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19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-6. Special election to select offer.

|A. If the corporate authority’s last best offer is not selected by the arbitration board, that party may submit the offers which the parties submitted to the arbitration board to the voters of the Fire Protection District for their selection by requesting a special election for that purpose. The request for an election must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Directors for the Fire Protection District within ten (10) days of the date of the written decision of the arbitration board. Written notice of the filing of the request shall be given to the bargaining agent. If a request for an election is not filed in a timely manner, the board’s selection decision shall be final, and the last best offer it selected shall constitute the agreements of the parties. |B. Upon receiving a request for an election pursuant to the provision of this section, the District Clerk shall notify the governing body of the Fire Protection District of the request. Within ten (10) days of such notification the governing body shall call for a special election. The election shall be governed by the state laws on Fire Protection District elections and the election shall be held as nearly as may be in conformity with the state law provisions governing bond elections for the Fire Protection District; provided, no informalities in conducting such election shall invalidate the same if the election shall have been otherwise fairly conducted. Only residents of the Fire Protection District who are qualified electors in their respective precincts shall be eligible to vote in said election. The ballot shall inform the voters that they must choose either the last best offer of the bargaining agent or the last best offer of the corporate authority. The last best offer receiving a majority of the votes shall become the agreement of the parties.C. Concerning issues relating to money, such ballot shall clearly state the total dollar amount of the offer from the union and the total dollar amount of the offer from the employer. Such ballot shall also disclose the percentage of increase or decrease both offers have over or under the last contract of the two parties.D. Agreements which are reached as a result of selection by the arbitration board or by election shall be effective on the first day of the fiscal year involved regardless of the date of the final selection.Added by Laws 2003, c. 136, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 104, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-7. Negotiated collective bargaining agreement - Required provisions - Disputes.

|Any agreement actually negotiated between the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities either before or within thirty (30) days after arbitration shall constitute the collective bargaining contract governing full-time firefighters in the Rural Fire Protection District for the period stated therein; provided that such period shall not exceed one (1) year. Any collective bargaining agreement negotiated under the terms and provisions of this act shall specifically provide that the full-time firefighters in the Rural Fire Protection District who are subject to its terms shall have no right to engage in any work stoppage, slowdown or strike, the consideration for such provision being the right to a resolution of disputed questions. All rules, regulations, fiscal procedures, working conditions, district practices and manner of conducting the operation and administration of Rural Fire Protection Districts currently in effect on the effective date of any negotiated agreement shall be deemed a part of the agreement except as modified or changed by the specific terms of such agreement. Every such agreement shall contain a clause establishing arbitration procedures for the immediate and speedy resolution and determination of any dispute which may arise involving the interpretation or application of any of the provisions of such agreement or the actions of any of the parties under that agreement. In the absence of such negotiated procedure, the dispute may be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of this act, except that the arbitration board shall be convened within ten (10) days after demand therefor by the bargaining agent upon the corporate authority or authorities. In such case the arbitration board's determination shall be final. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 136, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-8. Appropriation of monies required by collective bargaining - Notice - Time limitation.

|When wages, rates of pay or any other matters requiring appropriation of monies by any Rural Fire Protection District are included as matters of collective bargaining conducted under the provisions of this act, it is the obligation of the bargaining agent to serve written notice of request for collective bargaining on the corporate authorities at least one hundred twenty (120) days before the last day on which monies can be appropriated by the Rural Fire Protection District to cover the contract period which is the subject of the collective bargaining procedure. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 136, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-9. Violations - Penalties.

|It shall be unlawful for any collective bargaining representative or member of a Rural Fire Protection District to strike or engage in any work stoppage; and it shall further be unlawful for any official, executive, administrator, manager, or member of a governing body exercising the authority to fix and determine the salaries, hours of work, and employment conditions of a Rural Fire Protection District in this state to fail to bargain in good faith in accordance with the provisions of this act. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for such offense, and each day during which such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense. Any such conviction shall be grounds for immediate dismissal from Rural Fire Protection District employment, for any full-time firefighter so employed. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 136, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.31 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.31. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Fire Protection District Budget Act". |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 1, eff. June 1, 1987.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.32 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.32. Purpose of act.

|The purpose of this act is to provide a budget procedure for fire protection districts which shall: |1. Establish uniform and sound fiscal procedures for the preparation, adoption, execution and control of budgets;2. Enable districts to make financial plans for both current and capital expenditures and to ensure that their directors administer their respective functions in accordance with adopted budgets;3. Make available to the public and investors sufficient information regarding the financial conditions, requirements and expectations of the district; and4. Assist districts in improving and implementing generally accepted accounting principles as applied to governmental accounting, auditing and financial reporting and standards of governmental finance management.Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 2, eff. June 1, 1987.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.33. Application of act.

|This act shall apply to all fire protection districts created pursuant to the provisions of Section 901 et seq. of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 3, eff. June 1, 1987.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.34. Definitions.

