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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-106. Public recreation board or commission - Membership - Appointment.

A. If the governing body or bodies of any governmental unit or units shall determine that the power to provide, establish, conduct and maintain such recreation centers, facilities and playgrounds shall be exercised by a board or commission acting through a public recreation department, the governing body or bodies shall, by resolution or ordinance, singly or jointly, establish in the governmental unit or units a public recreation board which shall possess all the powers necessary to the carrying out of the provisions of this subarticle, and the planning and providing of a comprehensive program of public recreation. However, the financial and fiscal affairs of the board or commission and the public recreation program shall be under the supervision and control of the governing body or bodies of the governmental unit or units.
B. If a public recreation board or commission is established, it shall consist of not less than five (5) persons serving without pay, to be appointed jointly by a majority of the members of the governing body or bodies of the governmental unit or units. The term of office of each of the members of the board or commission shall be fixed by the governing body or bodies or the governmental unit or units; however all terms shall not expire at the same time. Immediately after their appointment, the members of the board or commission shall meet and organize by electing one of their members chairman, and such other offices as the board may deem necessary. The board or commission shall elect officers annually and may appoint permanent or temporary committees, who may or may not be members of the board or governing body, to advise and assist it in the conduct of its affairs. Vacancies on the board or commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of their term of office shall be filled by the presiding officer of the governing body or bodies only for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-106, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-107. Public recreation board or commission - Functions - Superintendent.

If a public recreation board or commission shall be established, it shall discharge its functions through a public recreation department, as provided in Section 33-106 of this title, shall make annual reports, shall adopt rules and regulations and establish general policies for the conduct of its business and for the operation of public recreational activities and services. It shall make an annual report to the governing body or bodies and such special reports as may be requested in writing by the governing body or any of the governing bodies; provided that a copy of all reports shall be furnished to each governing body if there be more than one. The public recreation board or commission, in order to carry out the provisions of this subarticle, shall recommend a superintendent of recreation, not of its own membership or of the membership of the governing body or bodies, who is trained in public recreation and who shall be responsible for formulating the recreational program and community organization for recreation and who shall be the administrative head of the public recreation department. The superintendent shall be secretary of the public recreation board or commission, but shall have no vote. The superintendent shall:
1. Suggest and participate in planning public recreation and deciding upon matters of policy adopted by the board or commission;
2. Recommend appointment of trained personnel within the budgetary limits of the department;
3. Be in charge of all employees, and make all contracts and expenditures subject to the policies, rules and regulations of the board or commission;
4. Direct and be responsible for the work performed;
5. Make an annual report to the board or commission and such special reports as may be requested in writing by the board or commission; and
6. Prepare annually a budget for the operation of the recreation program for the succeeding fiscal year.
Salaries of all employees, including that of the superintendent, shall be determined by the board or commission. When the recreation program budget has been approved by the board or commission, it shall be presented to the governing body or bodies for approval. All funds credited to the public recreational board or commission shall be paid out as are other public funds.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-107, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-108. Parallel systems within same area not authorized.

The provisions of Sections 33-101 through 33-115 of this title shall not be deemed to authorize a parallel system of general public recreation to be carried on by a governmental unit within the same area in which another governmental unit is located and operating a similar program.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-109. Grants and devises of real property - Gifts and bequests.

Any governmental unit which may provide for or establish any recreation center or facilities as provided herein may accept any grant or devise of real estate, or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation to be applied (either principal or income) for either temporary or permanent use for playground or recreational centers or recreational purposes; but if the acceptance thereof for such purpose will subject such governmental unit to additional expense for improvement, maintenance or otherwise, the acceptance of any grant, devise or gift shall be subject to the approval of the governing body of such governmental unit. Money received for such purpose, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the gift or bequest, shall be deposited with the treasurer of the governmental unit to be a special account of the recreation center or activity and shall be considered as a continuing fund to be used for such purpose and shall not be considered as a part of the cash surplus on hand of the governmental unit for the purpose of making appropriations and levying taxes for the governmental unit.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-109, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-110. Bonds - Power to issue - Manner of issuance.

