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62 OK Stat § 62-291 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-291. When cancellation authorized.

|That any municipality, political corporation or subdivision of this state, which has issued its bonds for any purpose and after the issuance or approval of said bonds it is determined that the purpose for which said bonds were issued has ceased to exist, is hereby authorized to cancel and destroy said bonds, thereby absolving itself from any liability for the payment of said bonds, or the coupons thereto attached, in the manner and under the procedure provided in Section Two hereof. |Laws 1919, c. 222, p. 318, § 1.
62 OK Stat § 62-292 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-292. Procedure - Notice.

|Whenever, after the issuance or approval of said bonds it shall be determined that the purpose for which said bonds have been issued by such municipality, political corporation or subdivision of this state, has ceased to exist, the commissioners, board, council, or other officers of such municipality, political corporation or subdivision of this state, shall at its next session, either regular or special, by resolution declare that the purpose for which said bonds were issued has so ceased to exist, and pursuant thereto shall authorize and direct its clerk or secretary to issue and publish notice of such fact and of its intention to cancel and destroy said bonds, in some newspaper of general circulation within such municipality, political corporation or subdivision of this state, or within the county in which same is located, for at least fourteen (14) days, two insertions being necessary, and such clerk or secretary shall immediately upon the passage of such resolution post copies of such notice in five public places within such municipality, political corporation or subdivision of this state. Such notice shall specifically designate the bonds to be canceled, stating the purpose for which issued, the amount and date thereof, and shall further state in substance that on a day certain not less than two (2) weeks from the first publication and posting of said notice, unless formal objection and protest in writing is made by at least one-third (1/3) of the voters, qualified to vote, at the election by which said bonds were authorized to be issued, the said commissioners, board, council, or other officers of said municipality, political corporation or subdivision of this state, will proceed to cancel and destroy said bonds. Such bonds shall be destroyed by burning; and the clerk, or secretary, shall make an entry on the records showing the cancellation and destruction of said bonds, and the date and reason therefor. |Laws 1919, c. 222, p. 318, Sec. 2.
62 OK Stat § 62-304.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-304.2. Assignment of salary or wage earnings.

|Except as otherwise provided by Section 165.3a of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes, assignment of salary or wage earnings in such instance shall be by separate instrument, and by affidavit. Except as otherwise provided by Section 165.3a of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes, it shall be unlawful to issue or authorize the issuance of a municipal warrant for salary or wages to any person other than the person earning the same, or to his or her assignee or the executor or administrator of his or her estate or to any person entitled to child support payments pursuant to an income assignment proceeding or a garnishment proceeding. Except as provided by income assignment procedures for the collection of child support, no assignment of a part of salary or wages shall be made, and any assignment of salary or wages before the same has been earned shall be a nullity and shall avail the assignee nothing. |Laws 1943, p. 143, § 2, emerg. eff. April 13, 1943; Laws 1986, c. 38, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1986; Laws 1994, c. 25, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1994.
62 OK Stat § 62-305.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-305.1. Municipal or public utility billing - Payment without verification - Late charges - Discounts.

|The governing board of a municipality shall be authorized to allow and pay the regular periodic billings of any municipal utility or of any public utility whose rates are fixed by, and are subject to the approval of, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission or any other public regulatory body or board of any utility cooperative for services furnished by the utility to the municipality without the issuance of a purchase order and filing of an invoice by such municipal or public utility, provided, further, that no municipal or public utility shall attach a late charge or deny a discount on any bill until a thirty-day period has lapsed from the receipt of the bill. |Laws 1969, c. 310, § 1; emerg. eff. April 28, 1969; Laws 1970, c. 216, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970; Laws 1980, c. 126, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 1980.
62 OK Stat § 62-305.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-305.2. Definitions.

|The term "municipality" as used herein shall include any county, school district, city or town, and the term "governing board" shall include the board of county commissioners of a county, the board of education or district board of any school district, the city council of a city, and the board of trustees of a town. |Added by Laws 1969, c. 310, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 1969.
62 OK Stat § 62-306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-306. Compromise and settlement of amount due under certain bonds and warrants and charged against property.