|As used in this act: |1. "Account" means an entity for recording specific revenues or expenditures or for grouping related or similar classes of revenues and expenditures and recording them within a fund or department;2. "Appropriation" means an authorization and allocation of money to be expanded for a purpose;3. "Board" means the board of directors of a fire protection district;4. "Budget" means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year, including an estimate of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means for financing them;5. "Budget summary" means a tabular listing of revenues by source and expenditure, by fund and by department within each fund for a budget year;6. "Budget year" means the fiscal year for which a budget is prepared or being prepared;7. "Current year" means the year in which the budget is prepared and adopted, or the fiscal year immediately preceding the budget year;8. "Deficit" means the excess of the liabilities, reserves, contributions and encumbrances of a fund over its assets as reflected by its book of account;9. "Department" means a functional unit within a fund which carries on a specific activity;10. "District" means a fire protection district;11. "Estimated revenue" means the amount of revenues estimated to be received during the budget year in each fund for which a budget is prepared. Revenue includes any appropriated fund balance in the budget of revenues for a fund for the budget year;12. "Fiscal year" means the annual period for reporting fiscal operations which begins and ends on dates as the Legislature provides;13. "Fund" means an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts to record cash and other financial resources, together with all liabilities, which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives, or as otherwise defined in current generally accepted accounting principles;14. "Fund balance" means the excess of the assets of a fund over its liabilities, reserves, contributions and encumbrances, as reflected by its books of accounts;15. "Immediate prior fiscal year" means the fiscal year preceding the current year;16. "Operating reserve" means that portion of the fund balance which has not been appropriated in a budget year. The "operating reserve" will be equivalent to the "unappropriated fund balance" in any fund for which a budget is prepared.Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 4, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 3, operative July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.35. Advice and services of State Auditor and Inspector.

|The State Auditor and Inspector or his designee shall advise the districts on procedural and technical matters relating to accounting and budget procedures and shall prescribe all the forms of whatever nature, including but not limited to, budget forms, supporting schedules and other accounting books and records. It shall be the duty of the district with notice of such advice to follow the instructions or advice of the State Auditor and Inspector until relieved of such duty by a court of competent jurisdiction or until the Supreme Court shall hold otherwise. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 5, eff. June 1, 1987.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.36 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.36. Annual financial statement.

|It shall be the duty of the board of the district on or before the third Monday of July in each year to produce or cause to be produced and forwarded to the State Auditor and Inspector a financial statement of the district for the preceding year ending June 30th. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 6, eff. June 1, 1987.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.37 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.37. Budgets - Format - Budget summary - Estimate of revenues - Determination of needs.

|A. At least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, a budget for each fund of the district for which a budget is required shall be completed by the board. Each budget shall provide a complete financial plan for the budget year. The budget format shall be as prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector. The format shall contain at least the following in tabular form for each fund, itemized by department and account within each fund: |1. Actual revenues and expenditures for the immediate prior fiscal year;2. Estimated actual revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal year; and3. Estimated revenues and expenditures for the budget year.B. The budget for each fund shall contain a budget summary. It shall also be accompanied by a budget message from the board which shall explain the budget and describe its important features.C. The estimate of revenues in each fund for any budget year shall include probable income by source which the district is legally empowered to collect or receive at the time the budgets are adopted. The estimate shall be based upon a review and analysis of past and anticipated revenues of the district. Any portion of the budget of revenues to be derived from special assessments shall not exceed the estimated amount of the assessment which is available for appropriation, as finally determined by the board, or which can or must be raised as required by law. The budget of expenditures for each fund shall not exceed the estimated revenues for each fund. No more than ten percent (10%) of the total budget for any fund may be budgeted for miscellaneous purposes.D. The board shall determine the needs of the district for sinking fund purposes, and include these requirements in the debt service fund budget for the budget year.Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 7, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 4, operative July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.40 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.40. Cash surpluses.

|If and when an actual cash surplus accrues in any fund for any prior fiscal year, such surplus shall forthwith be transferred to the same fund for the fiscal year next succeeding the year for which the assessments were originally imposed, and shall be used to pay any warrants and interest thereon which may be outstanding and unpaid for such year. After all warrants and interest on such warrants for such year have been paid or reserved for the surplus, if any, shall forthwith be transferred to the next succeeding year for the same purpose. This procedure shall be followed for each succeeding fiscal year or reserved for, and then any cash surplus remaining shall accrue and be transferred to the current fiscal year, to be used to pay any legal warrant and interest charges of such year. The term "actual cash surplus" as used herein, is hereby defined to mean an excess of actual cash actually on hand over and above all legal obligations. Assessments in process of collection shall not be considered in determining the actual cash surplus for any fund for any fiscal year or years. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 10, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 5, operative July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.41 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.41. Accounts and accounting - Budgets - Needs assessment.

