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11 OK Stat § 11-22-132 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-132. Authority to have records photographed or reproduced on film or stored on optical disk - Original record - Storage.

|A. The head of any municipal department, commission, bureau or board may have any or all records kept by the official, department, commission, bureau or board photographed, microphotographed, photostated, reproduced on film or stored on optical disk. Such film or reproducing material shall be of durable material and the device used to reproduce such records on film or other material shall be such as to accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original records in all details. |B. The photostatic copy, photograph, microphotograph, photographic film or optical disk of the original records shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, and shall be admissible in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A facsimile, exemplification or certified copy thereof shall, for all purposes recited herein, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original.C. Whenever photostatic copies, photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on films or optical disks shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions made for preserving, examining and using same, the head of any municipal department, commission, bureau or board may certify those facts to the municipal governing body. Following such certification, the governing body may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the disposal, archival storage or destruction of the original records and papers before the expiration of the retention period established pursuant to Section 22-131 of this title.Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 22-132, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 50, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1998, c. 234, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-132.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-132.1. Municipal Records - Maintenance and protection - Availability.

|Any officer or employee of a municipality having custody of records or other documents of the municipality shall keep and maintain such records in a manner and at a location prescribed by the governing body. Such records shall be available for use by officers and employees of the municipality as the governing body shall direct. The governing body shall establish policies and procedures to preserve and protect the records of the municipality consistent with other provisions of law providing for the confidentiality of such records where appropriate and the accessibility of such records for inspection by the public. |Added Laws 1989, c. 255, § 2, emerg. eff. May 19, 1989.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-133 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-133. Contesting reasonableness of oil and gas drilling fee.

|Any person, firm or corporation may contest the reasonableness of any fee imposed pursuant to the provisions of Section 52 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the issuance of a permit for the drilling and operation of an oil and gas well or the regulation thereof, by filing a petition in the district court of the county where the governing body of such incorporated city or town is located. The court, upon hearing all the facts and circumstances relating to the imposition of the fee, shall determine the reasonableness of such fee. The court may award attorneys' fees and costs to the prevailing party. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 250, § 14, emerg. eff. June 13, 1986.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-134 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-134. Purchasing or accounts payable - Approval by electronic process.

|Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes, any municipal document, other than checks, drafts or warrants, relating to purchasing or accounts payable may be approved by the municipality by an electronic process in lieu of a manual process. |Added by Laws 1990, c. 176, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-135 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-135. National disaster leave.

|A. The governing body of a municipality may grant leave with pay not to exceed fifteen (15) working days to a municipal employee who is affected by a presidentially declared national disaster in Oklahoma after May 1, 1999, if: |1. The employee suffered a physical injury as a result of the disaster;2. A relative or household member of the employee suffered a physical injury or died as a result of the disaster; or3. The domicile of the employee or the domicile of a relative of the employee was damaged or destroyed as a result of the disaster.B. As used in this section:1. “Relative of the employee” shall be limited to the spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent, stepparent, or parent of the employee; and2. “Household members” means those persons who reside in the same home, who have reciprocal duties to and do provide financial support for one another. This term shall include foster children and legal wards even if they do not live in the household. The term does not include persons sharing the same general house, when the living style is primarily that of a dormitory or commune.C. The authority to grant leave with pay pursuant to subsection A of this section shall extend for a period of not more than six (6) months after the date of a presidentially declared national disaster.D. Annual leave, sick leave, or compensatory time which was charged to a municipal employee as a result of the presidentially declared national disaster resulting from the May 3, 1999, tornadoes that would have otherwise been eligible for the leave provision in subsection A of this section, may be reinstated by the governing body. A municipal employee entitled to leave with pay pursuant to this section who was charged leave without pay shall be compensated at the base rate of pay of the employee.E. A governing body of a municipality may amend an existing leave sharing program or establish a leave sharing program to allow municipal employees to share sick or annual leave with municipal employees who are eligible for leave pursuant to subsection A of this section. The disaster-related leave sharing plan shall be subject to the following conditions:1. An employee eligible for disaster-related leave may receive up to fifteen (15) days donated leave;2. The donated leave must be used for disaster-related injuries or matters;3. The eligible employee shall not be required to take or exhaust any of the employee’s regular sick, personal, or emergency leave in order to receive donated leave;4. Donated leave may be used to reinstate regular emergency, sick, or personal leave an employee used after May 1, 1999, for disaster-related injuries or matters;5. An eligible employee who was required to take leave without pay for disaster-related injuries or matters may be compensated for up to fifteen (15) days if leave is donated to cover the leave without pay; and6. The municipality may require documentation to support a request to use donated leave pursuant to this section.Added by Laws 1999, c. 306, § 4, eff. July 1, 1999.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-137 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-137. Denial of excess leave due to extraordinary circumstances - Compensation.