The governing body of the governmental unit may issue bonds, pursuant to law, provided that bonds of the governmental unit may be issued in the manner provided by law for the issuance of bonds for other functions, for the purpose of acquiring land or buildings for playgrounds, recreation centers, swimming pools and other recreational purposes, and for the equipment thereof.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-110, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-111. Petition for recreation programs - Submission of question to voters.

Whenever a petition is signed by at least five percent (5%) of the registered voters of a governmental unit requesting its governing body to provide, establish, maintain, conduct, either singly or jointly with one or more of the other governmental units specified herein, a recreation system and an appropriate amount of funds necessary for the establishment thereof, it shall be the duty of the governing body of the governmental unit to cause the question of establishment, maintenance and conduct of the recreational system or facilities to be submitted to the registered voters of the governmental unit, and the proposition of the issuance of bonds therefor to be voted on in a special or general election. Upon the adoption of the proposition, the governing body of the governmental unit shall by appropriate resolution or ordinance provide for the establishment, maintenance and conduct of such recreation center or other recreational purposes or facilities.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-111, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-112. Limitation of indebtedness - Approval of bonds and proceedings by Attorney General.

Any indebtedness created or bonds issued under authority of Sections 33-101 through 33-115 of this title shall be within the limitations and provisions of Sections 26 or 27, Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution. Any bonds or proceedings incident to the issuance shall be submitted to and approved by the Attorney General of Oklahoma, in the manner and with the effect provided in Sections 11, 13 and 14 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-112, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-113. Buildings - Tax levy.

The governing body of a governmental unit may provide for the erection of buildings for any such recreational purposes or functions by providing for a tax levy therefor under the provisions of Section 10, Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-113, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-114. Department of Tourism and Recreation - Aid and assistance - Existing authority not impaired.

The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department may provide, upon request, to the governmental units of Oklahoma or to any nongovernmental agency or organization, aid and assistance in planning for the development of wholesome and adequate community recreation programs. The Department may provide a supervisor of recreation, who is technically trained, with adequate administrative experience in the field of community recreation, to encourage, consult with, aid and assist such governmental units and agencies in establishing recreation programs. The supervisor of recreation may encourage and render assistance in the promotion of training programs for volunteer and professional recreation leaders in cooperation with other agencies, organizations and institutions, and may encourage the establishment of standards for recreation personnel. The Department may act jointly with other state agencies, institutions, departments, boards or commissions, to coordinate the park and recreational functions at the state level of government. Nothing in Sections 33-101 through 33-115 of this title shall be construed as limiting or impairing the authority or responsibility of any other department or agency of the State of Oklahoma under any other act.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-114, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-115. Public recreation law cumulative.

The provisions of Sections 33-101 through 33-115 of this title shall in no manner supersede or repeal any laws now in force or effect or any charter provisions of any municipality relating to municipal parks or park boards, but shall be cumulative to all such laws and charter provisions thereof.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-115, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-201. Municipality may lease or grant fishing and hunting privileges or licenses.

The governing body of any municipality owning or controlling lakes, ponds, streams or reservoirs for the purpose of furnishing water to the municipality may let, lease or rent, or issue privileges or licenses upon the water courses, lakes, ponds or reservoirs for the purpose of hunting, fishing and propagating fish, subject to rules and regulations as may be provided by the municipal governing body.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-201, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-202. Terms of leases - Exclusion of commercial propagation of fish.

No lease issued under the authority of Section 33-201 of this title shall be for a longer period than ten (10) years, nor shall any lease be given to any individual, corporation, or stock company which has for its purpose the propagation of fish for commercial purposes unless the governing body of the municipality determines that the lake, pond, stream, water course or reservoir has not been used for at least three (3) years for amusement or recreational purposes. However, if a lease contains a provision that the premises described in the lease shall be open to the public for free hunting and fishing privileges, then the lease may be for any period of time, not to exceed twenty-five (25) years.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-202, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1991, c. 313, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-204. Docks, boathouses and boats - Powers of municipalities.

