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19 OK Stat § 19-901.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.23. Withdrawal of territory from district.

|Any portion of the district which will not be benefited by remaining therein may be withdrawn from the district by the filing of a petition containing the names of more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the homeowners with three (3) acres or less, homeowners within a planned unit development, or property owners who are not developers of a planned unit development or other real estate development within the portion sought to be withdrawn, requesting the withdrawal of such portion from the district on the grounds that it will not be benefited by remaining therein. Such petition shall be filed with the board of county commissioners and notice thereof shall be given to the board of directors of the district. The time for hearing said petition shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the receipt of the petition. Any person interested may appear at the hearing and object to the withdrawal or may object to the continuance of the remaining territory as a district. The board of county commissioners shall consider and pass upon all objections and if it finds that the portion of the district sought to be withdrawn will not be benefited by remaining within the district and will not serve as a fire hazard to the remaining portion of the district, and that the territory remaining in the district will be benefited by continuing as a district then it shall grant the petition. In determining the benefits to the territory to be withdrawn and determining what constitutes a fire hazard, the board shall consider the location of the nearest fire protection facility. If the nearest facility is considered by the board to be an unsafe distance which would create a fire hazard to the territory to be withdrawn or the remaining territory, the board shall deny the petition. The board shall also consider the benefit to the territory sought to be withdrawn of any newly constructed fire protection facilities or newly purchased fire protection equipment for the district and if such facilities and equipment are determined to be of substantial benefit to the territory to be withdrawn, then the board may deny the petition. If in the judgment of the board of county commissioners existence of the territory sought to be withdrawn will make further existence of the district impracticable, the board shall proceed to order a dissolution of the district. In the case of withdrawal of any property from the district as herein provided, such property shall remain subject to the payment of its proportionate part of any bonds theretofore authorized by the district and shall remain subject to annual assessment for the payment of the principal and interest thereof in the same manner and to the same extent as if such property had not been withdrawn. Such annual assessments, however, shall be computed upon the appraisal shown on the district appraisal record at the time of the withdrawal of such property. |Added by Laws 1949, p. 159, § 23. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 6, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2018, c. 74, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.24. Dissolution of district.

|In the event of the dissolution of a district, the board of directors of the district shall be trustees for the disposition of the property and the proceeds of the disposition of such property and all funds remaining on hand shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall thereupon succeed to the powers and duties of the district treasurer and who shall annually collect from all of the property which shall have been in the district at the time of the authorization of any bond, an annual assessment sufficient to pay the interest and amount necessary to retire such outstanding bonds as the same may become due. Such annual assessment shall be based upon the district appraisal record at the time of dissolution. When all of the property of the district has been disposed of and the funds of the district deposited with the county treasurer, the powers and functions of the district board, as trustees for dissolution, shall cease and the board of county commissioners of the county in which such district is located shall succeed to all of the powers and duties of the district insofar as it shall be necessary for them to wind up and conclude the affairs of the district. |Added by Laws 1949, p. 160, § 24.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.25 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.25. Contracts for fire protection service.

|A. Any city or town located in the same county as any fire protection district may contract, for one (1) year or more, for fire protection service by the district throughout or within part of the area of the city or town. During the term of the contract, without curtailing the rights, powers and duties of the city, the area covered by the contract may in accordance with express terms of the contract be construed as part of the district territory for all fire protection purposes under this act. |B. Owners or occupants of property in the vicinity of the district not included within the territory of any city or town or other fire protection district, and such district may contract, for one (1) year or more, for fire protection service by the district for the property described in the contract, which such contract shall provide for a fixed annual payment of an agreed amount by the owner or occupant of the property to the district to be paid annually in advance at the date of the making of such contract, and on the even date thereof for each subsequent year covered by the contract.C. The contract shall be in writing and shall be set forth in full in the minutes of the respective governing bodies of the contracting parties and a duplicate original shall be filed with the records of the district in the office of the county clerk.D. Upon the filing of the contract, the district shall be an independent contractor.Added by Laws 1949, p. 160, § 25. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 150, § 3, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 221, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.25a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.25a. Inclusion of contiguous districts.

|When the respective territories of any city or town and any district are contiguous they may be included in the limits of the district in the same manner as provided for the organization of fire protection districts. Such territory shall not be included or added to the territory of the district without the consent of the board of directors, certified to the board of county commissioners. In case any such territory is added to the district the property therein shall immediately become subject to the lien for the payment of bonds theretofore authorized by the district in the same manner as property within the district at the time of authorization of such bonds. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 24, eff. June 1, 1987.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.27 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.27. Audits - Order - Petition - Cost.

