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65 OK Stat § 65-154 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-154. Library commission - Appointment - Tenure - Vacancies - Compensation.

|The city-county library commission shall consist of eleven (11) members. Six of the members shall be appointed by the mayor of the city subject to approval of the governing body thereof. Three of the members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners. The mayor of the city and the chairman of the board of county commissioners shall be ex officio members of the commission and shall be entitled to vote on all matters. The chairman of the board of county commissioners may designate another county commissioner to serve in place of the chairman on the commission. The county commissioner designated by the chairman shall have the same voting rights as the chairman of the board of county commissioners. The initial appointments by the city shall designate two members to serve a term of three (3) years, two members to serve a term of two (2) years, and two members to serve a term of one (1) year. The initial appointments by the county shall designate one member to serve a term of three (3) years, one member to serve a term of two (2) years, and one member to serve a term of one (1) year. Provided, that the terms of such initial appointees and the terms of all future appointees of both the city and county shall expire on July 31 of that year in which they expire, regardless of the calendar date when such appointments are made. Subsequent appointments of either the city or the county shall be for three-year terms, except in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy in the membership of the commission, which latter appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired term of the member whose death, resignation, or removal has created the vacancy. A member of such commission once qualified can thereafter be removed during his term of office only for misconduct or neglect of duty and, if he requests a hearing before the governing body by which he was appointed, after such hearing has been held. All members of the commission shall serve thereon without compensation. Expenses which are incurred by members pursuant to prior specific authorization by the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the city shall be reimbursed, provided that expenses incurred for transportation, meals, and lodging shall be reimbursed only if incurred in connection with authorized travel outside the county. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 492, § 4, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 17, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
65 OK Stat § 65-155 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-155. Officers - Meetings - Quorums - Contracts.

|The commission shall elect its chairman from the appointed members and fill such other offices as its bylaws may establish. The term of the chairman shall be one (1) year. The commission shall hold at least one 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. Six commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers of the commission. The commission may establish a schedule of fees to cover 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. 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; 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 herein provided. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 493, § 5, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 335, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993.
65 OK Stat § 65-156 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-156. Librarian - Qualifications - Staff - Other employees.

|The commission shall appoint a librarian of the city-county library system on the basis of merit and experience. Such librarian shall be a graduate of a library school accredited by the American Library Association. The librarian shall serve at the discretion of the commission. The librarian may appoint and remove staff members and other employees, subject to the approval of the commission. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 493, § 6, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 322, § 15, eff. July 1, 1992.
65 OK Stat § 65-158 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-158. Library commission - General powers and duties.

|Every city-county library commission created by this act shall have all the powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose and provisions hereof, including in addition to others herein granted, the following powers: |(a) To establish a city-county library system and to adopt such rules and regulations for the operation thereof as may be deemed necessary or expedient.(b) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings or portions of buildings for library purposes.(c) To erect, maintain, and operate public library buildings at one or more places in the county.(d) To accept transfer of any existing public library or libraries by lease or other conveyance.(e) To acquire by purchase or otherwise books and other personal property customarily used in the operation of public libraries, including necessary motor vehicles.(f) To sell and dispose of personal property acquired by purchase or other means when by proper resolution the commission finds that said property is not needed for library purposes.(g) To accept, hold, and convey legal title to interests in real property in the name "City-County Library Commission of _____ County" which shall be its official name. Deeds or other conveyances of said interests in real property shall be executed for and on behalf of the commission by the chairman and shall be attested by the secretary, only after authorization by resolution of the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners.(h) To accept, or in its discretion to decline donations tendered to the city-county library system.(i) To administer the expenditure of any funds which may become available for library purposes pursuant to the provisions of Section 10A, Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.(j) To enter into agreements with school districts in any area served by the library upon such terms as may be mutually agreed. The agreement shall prescribe equitable charges for the cost to serve schools which include on-site costs of library collection and library automation and the cost of providing assigned staffing which meets the certification requirements for school library media programs.Added by Laws 1961, p. 494, § 8, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 335, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 362, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994.
65 OK Stat § 65-158.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-158.1. Limitations on library commissions in counties of less than 200,000 population.

|In exercising its powers and fulfilling its duties, a commission for a city-county library in a county having a population of less than two hundred thousand (200,000) shall be subject to the following limitations in addition to other limitations specifically provided by statute: |1. The commission's exercise of the powers granted pursuant to Section 158 of this title shall be subject to approval by the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners;2. The commission shall submit its fee schedules, contracts, expenses and annual budget for approval of the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners;3. The commission may contract for, receive, utilize and disburse any grants or other financial assistance from the United States or from any other source only in such manner as may be agreed upon by the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners;4. Vouchers to pay claims authorized by the commission may be issued only after the claims have been approved by the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners; and5. The commission may execute deeds or other conveyances of interests in real property only after authorization by resolutions of the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners.Added by Laws 1993, c. 335, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993
65 OK Stat § 65-159 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-159. Other libraries - Contracts.