The governing body of any municipality owning lands, inside or outside of the corporate limits, which adjoin and abut upon a lake or large body of water capable of being used by a motor-propelled boat may own, construct, maintain, operate, and equip docks, boathouses, and boats for amusement and recreational purposes. The governing body may also lease or rent to any person lots or spaces and provide permits for the construction or use of privately owned boathouses or docks or other recreational purposes on such property for amusement and recreational purposes pursuant to such terms as the governing body deems proper. Said governing body may fix and collect fares, rents, tolls, or other revenues for the use of said facilities, lots and spaces, and the issuance of permits. The right of a municipality to own, construct, maintain, operate and equip said docks, boathouses, and boats, and to rent or lease such spaces and lots and the issuance of permits for the construction or use of such privately owned docks or boathouses for amusement and recreational purposes is hereby declared to be a public right and use. Rent and lease of such lots and spaces shall be at fair market value. Except in cases of rentals and leases authorized herein, said right and facilities shall constitute a public benefit. The municipal governing body may do all things necessary and proper in its discretion pursuant to the authority granted to it by the Constitution and laws of this state to further the ability of the municipality to provide for the amusement and recreational services authorized by the provisions of this section.
Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 63, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1991, c. 152, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-33-205. Establishment of fish and game commission - Appointment - Powers.

The governing body of any municipality having a municipally-owned lake or lakes may provide by ordinance for the creation of a municipal Fish and Game Commission, and establish the number of members, their terms, and manner of appointment. The municipal Fish and Game Commission shall exercise control and supervision over the hunting and fishing privileges on and around such lake or lakes and the improvement of such lake or lakes for hunting and fishing. The Commission shall fix the fees to be charged for hunting and fishing, and have such other power and authority as may be provided by the ordinances of the municipality.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 33-205, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-34-101. Police officers.

A. A municipal police officer shall at all times have the power to make or order an arrest for any offense against the laws of this state or the ordinances of the municipality. The officer shall have such other powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. In addition to regular full-time municipal police officers, reserve municipal police officers may also be appointed by the chief of police. Reserve municipal police officers shall have the powers, duties and functions as set forth in law or ordinance for regular full-time municipal police officers, including serving as police officers in another municipality requesting assistance pursuant to Section 34-103 of this title. A reserve municipal police officer shall serve on a part-time basis and shall perform duties only while on authorized duty. Noncompensated reserve municipal police officers may serve as dispatchers or confinement officers at municipal jails. Part-time reserve officers shall serve not more than one hundred forty (140) hours per calendar month.
Such reserve municipal police officers must meet the minimum requirements of Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 34-101, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 134, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; Laws 1997, c. 228, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 162, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2010, c. 78, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-34-101.1. Certification of police officers – Psychological evaluation.

For purposes of the certification of municipal police officers pursuant to state law, the employing municipality shall use a psychological instrument approved by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. The employing municipality shall administer such psychological instrument in accordance with standards established within the test document. To aid the evaluating psychologist in interpreting the test results, including automated scoring and interpretations, the municipal employer shall provide the psychologist a statement confirming the identity of the individual taking the test as the person who is employed or seeking to be employed as a police officer of the municipality and attesting that it administered the psychological instrument in accordance with standards within the test document. The psychologist shall report to the employing municipality the evaluation of the assessment instrument and may include any additional recommendations to assist the employing municipality in determining whether to certify to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training that the person being evaluated is suitable to serve as a police officer. No additional procedures or requirements shall be imposed for performance of the psychological evaluation.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 301, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-34-102. Chief of police - Powers, duties and functions - Qualifications.