|A. The board of directors of each fire protection district with revenues of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or more to its general fund during a fiscal year shall cause an audit to be made of, including but not limited to, the funds, accounts and fiscal affairs of such district. The audit shall be ordered within thirty (30) days of the close of each fiscal year of the district which shall commence July 1 and end on June 30. The board of directors may choose to have a fiscal year which shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31. |B. Provided, any fire protection district may have its books audited and examined by the State Auditor and Inspector, upon petition signed by a number of registered voters, each registered at an address within the geographical boundaries of the fire protection district, equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of persons voting for the office or question receiving the highest number of votes in the last annual election of the district according to certification from the county election board of the county wherein supervision of the district is located. The petition must be submitted to the office of the State Auditor and Inspector prior to the audit and examination. The cost of the audit or examination, which shall be borne by the district, shall be ascertained prior to the petitioning for the audit and shall be stated in the petition prior to the collection of any signatures.Added by Laws 1986, c. 70, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 22, eff. June 1, 1987; Laws 1990, c. 76, § 1, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 397, § 8, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2008, c. 88, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2019, c. 206, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.28 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.28. Certification of audit - Standards - Filing - Certification of creation - Filing of creating document.

|A. The audits required by Section 901.27 of this title shall be prepared by a certified public accountant or a licensed public accountant. The required audit shall adhere to standards set by the State Auditor and Inspector. One copy of the annual audit shall be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector, and one copy shall be filed with the appropriate county clerk not more than one hundred twenty (120) days following the close of each fiscal year of the district. |B. In the event that a copy of the audit as required by this section is not filed with the State Auditor and Inspector within the time herein provided or for any other reason deemed expedient by him, the State Auditor and Inspector is authorized to either commence an audit or employ a certified public accountant or licensed public accountant to make the audit herein required at the cost and expense of the fire protection district.C. Within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this act or within one hundred eighty (180) days after creation, whichever is first, each fire protection district organized pursuant to the provisions of Section 901.1 et seq. of this title shall certify to the State Auditor and Inspector the date it was created.D. Prior to the levying of any special assessment by a fire protection district, there shall be filed with the Secretary of State an executed original or certified copy of a written instrument or election return declaring creation of such district and a notice of said filing with the Secretary of State shall be delivered to the State Auditor and Inspector.Added by Laws 1986, c. 70, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 23, eff. June 1, 1987; Laws 1992, c. 397, § 9, eff. July 1, 1992.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.29 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.29. Expenses of audit.

|The necessary expense of audits required by Section 1 of this act shall be paid from funds of the fire protection district. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 70, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-2.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-2.1. Subpoena of witnesses and documents - Notice and service - Rules - Hearings.

|A. To accomplish the objectives and to perform the duties prescribed by this act, the Public Employees Relations Board may subpoena witnesses, issue subpoenas to require the production of books, papers, records, and documents which may be needed as evidence of any matter under inquiry, and administer oaths and affirmations. In cases of neglect or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, the district court of the county in which the investigations or the public hearings are taking place, upon application by the Board, may issue an order requiring such person to appear before the Board and produce evidence about the matter under investigation. Failure to obey such order may be punished by the court as contempt. |B. Any subpoena, notice of hearing, or other process or notice of the Board issued under the provisions of this act may be served personally, by registered mail, or by leaving a copy at the principal office of the person required to be served. A return made and verified by the individual making such service and setting forth the manner of such service shall be proof of service, and a returned post office receipt, when registered or certified mail is used, shall be proof of service.C. The Board shall adopt, promulgate, amend, or rescind such rules as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Public hearings shall be held by the Board on any proposed rule of general applicability designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe policy, procedure or practice requirements under the provisions of this act and on any proposed change to such existing rule. Reasonable notice shall be given prior to such hearings, which shall include the time, place, and nature of such hearing and the terms or substance of the proposed rule or the changes to such rule.Added by Laws 2004, c. 104, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-2.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-2.2. Unfair labor practices - Complaint - Order to cease and desist - Restraining order.

|A. The Public Employees Relations Board is empowered, as hereinafter provided, to prevent any person, including a bargaining agent and corporate authorities, from engaging in any unfair labor practice as defined herein. |B. Whenever it is charged that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any such unfair labor practice, the Board shall have the power to issue and cause to be served upon such person a complaint stating the charges in that respect and containing a notice of hearing before the Board, at a place therein fixed, not less than five (5) days after the serving of the complaint. The respondent shall have the right to file an answer and to appear and give testimony at the time and place fixed in the complaint. At the discretion of the Board, any other person may be allowed to intervene in such proceeding.C. If, upon the preponderance of the testimony taken, the Board shall be of the opinion that the person named in the complaint has engaged in or is engaging in any such unfair labor practice, then the Board shall state its findings of fact and shall issue and cause to be served on such person an order requiring such person to cease and desist from such unfair labor practice. Such order may further require such person to make reports from time to time showing the extent to which it has complied with the order. If, upon the preponderance of the testimony taken, the Board shall not be of the opinion that the respondent has engaged in or is engaging in any such unfair labor practice, then the Board shall state its findings of fact and shall issue an order dismissing the complaint.D. The Board, or any interested party, shall have the power to petition the district court, wherein the unfair labor practice in question occurred, for the enforcement of such order and for appropriate temporary relief from restraining order.Added by Laws 2004, c. 104, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-3. Agreement on contract - Submission to arbitration - Selection of arbitrators.