|The holder of any matured and unpaid street improvement bonds or warrants, or district sanitary sewer, or storm sewer, or sidewalk warrants, issued by any municipal corporation of this state, whether such bond or warrant be unpaid in part or in whole, together with the owner of any property which is or shall be charged with a lien for the payment of any such matured and unpaid bond or warrant, in whole or in part, by virtue of the act or acts under which such bond or warrant may have been issued, and together with the mayor and city council of the issuing municipality are hereby authorized to enter into a compromise and settlement of the amount due thereon and charged against any such property. |Laws 1937, p. 157, § 1.
62 OK Stat § 62-306a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-306a. Form and contents of compromise settlement.

|Such compromise settlement shall be in writing and shall prescribe the bond or bonds, or warrant or warrants involved, the date of issuance and maturity thereof; and the ordinance under which the same were issued; it shall also describe the property sought to be discharged and shall specify the total consideration for such settlement and the proportions of the same which the bondholder or warrant holder and the municipality shall each receive. It shall be executed by such bondholder or warrant holder, the property owner and the mayor of such municipality and shall be approved by resolution of the city council of such municipality. |Laws 1937, p. 157, § 2.
62 OK Stat § 62-306b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-306b. Judicial approval of compromise settlement - Release and discharge of property.

|When any such compromise settlement shall have been duly executed by the parties and approved by the city council of such municipality, the same shall be presented to the district court of the county wherein the property sought to be discharged is situated upon the petition of the parties, which petition shall recite the facts and circumstances of the proposed compromise settlement and pray the confirmation of the same by said court and an order discharging the property from the lien securing the payment of such matured and unpaid street improvement bond, or warrant, or district sanitary sewer, or storm sewer, or sidewalk warrant. At any time after the filing of such petition the parties may present the same to said court and the court upon presentation shall examine the same and if the court shall find that said proposed compromise settlement is a fair adjustment of the rights and interests of the parties and the consideration for the same adequate and properly proportioned, an order shall be entered confirming said compromise settlement and discharging and releasing the property involved of and from any charge or lien of any special tax assessed for the purpose of paying such matured and unpaid bond or warrant; and, said court shall, at the time of entering of said order, cause to be endorsed upon such bond or bonds, or warrant or warrants, a statement showing the discharge and release of such property. |Laws 1937, p. 157, § 3.
62 OK Stat § 62-306c (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-306c. Notation of discharge and release of property.

|The county treasurer shall, upon presentation of a certified copy of any order entered in accordance with Section 3 hereof, thereupon enter upon the tax rolls of said county wherein any such special assessment shall appear a notation showing that the same has been discharged and released by virtue of such compromise settlement and order of the district court thereon. |Laws 1937, p. 158, § 4.
62 OK Stat § 62-306d (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-306d. Cancellation of special assessment and lien of assessment or warrant.

|In any case where the owner of any property which is or shall be charged with a lien for the payment of any such matured and unpaid special assessment, district sanitary sewer, storm sewer, or sidewalk warrant, is the owner and holder of any such warrant, he may upon surrendering the same to the county treasurer of the county wherein any such special assessment shall appear, have such special assessment and the lien thereof canceled, and such treasurer shall make a notation upon the tax rolls showing that such special assessment has been discharged and released and shall cancel such warrant and file the same in his office. |Laws 1937, p. 158, § 5.
62 OK Stat § 62-306e (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-306e. Cancellation of special assessment and lien of bond, warrant or tax bill.

|In any case where the owner of any property which is or shall be charged with a lien for the payment of any such matured and unpaid special assessment street improvement bond or special assessment warrant or tax bill, is the owner and holder of any such bond or portion of bond or special assessment warrant or tax bill, he may upon surrendering the same to the city clerk of the municipality wherein such special assessment shall appear, have such special assessment and lien thereof canceled and such city clerk shall make an endorsement upon the bond or special assessment warrant or tax bill and such city clerk shall make a notation upon the special assessment tax rolls showing that such special assessment has been discharged and released and shall cancel such bond and file the same in his office. |Laws 1937, p. 158, § 6.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.1a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.1a. Acknowledgment of delivery of merchandise - Approval of payment.

|The officer, deputy or employee receiving satisfactory delivery of merchandise shall acknowledge such fact by signing the invoice or delivery ticket and no purchase order shall be approved for payment by the governing board unless the required signed invoices or delivery tickets are attached thereto. |Laws 1977, c. 75, § 2, operative July 1, 1977.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.2. Record of appropriations - Charges - Approval of claims - indebtedness in excess of appropriation - Authority to incur indebtedness.