A. The chief of police of a municipality shall be a peace officer and shall enforce the municipal ordinances. The chief of police of a municipality shall have such other powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. Any person elected or appointed to the position of chief of police of a municipality shall meet the following qualifications:
1. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
2. Be a citizen of the United States;
3. Possess at least a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED);
4. Be certified as a peace officer in this state by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), or meet all requirements necessary for CLEET certification and obtain such certification within six (6) months of assuming the position of chief of police or as otherwise allowed by Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
5. Have successfully completed a course of training meeting at least the minimal criteria established by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) for police chief administration, successfully completed an approved police chief administrative school which has been developed by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police and approved by the Council within twelve (12) months of assuming the position of chief of police.
C. 1. Any person who does not meet the qualifications of paragraph 4 or 5 of subsection B of this section at the time of election or appointment to the position of chief of police and who fails after assuming the position of chief of police to meet such qualifications within the time required shall have their CLEET certification revoked for the purpose of serving as chief and be removed from the position.
2. Any person assuming the position of chief of police without prior CLEET certification who fails to complete an approved course of training or police chief administration school within the time required shall be precluded from obtaining CLEET certification while in such position.
D. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) shall establish minimal criteria for the qualifications of paragraph 5 of subsection B of this section relating to a course of training and police chief administration schools and approve all training offered in this state relating to police chief administration. The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police in consultation and cooperation with the Council is directed to develop a Police Chief Administrative School consisting of training courses that meet at least the minimal criteria established by the Council.
E. The provisions of this act relating to qualifications for a chief of police shall not apply to any person who has assumed the position of chief of police and is currently serving as the chief of police of a municipality on or before November 1, 2006.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 34-102, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 33, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2013, c. 232, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-34-106. Use of unmarked vehicle prohibited – Official uniform required.

The State of Oklahoma hereby declares and states that the increased number of persons impersonating law enforcement officers by making routine traffic stops while using unmarked cars is a threat to the public health and safety of all the citizens of the State of Oklahoma; therefore it shall be unlawful for any municipal police department to use any vehicle which is not clearly marked as a law enforcement vehicle for routine traffic enforcement except as provided in Section 12-218 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. In addition to Section 12-218 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the peace officer operating the law enforcement vehicle for routine traffic stops shall be dressed in the official uniform including shoulder patches, badge, and any other identifying insignias normally used by the employing law enforcement agency.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 24, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 33, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-34-107. Safety and liability policies.

A. Beginning January 1, 2016, every municipal police department shall have adopted policies in place that at a minimum address the following safety and liability issues, including but not limited to:
1. Search and seizure;
2. Arrest and alternatives to arrest;
3. Strip and body cavity searches;
4. Evidence and property management;
5. Inventories and audits;
6. Use of firearms and use of force;
7. Pursuit driving;
8. Impartial policing/racial profiling;
9. Mental health;
10. Professional conduct of officers;
11. Domestic abuse;
12. Response to missing persons; and
13. Supervision of part-time officers.
B. The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police shall possess the responsibility of conducting compliance reviews for Oklahoma Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies. Compliance reviews shall be conducted upon receipt of a complaint or reasonable cause to believe that the agency has failed to comply with safety and liability policy requirements.
C. A complaint against a municipality for noncompliance with this section shall be submitted in writing to the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police, the Director of CLEET and the municipality pursuant to the provisions of Section 22-103 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon notification, the municipality shall have six (6) months to come into compliance. If the agency has not come into compliance after six (6) months, the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police shall notify in writing the chief elected official of the governing body of the law enforcement agency, the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency, and the liability insurance company of the law enforcement agency. If after six (6) months a municipality has not reached full compliance with the requirements of this section, the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police may request the Director of CLEET for an additional six (6) months if it is determined the municipality is substantially attempting to comply with the requirements herein.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 232, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 131, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-34-108. Impaired driver arrest report.

In any case in which a person is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance, an impaired driver arrest report shall be completed by the municipal law enforcement officer who made the arrest and shall be entered into the impaired driver database created pursuant to Section 8 of this act.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 172, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-35-101. Extension of utility lines and service beyond corporate limits.