|The governing body of any other city or town in any county is authorized to contract with the city-county library commission, subject to the approval of the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners, to bring such other city or town into the city-county library system, upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon, and for that purpose may lease to the city-county library commission any library facilities or property which such other city or town may own, may include in its annual budget appropriations for participation in the city-county library system, and shall pay over to the city-county library system funds so appropriated. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 495, § 9, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 322, § 17, eff. July 1, 1992.
65 OK Stat § 65-160 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-160. Employee retirement.

|If, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 37 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes or of any statute supplemental thereto or of any charter provision of the city, a retirement system is established for the employees of the city, the employees of the city-county library system may be included in that retirement system on the same basis applicable to employees of the city, if the commission so recommends and the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the city approve. Nothing otherwise provided by law shall operate to prohibit the appropriation of county funds for the payment of the county's pro rata share of the contribution to be made to the retirement fund on behalf of the employees of the city-county library system. In the event funds become available for library purposes pursuant to the provisions of Section 10A of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, the entire contribution on behalf of the employees of the city-county library system may be paid from such funds. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 495, § 10, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961.
65 OK Stat § 65-161 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-161. Act cumulative.

|This act is intended to be cumulative and in addition to any other law heretofore passed on libraries and shall not repeal any law on this subject. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 495, § 11, emerg. eff. April 13, 1961.
65 OK Stat § 65-182 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-182. Insurance - Public governmental function.

|Any library or libraries owned or operated by the state or any multicounty or district, city-county or joint city-county, county, city, town, or other public library or libraries, may purchase insurance from the funds of such libraries or entities for protection against loss, loss of use, destruction, theft, damages, or other casualties to the property belonging to or used by said libraries or library entities. The ownership and operation of such libraries is hereby declared to be a public governmental function. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 496, § 1, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961.
65 OK Stat § 65-183 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-183. Act construed.

|Nothing in this act shall affect, limit, modify, restrict, or supplant the provisions of House Bill 839, Twenty-eighth Legislature. |Added by Laws 1961, p. 496, § 2, emerg. eff. Aug. 7, 1961.
65 OK Stat § 65-184 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-184. Workers' compensation insurance for library employees.

|From and after the effective date of this act, it shall be lawful to purchase Workers' Compensation Insurance for all employees of city-county, joint city-county, cooperative county, and all other employees of public libraries authorized to be created under the Constitution and laws of Oklahoma. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 130, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965.
65 OK Stat § 65-185 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-185. Cost of premiums.

|The cost of premiums of such Workers' Compensation Insurance shall be lawful expenditures, and shall be set up and estimated for budgetary purposes as are other governmental expenses. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 130, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965.
65 OK Stat § 65-551 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-551. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Metropolitan Library Act". |Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
65 OK Stat § 65-552 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-552. Applicability.

|This act shall apply to any joint city-county public libraries established and maintained under the provisions of Article X, Section 10A of the Oklahoma Constitution in any county having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, provided, that in counties with more than one hundred thousand (100,000) population, and having a metropolitan library system, such library may elect to come under the provisions of this act upon a majority vote of the city-county library commission. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 77, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1992, c. 322, § 18, eff. July 1, 1992.
65 OK Stat § 65-553 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-553. Purpose - Commission created.

|The purpose of this act is to foster and promote the establishment, maintenance and operation of city-county library systems in order to give all of the citizens of the counties affected hereby equal access to comprehensive library collections. It is the policy of the state to encourage the formation of such cooperative library systems to the end of avoiding unnecessary duplication in the maintenance and operation of public libraries and to stimulate the use of books and other library materials. |In order to make adequate library services available to the residents of the more densely populated counties of this state, to provide for the most efficient development of library facilities within such counties and to provide for each of such counties a city-county library system, there is hereby created in each of such counties which avails itself of the provisions of this act a metropolitan library commission, with the powers and duties set out in this act.Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
65 OK Stat § 65-555 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-555. Officers - Meetings - Quorum - Contracts.

|The commission shall elect its chairman from the appointed members and fill such other offices as its bylaws may establish. The commission shall hold at least one 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. For the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers of the commission, a majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. The commission may establish a schedule of fees to cover various services rendered and may also contract with other persons, agencies and any governmental unit 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. 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; may incur necessary expenses in obtaining said grants or financial assistance, within the limits of its appropriations; and shall receive and disburse such grants or other financial assistance. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 5, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 66, § 2, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1992, c. 322, § 20, eff. July 1, 1992.
65 OK Stat § 65-556 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-556. Librarian.