|The clerk of each county or encumbering officer of the municipality shall keep a record in such form as prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector in which shall be kept an exact account of each appropriation as made by the county excise board as departmentalized for each department of government or as made by the municipal governing body as authorized by law. The amount and purpose of each purchase order or contract shall be charged against the appropriation as made by the excise board or governing body at the time purchase is made or contract let and the balance in the appropriation account after such charges are deducted shall constitute the unencumbered balance available. No purchase order shall be paid until approved by the officer, board or commission having charge of the office or department for which the appropriation is available and from which such payment is proposed to be made, provided that no indebtedness for any purpose shall be incurred in excess of the appropriation for that purpose and provided that the county and municipal officers referred to herein are made responsible on their official bond for any and all indebtedness incurred by them. Each county or municipal officer in charge of a department or appropriation account shall be allowed to incur indebtedness against all appropriations within his department under the regulations as provided for herein, except when otherwise provided by law; and provided further, that only those municipal officers and employees designated by the governing board shall have authority to obligate the municipality. |Laws 1947, p. 391, § 2; Laws 1977, c. 75, § 5, operative July 1, 1977; Laws 1979, c. 30, § 97, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 126, § 4, emerg. eff. April 10, 1980.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.3. Removal from office for exceeding appropriation.

|Any county or municipal officer who in his capacity as an officer or as or through a purchasing officer shall incur or cause to be incurred any indebtedness, purchase order or obligation for any purpose or for any account in excess of the appropriation available therefor shall forfeit and be removed from office in the manner provided by law for willful maladministration. |Laws 1947, p. 391, § 3; Laws 1977, c. 75, § 6, operative July 1, 1977.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.4. Unexpended balances of fiscal year available until September 30th - Notice to present claims.

|All unencumbered balances, if any, as shown by the officer charged with keeping the appropriation and expenditure records of the county, city, or town on hand at the close of day June 30, may remain as a credit for said fiscal year up to the close of day September 30, next. Said officer charged with keeping the appropriation and expenditure records of the county, city, or town shall at any time during the month of July advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and shall cause to be published for two (2) consecutive times if in a daily newspaper and once if in a weekly newspaper, notice in the following form: |PUBLIC NOTICEAll persons having an indebtedness or claim against _________________________________________________________________________County, City, or Townare hereby notified that all invoices and documentation pertaining to said purchase order or contract must be recorded in the office of _____________ Clerk on or before September 30, 20___, covering all debts now unpaid and incurred during the period beginning on July 1, 20___, and ending on June 30, 20___, or said account shall be void and forever barred._____________________________________Clerk or Encumbering OfficerProvided this act shall not be so construed to allow the incurring of a new indebtedness after June 30 chargeable to the appropriation account of the immediately preceding fiscal year.Added by Laws 1947, p. 391, § 4, emerg. eff. May 21, 1947. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 75, § 7, operative July 1, 1977; Laws 1993 c. 318, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 2004, c. 361, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.5. Surplus for unencumbered balances - Supplemental appropriations - Cancellation of appropriations.

|Provided all fund balance reserved for unencumbered balances of appropriations for the prior fiscal year on hand at the close of day September 30, may be appropriated by supplemental appropriation to current expense purposes in the current fiscal year in the manner now provided by law. In the event of the recording of an estimated encumbrance or in the event of an increase in the cost price of supplies, equipment, materials, etc., these underestimations may be provided for during the three-months period by the cancellation of appropriations made by the county excise board prior to June 30, subject to the approval both of the governing board and the officer in charge of the department or appropriation account only in instances as hereinabove set forth and only in amounts sufficient to pay such increased encumbrances, and by reappropriation to the appropriation accounts in which an underestimate encumbrance was made, all in the manner as now provided by law for the making of supplemental appropriations. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 90, § 3, operative July 1, 1988.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.6. Rules and regulations.

|For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act and for its proper administration, the State Auditor and Inspector is hereby empowered to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary but not inconsistent herewith, and he shall prescribe all forms of records, required under the provisions hereof. |Laws 1947, p. 392, § 6; Laws 1979, c. 30, § 98, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.7. Partial invalidity.

|If any part of this act is for any reason held unconstitutional such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this act and each and every part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any part be declared unconstitutional. |Laws 1947, p. 392, § 8.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.8. Blanket purchase orders.