Any municipality owning or operating its own system of generating or distributing energy or utilities, and any municipality engaged in the distribution of energy or utilities, may extend its lines, mains, and channels together with necessary appurtenances beyond the corporate limits of the municipality. Such municipality may acquire, erect, construct and own all necessary poles, wire, lines, pipelines, mains, channels together with necessary appurtenances, apparatus and substations, and acquire rights-of-way, and do all other things necessary and proper in carrying on the business outside of the corporate limits of the municipality to the same effect as it may now do within the corporate limits of the municipality. Such municipality may construct or acquire lines, pipelines, mains or channels together with necessary appurtenances by purchase or otherwise and may sell such service to any person, firm or corporation outside of the limits of the municipality.
Amended by Laws 1987, c. 23, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-35-102.1. Disposition of proceeds from investment of meter deposit funds.

The proceeds from any investments of meter deposit funds and any other earnings therefrom shall be considered to be profit derived from the investment and shall be placed in the fund from which the operation and maintenance expenses of the utility, for which the meter deposits invested were collected, are paid. The investment of such funds by the municipality shall in no manner impair its obligation to any person, firm or corporation, to refund in full any or all deposits theretofore or thereafter made.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 166, § 5, emerg. eff. May 4, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-35-201. Sale or lease of municipally owned public utility - Applicability - Charters.

The provisions of this section through Section 35-205 of this title relating to the procedure for selling or leasing municipally owned public utilities shall apply when the municipally owned public utility is to be sold or leased in its entirety and its fair market value exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The provisions of this section through Section 35-205 of this title shall not apply to any sale of property of a municipality to the state or any agency or county thereof or any sale or lease to a public trust of which the municipality is the sole beneficiary. Any municipality governed by charter, when authorized by said charter, may sell, convey, or lease any public utility owned by the municipality without conducting an election as provided for in Section 35-203 of this title. For purposes of this section through Section 35-205 of this title, "public utility" shall be interchangeable with "public utilities, works and ways" and shall include municipally owned parks, lakes and recreation areas.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 35-201, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 64, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1995, c. 166, § 6, emerg. eff. May 4, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-35-202. Necessity of voter authorization prior to sale or lease of public utility.

No public utility owned by any municipality, as defined in Section 35-201 of this title, shall be sold, conveyed, leased or otherwise disposed of by the municipal governing body unless such sale, lease, conveyance, or other disposal of such utility shall be authorized by the vote of a majority of the registered voters of the municipality voting on the question at an election to be held for such purpose.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 35-202, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-35-203. Procedure for sale or lease of public utility - Notice - Election.

The procedure for the sale or lease of a municipally-owned public utility shall be as follows:
1. When the governing body of any municipality, as defined in Section 35-201 of this title, desires to offer for sale or lease any public utility belonging to the municipality, it shall authorize by resolution the proper officers of the municipality to give notice and advertise for bids. The notice shall state that on a specified day the governing body will receive open bids for the sale or lease of the public utility. The notice shall also state the requirements for submission of bids, as provided in Section 35-204 of this title; 2. The notice shall be published in two (2) consecutive issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The two publications shall be seven (7) days apart, and the first publication of the notice shall be at least fifteen (15) days before open bids will be received;
3. The municipal governing body shall receive bids on the specified date and select the highest and best bid for the sale or lease of the public utility, if satisfactory to the governing body;
4. After selecting the highest and best bidder, the governing body shall, by ordinance, call for an election for the submission of the following propositions to the registered voters of the municipality:
a. the question of the proposed sale or lease of the public utility to the highest and best bidder, and;
b. at the same time, the question of the granting of a franchise to the bidder if such a franchise is required by the Oklahoma Constitution.
The questions shall be submitted on the same day. If a franchise is required by the Oklahoma Constitution, the sale of the utility shall be conditioned upon the franchise being granted to the bidder by vote of the people at the election. The election shall be conducted in the manner provided by law for the granting of franchise; and
5. If the highest and best bidder for the public utility under the procedure herein defined shall be the owner of a competing utility operating under a valid franchise or permit, it shall be necessary only to submit to the registered voters the question of the sale of the municipal utility.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 35-203, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-35-204. Sale to be for cash - Bids - Payment.