|If a municipal employee whose job duties include providing fire protection services or law enforcement services is unable to use excess leave in the time frame allowed by the municipality because the employee’s request for leave is denied by the municipality and the denial of leave is due to extraordinary circumstances such that taking leave could pose a threat to public safety, health or welfare, the employee shall receive compensation at the employee’s regular rate of pay for the amount of excess leave the employee is unable to use. Such compensation shall be paid at the end of the time period during which the excess leave was required to have been used. |Added by Laws 2006, c. 230, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-138 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-138. Municipal collection agency contracts.

|A. The governing body of a municipality may enter into a contract with a collection agency for the provision of collection services for one or more of the following items: |1. Debts and accounts receivable including, but not limited to, unpaid fees, penalties, interest, and other sums due the municipality, as applicable; or2. Court penalties, costs, fines and fees in cases in municipal court in which the accused has failed to appear or otherwise failed to satisfy a monetary obligation ordered by the court.B. A governing body of a municipality that enters into a contract with a collection agency pursuant to this section may authorize the addition of a collection fee in an amount not to exceed thirty-five percent (35%) on each item described in subsection A of this section that has been referred by the municipality to the collection agency for collection. If a municipality enters into such contract with a collection agency and authorizes the collection fee, the court shall order defendants to reimburse the fee arising pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section and such court-ordered fee may be collected as provided by law for the collection of any other civil debt or criminal action.Added by Laws 2009, c. 258, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 2009.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-139 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-139. Designating personnel to attend armed security guard training program or reserve peace officer certification program.

|A. The city council or board of trustees for a city or municipality may, through a majority vote of the council or board, designate city or municipality personnel who have been issued a handgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to attend an armed security guard training program, as provided for in Section 1750.5 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a reserve peace officer certification program, as provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided and developed by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET). Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or limit the city council or board of trustees of a city or municipality from requiring ongoing education and training. |B. Participation in either the armed security guard training program or the reserve peace officer certification program shall be voluntary and shall not in any way be considered a requirement for continued employment with the city or municipality. The city council or board of trustees of a city or municipality shall have the final authority to determine and designate personnel who will be authorized to obtain and use an armed security guard license or reserve peace officer certification in conjunction with their employment as city or municipality personnel.C. The city council or board of trustees of a city or municipality that authorizes personnel to participate in either the armed security guard program or the reserve peace officer program may pay all necessary training, meal and lodging expenses associated with the training.D. When carrying a firearm pursuant to this act, the person shall at all times carry the firearm on his or her person or the firearm shall be stored in a locked and secure location.E. Any city or municipality personnel who have successfully completed either training and while acting in a reasonable and prudent manner shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for any injury resulting from the carrying of a handgun onto city or municipality property as provided in this act. Any municipality, city council, board of trustees or participating local law enforcement agency shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for any injury resulting from any act committed by the city or municipality personnel who are designated to carry a concealed handgun on public city or municipality property pursuant to the provisions of this act.F. In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the city council or board of trustees of a city or municipality is authorized to enter into a memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement entities.Added by Laws 2019, c. 355, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-150 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-150. Short title.

|Sections 1 through 9 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act". |Added by Laws 1992, c. 211, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-151 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-151. Purpose and construction of act.

|The Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act shall serve to implement and execute Section 27B of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and nothing in the Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act shall be construed in a manner contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of said constitutional provision. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 211, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-153 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-153. Authority to issue certain revenue bonds and obligations - Limitations.

|Any municipality may issue its obligations in the manner set out in the Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act in order to finance, or to refinance, all or a part of the cost of the acquisition, purchase or construction of, or the making of improvements to any public utility owned or to be owned exclusively by said municipality, and said obligations shall be payable from and secured by the revenues resulting from the operation of the municipality's revenue-producing public utilities or any part thereof. Provided, nothing herein shall authorize or be construed to authorize a municipality to create a lien or mortgage on, or a security interest in or with respect to such public utility or utilities to secure said obligations. The obligations, when issued and delivered, shall state on the face thereof that the revenue indebtedness or contractual obligations created thereby are limited obligations of the municipality payable from and secured by a lien and charge on the revenues of funds pledged for their payment by the governing body of the municipality and shall not constitute a general indebtedness of the municipality, nor shall it invoke or require the imposition of the general taxing power of such municipality. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 211, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-154 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-154. Additional sources of security for utility revenue obligations.