|A. It shall be the obligation of the Rural Fire Protection District, acting through its corporate authorities, to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with the representatives of the full-time firefighters within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from said bargaining agent requesting a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. The obligation shall include the duty to cause any collective bargaining agreement resulting from negotiations to be reduced to a written agreement, the term of which shall not exceed one (1) year; provided, any such agreement shall continue from year to year and be automatically extended for one-year terms unless written notice of request for bargaining is given by either the Rural Fire Protection District authorities or the bargaining agent of the full-time firefighters at least thirty (30) days before the anniversary date of such negotiated agreement. Within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice by the other party, a conference shall be scheduled for the purposes of collective bargaining, and until a new agreement is reached, the currently existing written agreement shall not expire and shall continue in full force and effect. |B. In the event that the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of the first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to arbitration, upon request of either party.C. Within five (5) days from the date of the request for arbitration referred to in subsection B of this section, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall each select and name one arbitrator and shall immediately thereafter notify each other in writing of the name and address of the person so selected. The two arbitrators so selected and named shall, within five (5) days from and after the expiration of the five-day period hereinabove mentioned, agree upon and select a third arbitrator. If, on the expiration of the period allowed therefor, the arbitrators are unable to agree upon the selection of a third arbitrator, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide a list of five arbitrators. Within five (5) days after receipt of the list of arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the two arbitrators already selected shall alternately strike the name of one arbitrator from the list of five until one name remains, with the employer making the first strike from the list. The third arbitrator, whether selected as a result of an agreement between the two arbitrators previously selected or selected from the list provided by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, shall act as chairperson of the arbitration board.Added by Laws 2003, c. 136, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-4. Arbitration hearing - Submission of arbitration statement - Evidence - Selection decision.

|The arbitration board, acting through its chairperson, shall call a hearing to be held within ten (10) days after the date of the appointment of the chairperson and shall, acting through its chairperson, give at least seven (7) days of notice in writing to each of the other two arbitrators, the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities of the time and place of such hearing. At least seven (7) days before the date of the hearing the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities shall submit to each other and to the arbitration board members a written arbitration statement listing all contract terms which the parties have resolved and all contract issues which are unresolved. Each arbitration statement shall also include a final offer on each unresolved issue. The terms and offers contained in the arbitration statements shall be known collectively as each parties’ last best offer. The hearing shall be informal and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial proceedings shall not be binding. Any documentary evidence and other data deemed relevant by the arbitrators may be received into evidence. The arbitrators shall have the power to administer oaths and to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses, the production of books, records, and other evidence relative or pertinent to the issues presented to them for determination. A hearing shall be concluded within twenty (20) days from the time of commencement. Within seven (7) days after the conclusion of the hearing, a majority of the arbitration board members shall select one of the two last best offers as the contract of the parties. The criteria to be used by the board in determining which offer to select shall be limited to those in Section 6 of this act. The arbitration board may not modify, add to or delete from the last best offer of either party. Written notice of the selection decision shall be mailed or delivered to the employer and the union. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 136, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
19 OK Stat § 19-901.30-5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 19. Counties and County Officers|§19-901.30-5. Decision factors - Responsibility for fees and expenses.

|A. The arbitrators shall conduct the hearings and render their decision upon the basis of a prompt, peaceful and just settlement of all submitted disputes between the full-time firefighters in a Rural Fire Protection District and the corporate authorities. The factors, among others, to be given weight by the arbitrators in arriving at a decision shall include: |1. Comparison of wage rates, insurance, retirement, other fringe benefits or hourly conditions of employment of the rural fire district in question with prevailing wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of skilled employees of the building trades and industry in the local operating area involved;2. Comparison of wage rates, insurance, retirement, other fringe benefits or hourly conditions of employment of the rural fire district in question with wage rates or hourly conditions of employment maintained for the same or similar work of employees exhibiting like or similar skills under the same or similar working conditions in the local operating area involved;3. Comparison of wage rates, insurance, retirement, other fringe benefits or hourly conditions of employment of the rural fire district in question with wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of fire departments in other political subdivisions of comparable size and economic status both within and without the State of Oklahoma;4. Interest and welfare of the public and revenues available to the Rural Fire Protection District; or5. Comparison of peculiarities of employment in regard to other trades or professions, including specifically:a.hazards of employment,b.physical qualifications,c.educational qualifications,d.mental qualifications, ande.job training and skills.B. Fees and necessary expenses of the arbitrator selected by the bargaining agent and the arbitrator selected by the corporate authorities shall be borne by the bargaining agent and the corporate authorities respectively. The reasonable fees and necessary expenses of the third arbitrator shall be borne equally by the bargaining agent and corporate authorities.Added by Laws 2003, c. 136, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.