The sale of any public utility, when authorized by the registered voters, shall be for cash to the highest and best responsible bidder. Each bid shall be accompanied with a certified check payable to the clerk of the municipality for ten percent (10%) of the amount bid. The check shall be cashed by the treasurer of the municipality if the bid to which the check is attached is accepted, and the proceeds thereof shall be held to secure the municipality in damages it might sustain upon the failure of the bidder to pay the amount bid for the utility. The balance of the purchase price shall be payable in cash by the successful bidder upon the execution and delivery of proper legal conveyances and of the property thereby conveyed. The public utility shall not be delivered, nor shall the right to participate in any portion of the income derived therefrom accrue to the purchaser until full payment in cash of the amount of the bid for such utility is made. Securities in which municipal treasurers are authorized by law to invest sinking funds may be accepted in lieu of cash.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 35-204, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-35-206. Expenditures for conservation of electricity or natural gas by public agencies.

The Oklahoma State Legislature hereby determines that expenditures of funds for the purposes of the conservation of electricity or natural gas by public agencies is in the public interest. In furtherance of this public interest, municipally owned utilities or public trusts thereof or the Grand River Dam Authority may expend, with governing board approval, funds to assist consumers in the establishment of energy conservation activities if there is a defined and measurable conservation of energy. The expenditures may be made subsequent to achievement of measures outlined in an energy audit or an engineering audit of the consumer’s operations.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 205, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-101. Powers of municipalities.

The title to streets, roads and public ways within the limits of a municipality which have been dedicated and accepted by the municipal governing body is held by the municipality in trust for public use and enjoyment.
A municipal governing body may, in the manner provided by law:
1. Regulate and control the use of streets, roads and other public ways within the limits of the municipality;
2. Authorize the execution of any and all contracts, easements and permits for the use of roads, streets, and other public ways as the governing body deems to be in the public interest;
3. Establish and change the grade of any street, avenue, lane, alley or other place;
4. Open, straighten, widen, extend or improve any street, avenue, lane, alley or other place by grading, paving, constructing, macadamizing, chatting or graveling, curbing, guttering, draining or otherwise improving the same;
5. Install necessary manholes, catch basins, culverts, inlets and drainage pipes, sewers with necessary connections thereto for the purpose of providing for the adequate disposition of surface water falling on such improvements or carried thereon;
6. Construct, reconstruct, raise, lower, widen or repair sidewalks;
7. Authorize and regulate tunnels, walkways and other structures for public travel under and above public streets and roads; or
8. Make all necessary utility connections whenever the public necessity may require such improvements.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-101, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-101A. Physically disabled parking and access - Construction and signage.

A. Cities and towns are hereby authorized to construct and provide parking spaces, curb cuts, ramps and signage for physically disabled parking and access for use in conjunction with facilities, both public and private, open to the general public. The city or town may bear the cost of such construction, or at the option of the city or town and the owner of such facilities, share the cost of such construction with the owner of such facilities.
B. Beginning January 1, 2010, the posted signage for every parking space that is designated and posted as a reserved area for the parking of a motor vehicle operated by or transporting a physically disabled person shall display sign R7-8, as provided in the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices published by the Federal Highway Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, which includes the words “RESERVED PARKING” and the blue and white international symbol of access. Van-accessible physically disabled reserved parking spaces shall also display sign R7-8a immediately below sign R7-8. Municipalities shall adopt ordinances in compliance with this subsection by January 1, 2010. The provisions of this section shall be considered an addition to any federal or state law, rule or regulation regarding the signage requirements for physically disabled parking spaces and shall not limit or amend any other applicable laws, rules or regulations.
C. The blue and white international symbol of access, accompanied by appropriate language including, but not limited to, “Handicapped Parking”, “Reserved for Handicapped” and “Permit Required-Towing Enforced” may be used in lieu of sign R7-8 if the sign was erected prior to January 1, 2010.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 332, § 2, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 35, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-102. Resurfacing streets - Procedures and payment of cost.

