Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:1998-37

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
I, Frank Keating, Governor of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to
			 Article VI, Section 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution, hereby direct the following
			 procedures be implemented in regard to local project funding contracts in which
			 an agency of the state is one of the contracting parties.
1. For purposes of this Executive Order, a
		  local project funding contract is an agreement not subject to statutory
		  competitive bidding requirements between a state agency and either a local
		  governmental entity or a private entity, or both, in which the state agency
		  agrees to provide funding to accomplish a public purpose. The direct benefits
		  of a local project funding contract shall accure primarily to the local
		  population rather than the state as a whole.
2. A local project funding contract shall be
		  awarded on the basis of the merits of local project. A state agency shall adopt
		  rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act establishing criteria to
		  assure that the awarding of a local project funding contract is based on the
		  merits of the project.
3. Funds
		  shall not be encumbered for local project funding contract until the Chief
		  Administrative Officer or person designated by the Chief Administrative Officer
		  of the state agency certifies by written affidavit to the Director or the
		  Office of State Finance that the proposed local project funding contract meets
		  the criteria set out in the rules of the agency.
4. Each local project funding contract shall
		  be enumerated serially within the awarding agency. This number shall be cited
		  in all correspondence to any of the parties and the Office of State Finace
		  concerning the local project funding contract including the request for
		  encumbrance.
5. A state agency that
		  has local projects subject to the provisions of this Executive Order shall
		  prepare an announcement of projects available in the form of a press release.
		  The announcement shall be submitted to at least twenty-five newspapers in both
		  metropolitan and rural areas for publication as public service announcements at
		  the discretion of the editors of the newspapers. The agency shall determine
		  which newspapers would best serve to disseminate information to local
		  communities on a project by project basis. The press release announcement shall
		  include the following information:
a. The name
		  of the contracting agency;
b. A
		  description of the type of projects eligible for local project funding
		  contracts, such description being simple and easily read yet sufficiently
		  detailed to allow a reasonable person to know whether a project he may desire
		  would be eligible;
c. The total
		  amount of money available from the agency for the local project funding
		  contract program described in the announcement;
d. A description of the type of persons or
		  entities who are eligible for local project funding contracts and a citation to
		  specify authority which establish the eligibility criteria;
e. The closing date and time for receipt of
		  applications; andf. The name, business address, and telephone number of the
		  person who interested parties may contact for additional information.