commission" shall mean the metropolitan area planning commission. "Area" shall mean all territory included within the jurisdiction of the commission. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 165, § 4, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.5. Commission membership - Appointment and tenure - Compensation - Vacancies—Removal.

|The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission shall consist of eleven (11) members, selected as follows: six shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council and three shall be appointed by the board. The mayor of the municipality or a person designated by the mayor as an alternate and the chair of the board or a person designated by the chair of the board as an alternate shall be ex officio members of the Commission and shall be entitled to vote on all matters. Members selected by the mayor other than the alternate of the mayor shall serve for terms of three (3) years, except that the respective terms of the first two members appointed shall be one (1) year, the next two members appointed two (2) years, and the next two members three (3) years. Members selected by the chair of the board other than the alternate of the chair, shall serve for terms of three (3) years, except that the respective term of the members first appointed shall be one, two, and three years. All members of the Commission shall serve as such without compensation, except the commissioners may receive a per diem as set by the local board and council not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each meeting attended not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month, and the appointed members other than the alternates shall hold no other municipal or county office. Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term by the official appointing the original holder of said membership. |A member of such Commission, other than an alternate, once qualified, can thereafter be removed during his or her term of office only for cause and after a hearing held before the governing body by which he or she was appointed.Added by Laws 1955, p. 165, § 5, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 179, § 2, emerg. eff. June 10, 1963; Laws 1977, c. 157, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1990, c. 215, § 5, emerg. eff. May 18, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 47, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1992; Laws 2009, c. 267, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.6. Chairman - Meetings - Rules - Employees - Fees - Financial assistance.

|The commission shall elect its chairman from its appointed members and fill such other offices as it may determine. The term of the chairman shall be one (1) year. The commission shall hold at least one (1) meeting each month and all meetings shall be open to the public. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep a record of its functions and activities, which record shall be a public record. The commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary and may establish a schedule of fees to cover the various services rendered and may also contract with other persons and agencies for such services as it may require, including private legal counsel and private auditing service, within the limits of its appropriations and may incur necessary expenses, all subject to the approval of the appropriate governing bodies. The commission may contract for, receive, and utilize any grants, or other financial assistance, from the United States or from any other source, public or private, in furtherance of its functions, and may incur necessary expenses in obtaining said grants, and/or financial assistance, within the limits of its appropriations; and shall receive and disburse such grants and/or other financial assistance in such manner as may be agreed upon by the board and council. The commission may to the extent authorized by the charter or ordinances of any city or town in the county, act as the planning commission for such city or town or lend planning assistance under such mutual arrangement for the sharing of expenses as may be agreed upon. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 166, § 6, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 141, § 2.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.7. Master plan - Public hearing.

|The commission shall make, adopt, and may publish a master plan of the municipality, and of the unincorporated area of the county, for the purpose of bringing about a coordinated physical development in accordance with the present and future needs of such area. The master plan shall be developed so as to conserve the natural resources of the area, to insure efficient expenditure of public funds, and to promote the health, safety, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the people of the area and the state. Such master plan may include, among other things, studies and recommendations relative to the location, character, and the extent of highways, railroads, bus, streetcar and other transportation routes, bridges, public buildings, schools, parks, parkways, airports, forests, wildlife refuges, dams and projects affecting the conservation of natural resources, and studies and recommendations for an annual budget and long-range financial program for public improvements. The commission may also perform in the area any additional urban planning which is needed, including but not limited to surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services, and other planning work. The commission may adopt the master plan in whole or part, and subsequently amend or extend the adopted plan or portions thereof. Before the adoption, amendment, or extension of the plan or portions thereof, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing thereon. Such hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The adoption of the plan or portions thereof shall be by resolution carried by not less than the majority of the full membership of the commission including the ex officio members thereof. Before such master plan or part thereof shall have the status of an official plan, it shall be submitted to and shall have the approval of the council insofar as such plan affects the area within the city limits of the municipality and shall have the approval of the board of county commissioners, insofar as such plan affects the unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be. The council and/or board may approve the plan in whole or in part, or return the plan or any portion thereof to the commission for further consideration. Any part so approved shall immediately become in full force and effect as to the area covered by the approved portion of such plan. Should the council or board fail to act upon such plan within forty-five (45) days from the date of its submission by the commission, such plan shall be deemed to be approved by said council or board. After the adoption of the master plan, or part thereof, an attested copy shall be certified by the commission and by the approving authority and shall be certified to the county clerk of such county for safekeeping and as a public record, and certified to the clerks of such incorporated areas as may be covered or affected by the plan. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 166, § 7, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 141, § 3; Laws 1980, c. 54, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.8. Approval of plans after adoption of master plan.