Regardless of the type or character of the existing surface, the municipal governing body may resurface, with such material or materials as the governing body deems proper, any street, avenue, boulevard, lane, or alley, or any part or parts thereof, within the municipality, which has heretofore been paved, macadamized, black-topped, chatted, graveled, or otherwise improved. The municipality may pay, or provide for payment of, the cost of the resurfacing in any manner or by any procedure provided by statute for the paving, macadamizing, black-topping, chatting, graveling, or otherwise permanently improving streets, avenues, lanes, and alleys in municipalities. The governing body, in its discretion, may also provide for the payment of any portion of the cost of the resurfacing from the street and alley fund of the municipality; from revenue from parking meters; or from any funds derived from leasing or other uses of streets and alleys, or other funds available for the maintenance and repair of such streets, avenues, boulevards, lanes or alleys. In addition to using any of the above-mentioned funds, the municipal governing body may also provide for the apportionment and assessment of the balance of the cost of resurfacing against the real property benefited thereby, in the manner provided by statute for the apportionment and assessment of the cost of permanent street improvements against property benefited thereby.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-102, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-103. Sidewalk improvements generally.

For constructing and repairing sidewalks, and bringing them to grade for that purpose, the governing body may:
1. Issue or sell bonds in the same manner as provided in Section 22-128 of this title for issuing bonds for public improvements; or
2. Make assessments on all lots and pieces of ground abutting on the improvement, according to the front foot thereof, and proceed with improving sidewalks in the manner provided for "Street Improvements". When streets and sidewalks are graded, paved and built at the same time, assessments for such improvements shall be made at the same time and by the same appraisers.
Amended by Laws 1982, c. 42, § 1, operative July 1, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-104. Emergency sidewalk repairs - How made - Notice to owner.

Whenever the municipal governing body deems it necessary for the public safety to repair any sidewalk in the municipality which has been or may hereafter be constructed, it may declare, by resolution, an emergency to exist for the protection of the public safety, by reason whereof it is necessary to make the repairs immediately. Upon the adoption of the resolution, notice shall be given to the owner or occupant of the property directing him to make the repairs within three (3) days after the service of the notice. If the owner or occupant cannot be found, the notice may be served by posting a copy of the notice upon the lot or parcel or real property abutting upon the portion of the street where the sidewalk repairs are necessary. If the repairs are not completed within the three-day period, as directed in the notice, the municipality may proceed to construct or repair the sidewalk, or let a contract therefor without advertisement. The cost of making the repairs shall then be assessed against the abutting property in the manner provided for sidewalk improvements. All such assessments which amount to Ten Dollars ($10.00) or less shall be paid in one installment at the next tax paying period after the amount is certified.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-104, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-105. Granting right to close, alter or appropriate roads or streets for certain purposes.

A. A municipal governing body, by and with the written approval of the State Highway Commission insofar as state and federal highways may be affected, may grant to the United States of America, or any irrigation district, conservancy district, or water users' association, organized under the laws of Oklahoma, the right to close, inundate, destroy, alter, or appropriate any municipal roads or streets in the municipality in connection with the construction, development, operation, or maintenance of any irrigation, reclamation, water conservation and utilization, flood control, military, or national defense project, for needful public buildings, or other public projects being constructed, operated, developed, or maintained by the United States of America, or any such district or association, upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the governing body may determine to be just and proper.
B. The municipal governing body may authorize the execution of, and the mayor or other chief official shall in accordance with such authorization have the power to execute, any and all contracts, deeds, easements, and other instruments of conveyance as may be required in or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this section.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-105, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-106. Title to trees, shrubbery and parking abutting streets - Injury to - Powers of municipality.