|The commission shall appoint a librarian of the metropolitan library system on the basis of merit and experience. Such librarian shall be a graduate of a library school accredited by the American Library Association. The librarian shall serve at the discretion of the commission. The librarian may appoint and remove staff members and other employees, subject to the approval of the commission. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 6, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
65 OK Stat § 65-558 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-558. Powers of commission.

|Every metropolitan library commission created by this act shall have all powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose and provisions hereof, including, in addition to others herein granted, the following powers: |(a) To operate and maintain a city-county library system and to adopt such rules and regulations for the operation thereof as may be deemed necessary or expedient.(b) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings or portions of buildings for library purposes.(c) To erect, maintain, and operate public library buildings at one or more places in the county.(d) To accept transfer of any existing public library or libraries by lease or other conveyance.(e) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, books and other personal property customarily used in the operation of public libraries including necessary motor vehicles.(f) To sell and dispose of personal property acquired by purchase or other means when by proper resolution the commission finds that said property is not needed for library purposes.(g) To accept, hold, and convey legal title to interests in real property in the name "Metropolitan Library Commission of ________ County" which shall be its official name. Deeds or other conveyances of said interests in real property shall be executed for and on behalf of the commission by the chairman and shall be attested by the secretary.(h) To accept, or in its discretion to decline, donations tendered to the city-county library system.(i) To administer the expenditure of any funds which may become available for library purposes pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 10A of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.(j) To borrow on the credit of the commission for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year.(k) To do all other things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act.Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
65 OK Stat § 65-559 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-559. Bringing other cities and towns into system.

|The governing body of any other city or town in any county is authorized to contract with the metropolitan library commission, to bring such other city or town into the city-county library system, upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon, and for that purpose may lease to the metropolitan library commission any library facilities or property which such other city or town may own, may include in its annual budget appropriations for participation in the city-county library system, and shall pay over to the city-county system funds so appropriated. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 9, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
65 OK Stat § 65-560 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-560. Retirement system.

|If, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 37 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or of any statute supplemental thereto or of any charter provision of the city, a retirement system is established for the employees of the city, the employees of the city-county library system may be included in that retirement system on the same basis applicable to employees of the city, if the commission so recommends and the governing body of the city approves. Nothing otherwise provided by law shall operate to prohibit the appropriation of county funds for the payment of the county's pro rata share of the contribution to be made to the retirement fund on behalf of the employees of the city-county library system. In the event funds become available for library purposes pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 10A, of the Oklahoma Constitution, the entire contribution on behalf of the employees of the city-county library system may be paid from such funds. The commission may act so as to cause its employees to be included in the state retirement system and from its funds make the contributions necessary therefor. The commission may, in lieu of participation in the above-mentioned retirement systems, provide for the retirement of the employees of the city-county library system by the establishment of a self-insured trust, or by the purchase of annuity contracts or pension contracts from any insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Oklahoma. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 196, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1968.
65 OK Stat § 65-561 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 65. Public Libraries|§65-561. Act as cumulative.

|This act is intended to be cumulative and in addition to any other law heretofore passed on libraries and shall not repeal any law on this subject. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 11, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
66 OK Stat § 66-7.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-7.1. Certain maps to be filed with Archives and Records Division of Department of Libraries.

|Any railroad corporation abandoning any section of track or right-of-way in the state shall file a copy of all maps pertaining to said section of track or right-of-way with the Archives and Records Division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries within six (6) months after a final decision and certificate of abandonment has been issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission. |Laws 1981, c. 39, § 1.
66 OK Stat § 66-9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 66. Railroads|§66-9. Extensions and branches may be built.

|Any railroad corporation may, under the provisions of this article, extend its road from any point named in its charter or articles of organization, or may build branch roads either from any point on its line of road or from any point on the line of any other road connecting or to be connected with its road, the use of which other roads between such points and the connection with its own road such corporation shall have secured by lease or agreement for a term of not less than ten (10) years from its date. Before making such extension or building any such branch road, such corporation shall, by resolution of its directors, to be entered in the record of its proceedings, designate the route of such proposed extension or branch in the manner provided in Section 1376, and file a copy of such record, certified by the president and secretary, in the office of the Secretary of State, and cause the same to be recorded as provided in said Section 1376. Thereupon such corporation shall have all the rights and privileges to make such extension or build such branch and receive aid thereto which it would have had if it had been authorized in its charter or articles of organization. But this section shall not be construed to authorize any railroad corporations to consolidate with each other. |R.L. 1910, § 1384.