|From and after the adoption of the master plan or portion thereof and its proper certification, then and henceforth no improvement of a type embraced within the recommendations of the master plan shall be constructed or authorized without first submitting the proposed plans thereof to the commission and receiving the written approval and recommendation of said commission; provided, however, that this requirement shall be deemed to be waived if the commission fails to make its report and recommendations within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of the proposed plans, and provided further that the disapproval or recommendations of the commission may be overruled by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, properly recorded, of any regularly constituted governmental legislative body, board, or officials sponsoring or acting upon the proposed improvements, after the reasons for such overruling are spread upon its minutes. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 167, § 8, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.10. Transfer or sale of lands.

|Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land within the area, transfers, or sells or agrees to sell, or negotiates to sell any land by reference to or exhibition thereof, or by other use of a plat of a subdivision before such plat has been approved by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission or the Commission's staff as provided in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 863.9 of this title and filed of record in the office of the county clerk, or whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any parcel of ground, transfers, or sells or agrees to sell, or negotiates to sell any tract of land of five (5) acres or less, or which transfer or sale will result in a remainder tract of land of five (5) acres or less, where such tract or remainder tract was not shown of record in the office of the county clerk as separately owned at the effective date of the regulations hereinafter provided for and not located within a subdivision approved according to law and filed of record in the office of the county clerk, or if so located, not comprising at least one (1) entire lot as recorded, without first obtaining the written approval of the Commission or the Commission's staff as provided in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 863.9 of this title, by the endorsement on the instrument of transfer, shall be subject to the penalties by this act provided; and such transaction shall be unlawful and the deed or other instrument of transfer shall not be valid; and if recorded, shall not import notice; and the description of such lot or parcel by metes and bounds, in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring, shall not exempt the transaction or the parties from such penalties or from the remedies in this act provided. |In the consideration of such transfers, referred to as "lot-splits", the Commission shall apply the same regulations as are applied to subdivisions in order to accomplish the purposes of planning as herein provided.Added by Laws 1955, p. 168, § 9, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 47, § 2, emerg. eff. April 8, 1992; Laws 2006, c. 27, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2017, c. 119, § 2.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.11. Building line or set-back regulations - Considerations - Hearings.

|Wherever a plan for major highways has been adopted and filed by the commission, the council and board, upon recommendations of the commission, are hereby authorized and empowered to establish, regulate, and limit, and to change and amend, building line or set-back regulations on such major highways, and to prohibit any new building or set-back lines within the area. In establishing such building lines, the council and board shall take into consideration the present stage of development along such highways, including the type of buildings and nature of their use, as well as their number and location; the present width of such highways and type of construction; the amount of traffic using such highways; and probably future needs to protect safety and provide adequate transportation along such highways in view of the trend of development of residential, commercial, and industrial areas served by such highways. |Regulations authorized by this section shall not be adopted, changed, or amended by the council and board until a public hearing has been held thereon by the commission.Added by Laws 1955, p. 168, § 11, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.12. Enforcement of building line and set-back regulations - Appeals - Modification.

|After the council and board shall have established building or set-back lines on such major highways, no new building or structure shall be erected within such building or set-back lines in the area and no permit for such building shall be issued by the city building inspector as respects the territory over which the municipality shall have enforcement jurisdiction or by the county engineer, hereby designated to administer and enforce building line and set-back regulations for the county, as respects the territory over which the county shall have enforcement jurisdiction. The city board of adjustment, as respects the territory over which the county shall have enforcement jurisdiction, shall hear appeals of any property owner aggrieved by such building line and set-back regulations in specific cases, in order than unwarranted hardship, which constitutes an unreasonable deprivation of uses as distinguished from a mere grant of privilege, may be avoided, the intended purpose of the regulations strictly observed, and the public welfare and public safety protected. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 169, § 12, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955.
19 OK Stat § 19-863.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-863.13. Zoning powers - Structures and equipment exempt.

|For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, comfort, convenience, prosperity, order, quality of life, and general welfare, and to lessen danger and congestion of public transportation and travel, and to secure safety from fire and other dangers, and to prevent overcrowding of land, and to avoid undue concentration of population, and to provide adequate police protection, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, forests, recreational facilities, military and naval facilities, and other public requirements, and to prevent undue encroachment thereon, the council, as respects the municipality and the board of any such county, as respects the unincorporated areas of the county, are hereby empowered in accordance with the conditions and procedure specified in this act, in the areas, respectively, to regulate the location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of the lot or area which may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, and the uses of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic and public activities and other purposes. |The zoning power hereby conferred shall not apply to the erection, installation, and use of structures and equipment, by public service corporations subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, or other similar state or federal regulatory bodies; nor to the erection or use of the usual farm buildings for agricultural purposes or the planning of agricultural crops.Added by Laws 1955, p. 169, § 13, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 54, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1999, c. 220, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.