The owners of real estate situated in municipalities abutting upon public streets and avenues in the municipality shall have, subject to the lawful supervision of the municipality over its streets, such title to and right to property in
1. Growing trees situated in front of such real estate, but within the boundary line of the streets and avenues, and within the curb line; or
2. Parking and ornamental shrubbery planted and cultivated within the curb line of the streets and avenues;
so as to enable the owners, in case of wrongful injury or destruction of the trees, shrubbery or parking, to recover from the person or corporation causing the injury or destruction the full damages which the abutting property in front of which they are situated may sustain by reason thereof, notwithstanding the fee title to the land in such streets and avenues may not be in the owner of the abutting property. The abutting property owners shall also have, subject to the limitations provided in this section, the right of action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin wrongful injury to or destruction of the trees, shrubbery or parking. The necessary trimming of such trees or shrubbery to permit the proper stringing and passage of utility and other wires shall not be considered as a wrongful injury. Nothing in this section shall deprive the municipal governing body of the ordinary supervision of its streets, or of the right to direct, by proper ordinance, the manner of planting or cultivating such trees, shrubbery or parking, on the part of the street where they shall be so planted and cultivated, and from exercising reasonable supervision of the same, and causing them to be trimmed and grown in such manner as not to interfere with public travel upon the streets and sidewalks or other public use.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-106, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-107. Encroachments and obstructions in streets.

The governing body may prohibit and prevent all encroachments into and upon the sidewalks, streets, avenues, alleys and other property of the municipality, and may provide for the removal of all obstructions from the sidewalks, curbstones, gutters and crosswalks, at the expense of the owner or occupier of the grounds fronting thereon, or at the expense of the person placing the encroachment there. The governing body may also regulate the planting and protection of shade trees in streets, the building of bulkheads, cellar and basement ways, stairways, railways, windows and doorways, awnings, lamp posts, awning posts, and all other structures projecting upon or over and adjoining, and all other excavations through and under the sidewalks, or along any streets of the municipality.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-107, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-108. Encroachments not exceeding twenty-four inches - Quitclaim deed.

A municipal governing body, in its discretion, may execute and deliver to the owners of a building, business or religious institution a quitclaim deed to that part of the municipality's streets or alleys which have been inadvertently encroached by such building or institution under the following conditions: 1. The governing body finds that a residential building, business, or religious institution located in the municipality has inadvertently encroached not to exceed twenty-four (24) inches on a street or alley of the municipality by constructing a part of a building thereon, which encroachment is of such limited character as not to interfere with traffic on the street, alley, or on any sidewalk located thereon; 2. All the building facing the street are in substantial line with each other; 3. The encroachment has existed continuously for more than fifteen (15) years last past; 4. In the opinion of the governing body the encroachment does not interfere with traffic on the street, alley, or sidewalk; and 5. Payment is made to the municipality of an amount which the governing body finds to be a reasonable cash value of the property so conveyed. This section shall no apply in cases of encroachments accomplishedafter May 27, 1975.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-108, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-109. Ordinances and rules for making assessments for improvements - Expense of connections.

When a petition for improvement is presented, or when the municipal governing body shall have determined to pave or otherwise improve any street, avenue, lane, alley or other public place, and shall have passed the required resolution, the governing body shall then have the power to:
1. Enact all ordinances, and to establish all rules and regulations as may be necessary to require the owners of all property subject to assessment to pay the cost of such improvement; or
2. Cause to be put in and constructed all utility lines and connections in and underneath the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, and other public places where the improvements are made.
All cost and expense for making utility connections which are not paid for by the property owner may be contracted for by the municipality and shall be taxed as a direct charge against the property, and shall be included in and made a part of the assessment to cover the cost of the improvement.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-109, eff. July 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 11. Cities and Towns › §11-36-110. Contract for service of engineers for making improvements.

A municipal governing body may contract for the services of consulting engineers to prepare the necessary surveys, plans, plats, profiles, estimates and all other details for the work of improvements and to supervise the work. The consulting engineer may be a person, firm or corporation, resident in or outside the State of Oklahoma, duly registered as an engineer in the State of Oklahoma. The consulting engineer may be employed also to furnish the necessary advertising, printing, appraising, transcripts and other expense as may be necessary. The municipality shall provide for the payment of such services and expenses from the assessments to be levied against the abutting property as part of the cost of the improvement.
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 36-110, eff. July 1, 1978.