|Nothing in the Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act shall prevent a municipality from dedicating sales taxes or other municipal taxes as an additional source of payment and security for its utility revenue obligations, provided that the dedication of such tax revenue is approved by a majority of municipal voters voting at an election held for that purpose, in the manner set out in Section 2701 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes and other applicable laws, on a ballot question separate from the question of the issuance of revenue obligations. Further, nothing in the Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act shall prevent a municipality from purchasing a policy of municipal bond insurance, securing a rating on the creditworthiness of the obligations, obtaining a letter of credit and other such credit enhancement product generally utilized in the public finance industry to further enhance and secure the obligations, provided, that at the time of the securing of such credit enhancement it reasonably appears to the governing body of the municipality that such credit enhancement shall result in a reduction in the amount of interest to be paid by the municipality over the life of the obligations, taking into account the cost of such credit enhancement. The dedication of such municipal taxes or the providing of credit enhancement for the obligations shall be at the sound discretion of the governing body of the municipality. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 211, § 5, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-155 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-155. Submission of question of issuance of revenue obligations to finance acquisition, purchase or construction of public utility to voters.

|Prior to and as a condition precedent to issuing revenue obligations under the Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act, the governing body of a municipality shall submit the question of issuance of revenue obligations to finance the acquisition, purchase or construction of a public utility or combination of public utilities to qualified voters of the municipality at an election if: |1. The type or kind of public utility or utilities to be financed have not heretofore been owned or operated by the municipality or a public trust having the municipality as its beneficiary; or2. The question of the acquisition, construction or purchase of the public utility or combination of utilities at issue has not been previously approved by a lawful majority of qualified voters of the municipality voting at an election held within ten (10) years of the date of the election.Added by Laws 1992, c. 211, § 6, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-156 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-156. Submission of question of issuance of revenue obligations to finance improvement of public utility to voters.

|Prior to and as a condition precedent to issuing revenue obligations under the Oklahoma Municipal Utility Revenue Bond Act, the governing body of a municipality shall submit the question of issuance of revenue obligations to finance improvements to a public utility or combination of public utilities if: |1. The improvements are with respect to a public utility or utilities owned by the municipality or by a public trust having the municipality as its beneficiary at the time of the election; and2. The original acquisition, purchase or construction of the public utility or utilities on which improvements are to be made was not approved by a lawful majority of qualified voters of the municipality voting at an election for that purpose; or3. The original acquisition, purchase or construction of the public utility or utilities on which improvements are to be made was not accomplished and financed by a public trust of which the municipality is a beneficiary.Added by Laws 1992, c. 211, § 7, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-158 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-158. General obligation bonds not authorized without vote of citizens.

|Nothing in this act shall authorize general obligation bonds without a vote of the citizens of the municipality. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 211, § 9, eff. July 1, 1992.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-159 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-159. Municipal support of public school systems.

|Municipalities may support any public school system located in whole or in part within the corporate limits of the municipality or any public school system located outside and completely surrounded by the corporate limits of the municipality, including without limitation by the expenditure of municipal revenues for construction or improvement of public school facilities. In furtherance of municipal support for any public school system, as authorized by this section, the municipal governing body may take all actions necessary to effectuate such support. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 217, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 457, § 8.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-161 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-161. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Motor Vehicle Racing Act". |Added by Laws 2011, c. 19, § 1.
11 OK Stat § 11-22-162 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-22-162. Definitions.

|For the purposes of this act: |1. "Racing event" means a motor vehicle race which is sanctioned by a nationally or internationally recognized racing organization and includes the preparations, practices, and qualifications for the race;2. “Municipality” means any municipality in this state with a population exceeding three hundred thousand (300,000) according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census;3. “Public trust” means a public trust created pursuant to Section 176 et seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes whose sole beneficiary is the municipality;4. “Racing event area” means all public areas, including, without limitation, public highways, streets, alleys, sidewalks, public parking areas, lots, garages, public buildings, and public parks within the jurisdiction of the municipality that are the subject of any issued permit; and5. “Motor vehicle” means a motorized vehicle designed to be driven on pavement such as streets or highways.Added by Laws 2011, c. 19, § 2.
11 OK Stat § 11-23-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 11. Cities and Towns|§11-23-101. Municipality to defend municipal employees in certain legal actions.

|A. Unless otherwise provided for in the Governmental Tort Claims Act, if an action is brought against a municipal employee in any civil action or special proceeding in the courts of this state or of the United States by reason of any act done or omitted in good faith in the course of employment, the governing body of the municipality shall direct the municipal attorney or other designated legal counsel to appear and defend the action or proceeding on the behalf of the employee in accordance with the provisions of Section 23-102 of this title. The municipal governing body shall not designate an attorney to represent a municipal employee if that employee did not perform a statutorily required duty and such duty is a basis of the civil action or special proceeding. |B. The municipal governing body may direct its attorney to intervene in any action or proceeding and to appear on behalf of the municipality, or any of its officers or employees, if the governing body deems the municipality to have an interest in the subject matter of the litigation.C. A municipality may indemnify its employees for actual damages, fees and costs in accordance with the Governmental Tort Claims Act.Laws 1977, c. 256, § 23-101, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1984, c. 126, § 48, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 371, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992.