|Any monies received or expended by the district must be accounted for by fund and account. Each district shall prepare a budget for the general fund and for other funds as the board may require pursuant to this act. The board shall determine the district's needs for sinking fund purposes, and include these requirements in the debt service fund budget for the budget year. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 11, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 6, operative July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.42 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.42. Hearing on proposed budget.

|The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the beginning of the budget year. Notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, together with the proposed budget summaries, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not less than five (5) days before the date of the hearing. Affidavit and proof of publication shall be attached to the budget when filed with the county clerk and State Auditor and Inspector. The district shall make available a sufficient number of copies of the proposed budgets as the board shall determine and have them available for review or for distribution or sale at the office of the district. At the public hearing on the budgets, any person may present to the board comments, recommendations or information on any part of the proposed budget. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 12, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 7, operative July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.43 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.43. Adoption of budget.

|A. After the hearing required by Section 901.42 of this title, and at least seven (7) days prior to the beginning of the budget year, the board shall adopt the budget. The board may add or increase items or delete or decrease items in the budget. In all cases the proposed expenditures shall not exceed the estimated revenues for any fund. |B. The adopted budget shall be filed with the county clerk of each county in which the district is located on or before the first day of the budget year. At the same time that the budget is filed with the county clerk, one copy of the budget as adopted shall be transmitted to the State Auditor and Inspector and one copy shall be kept on file in the office of the district.C. The adopted budget shall be in effect on and after the first day of the fiscal year to which it applies. The budget as adopted and filed with the State Auditor and Inspector shall constitute an appropriation for each fund, and the appropriation thus made shall not be used for any other purpose except as provided by law.Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 13, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 8, operative July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.44 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.44. Protests.

|Within thirty (30) days after the filing of any district budget with the State Auditor and Inspector, any party being assessed may commence action in district court to protest any alleged illegality of the budget or assessment. The thirty-day protest period begins upon the date the budget is received in the Office of the State Auditor and Inspector. After receipt of a protest, the State Auditor and Inspector shall transmit by certified mail one copy of each protest to the district, and one copy of each protest to the county treasurer of each county in which the district is located. Any protest filed shall inure to the benefit of all parties assessed within the district. Upon notification of a protest being filed in district court, the district will have thirty (30) days to withdraw the budget in order to correct any alleged illegalities. If no protest is filed within the thirty-day period, the budget, any appropriations and assessments thereof shall be deemed legal and final until amended by the board as authorized by law. Parties being assessed shall have the right at all reasonable times to examine the budget on file with the board, the county clerk or the State Auditor and Inspector for the purpose of checking illegalities in the budget or for filing protests in accordance with this section. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 14, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 9, operative July 1, 1989.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.45 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.45. Funds - Prohibited acts - Liability.

|A. No expenditure may be authorized or made by any employee or member of the board which exceeds any fund balance for any fund of the budget as adopted or amended or which exceeds the appropriation for any fund of the budget as adopted or amended. Any balance remaining in a fund at the end of the budget year shall be carried forward to the credit of the fund for the next budget year. |B. It shall be unlawful for any employee or member of the board in any budget year:1. To create or authorize creation of a deficit in any fund; or2. To authorize, make or incur expenditures or encumbrances in excess of ninety percent (90%) of the appropriation for any fund of the budget as adopted or amended until revenues in an amount equal to at least ninety percent (90%) of the appropriation for the fund have been collected. Any fund balance which is included in the appropriation for the fund is considered revenue in the budget year for which it is appropriated. Expenditures may then be made and authorized so long as any expenditure does not exceed any fund balance.C. Any obligation that is contracted or authorized by any member or employee of the board in violation of this act shall become the obligation of the member or employee himself and shall not be valid or enforceable against the district. Any member or employee who violates this act shall forfeit his position and shall be subject to such civil and criminal punishments as are provided by law. Any obligation, authorization for expenditure or expenditure made in violation of this act shall be illegal and void.Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 15, eff. June 1, 1987.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.46 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.46. Funds and accounts.

|A district shall maintain, according to its own accounting needs, some or all of the funds and account groups in its system of accounts that are consistent with legal and operating requirements and as prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector. The required funds may include, but not be limited to: |1. A general fund, to account for all monies received and disbursed for general district purposes, including all assets, liabilities, reserves, fund balances, revenues and expenditures which are not accounted for in any other fund or special ledger account;2. Special revenue funds, as required, to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are restricted by law to expenditures for specified purposes;3. Debt service fund, which shall include the district sinking fund, established to account for the retirement of general obligation bonds or other long-term debt and payment of interest thereon. Any monies pledged to service general obligation bonds or other long-term debt must be deposited in the debt service fund;4. Capital improvement fund, to account for financial resources segregated for acquisition, construction or other improvement related to capital facilities other than those financed by general long-term debt;5. A ledger or group of accounts in which to record the details relating to the general fixed assets of the county;6. A ledger or group of accounts in which to record the details relating to the general funds or other long-term debt of the district; and7. Such other funds or ledgers as may be established by the district.Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 16, eff. June 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 222, § 10, operative July 1, 1989.