|A. A municipality, county or school district may issue a blanket purchase order for: |1. Recurring purchases of goods or services if a maximum authorized amount for all purchases pursuant to a blanket purchase order is specified in the order and approved by the governing board; or2. The repair of county equipment, machinery or vehicles when the estimated cost of repairs is greater than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The maximum authorized amount of a blanket purchase order may be increased to cover unforeseen expenses. A written explanation of said increase shall be attached to the blanket purchase order prior to payment.B. Blanket purchase orders shall be prepared, filed, and encumbered in the manner provided for purchase orders and as authorized by law or regulation, except no written requisition shall be required for a blanket purchase order. Prior to payment, the requesting county officer shall verify the blanket purchase order by signature. Before transacting any purchase pursuant to a blanket purchase order, the order shall be submitted to the governing board for its approval. After satisfactory delivery of goods or services pursuant to a blanket purchase order, a vendor's invoice shall be submitted to and approved by the purchasing officer of a municipality or a school district or a county purchasing agent and forwarded for payment. An itemized list of goods or services purchased pursuant to the blanket purchase order shall be attached to the vendor's invoice if said invoice does not contain an itemized list of goods or services purchased pursuant to the blanket purchase order. Payment of invoices from vendors pursuant to a requisition and approved blanket purchase order issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be authorized by the encumbering officer.Added by Laws 1980, c. 126, § 8, emerg. eff. April 10, 1980. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 249, § 14; Laws 1983, c. 205, § 3, emerg. eff. June 16, 1983; Laws 1988, c. 90, § 4, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 286, § 6, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 2012, c. 124, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
62 OK Stat § 62-310.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-310.9. Contracts with architects, contractors, engineers or suppliers of construction materials - Signed statement - Multiple or continuing contracts - Affidavit.

|A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, on every contract entered into by any county, school district, technology center school district or political subdivision of the state for an architect, contractor, engineer or supplier of construction materials of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or more, shall be the following signed statement: |STATE OF OKLAHOMA)) ss.COUNTY OF)The undersigned (architect, contractor, supplier or engineer), of lawful age, being first duly sworn, on oath says that this contract is true and correct. Affiant further states that the (work, services or materials) will be (completed or supplied) in accordance with the plans, specifications, orders or requests furnished the affiant. Affiant further states that (s)he has made no payment directly or indirectly to any elected official, officer or employee of the State of Oklahoma, any county or local subdivision of the state, of money or any other thing of value to obtain or procure the contract or purchase order._____________________________________(Contractor, architect, supplier orengineer)Attested to before me this ___ day of _______, 20___.B. Any county, municipality or school district executing a contract with any architect, contractor, supplier or engineer for construction work, services or materials which are needed on a continual basis from such architect, contractor, supplier or engineer under the terms of such contract, or executing more than one contract during the fiscal year with such architect, contractor, supplier or engineer, may require that the architect, contractor, supplier or engineer complete a signed affidavit as provided for in subsection A of this section which shall apply to all work, services or materials completed or supplied under the terms of the contract or contracts.Added by Laws 1980, c. 126, § 9, emerg. eff. April 10, 1980. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 305, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 293, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 318, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 205, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 115, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 365, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 414, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 472, § 2, eff. July 1, 2005.NOTE: Laws 1990, c. 221, § 2 repealed by Laws 1991, c. 293, § 8, emerg. eff. May 30, 1991.
62 OK Stat § 62-325 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-325. County fair fund - Use of surplus to pay warrants.

|Any cash surplus over and above the estimated needs for the current fiscal year in the county fair fund of any county of this state may be used to pay any outstanding warrants of any previous fiscal year. |Laws 1935, p. 182, § 1.
62 OK Stat § 62-326 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 62. Public Finance|§62-326. Rental from forest reserves - Disposition and apportionment.

|From and after the passage of this act, each county treasurer of this state shall, out of any funds now on hand and any funds hereinafter received by him from the United States Government as said County's share of the rentals from forest reserves located therein, immediately apportion same as follows: |1st. Twenty-five percent (25%) of all money now on hand and hereinafter received to be prorated and apportioned among the various school districts of said counties situated and located contiguous to such forest reserves, according to the scholastic population thereof;2nd. Seventy-five percent (75%) of all such money now on hand and hereinafter received, shall be deposited in a special road fund to be expended on county highways leading into and away from such forest reserves, under the direction and supervision of the Board of county commissioners of such county.Laws 1935, p. 173, § 1; Laws 1941, p. 280, § 1; Laws 1941, p. 281, § 1.