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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 766 By: Stephens
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to county hearings and meetings;
66	66	amending 19 O.S. 2011, Section 326, which relates to
67	67	meetings; increasing term of public notice
68	68	requirement; amending 19 O.S. 2011, Section 1412, as
69	69	amended by Section 2, Chapter 292, O.S.L. 2018 (19
70	70	O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1412), which relates to the
71	71	County Budget Act; increasing term for public hearing
72	72	to be held; increasing term of public notice
73	73	requirement; and providing an effective date .
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2011, Section 326, is
81	81	amended to read as follows:
82	82	Section 326. A. In addition to the special sessions f or
83	83	equalizing assessments, and all other special sessions now provided
84	84	by law, the county commissioners shall meet and hold sessions for
85	85	the transaction of business in the county courthouse, at the county
86	86	seat, on or before the first Monday of each month, and may remain in
87	87	session as long as the public business may require, and the passing
88	88	upon, allowing or rejecting of bills against the county shall be
89	89	taken up and passed upon by the board in the order in which the
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141	141	claims have been filed, and in which orde r such claims must be
142	142	entered upon the calendar, except salary, wage and compensation
143	143	claims of officers and deputies and employees, which salary, wage
144	144	and compensation claims may be considered and paid, on or after the
145	145	termination of the service pay perio d; provided, that such claims by
146	146	subordinate deputies and employees be first approved by the officer
147	147	having charge of the office or department. The board of county
148	148	commissioners may recess or adjourn its meetings within th e session,
149	149	either from time to ti me or from day to day, or on call of the
150	150	chairman; but, if such board does not sooner adjourn its session for
151	151	any month, such session shall terminate and be adjourn ed by
152	152	operation of law on the last business day of such mon th. If the
153	153	board shall have adjo urned its session before the last business day
154	154	of any month, the county clerk shall have power to call special
155	155	sessions when the best interests of the county demand it, upon
156	156	giving five (5) days’ notice ten (10) days’ notice of the time and
157	157	object of calling the commissioners together, by posting up notices
158	158	in three public places in the county, or by publication in some
159	159	newspaper of general circulation in the county; provided, t hat in
160	160	the case of a vacancy in the office of county clerk, the chairman of
161	161	the board shall have power to call a special session for the purpose
162	162	of filling such vacancy.
163	163	B. The board of county commissioners may meet at times and in
164	164	places within the count y other than the county courthouse if it is
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216	216	determined that such meetings are b eneficial to the general public.
217	217	Such meetings shall be in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting
218	218	Act.
219	219	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2011, Section 1412, as
220	220	amended by Section 2, Chapter 292, O. S.L. 2018 (19 O.S. Supp. 2020,
221	221	Section 1412), is amended to read as follows:
222	222	Section 1412. The county budget board shall hold a public
223	223	hearing on the proposed budget no later than fifteen (15) days
224	224	thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the budget yea r. Notice
225	225	of the date, time and place of the hearing, together with th e
226	226	proposed budget summaries, shall be published on the county ’s
227	227	website and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not
228	228	less than five (5) days ten (10) days before the date of the
229	229	hearing. Affidavit and p roof of publication shall be attached to
230	230	the budget when filed with the county excise board and State Auditor
231	231	and Inspector. The county clerk shall make available a sufficient
232	232	number of copies of the proposed budgets as th e county budget board
233	233	shall determine and have them available for review or for
234	234	distribution or sale at the office of the county clerk. At the
235	235	public hearing on the budgets, any person may present to the count y
236	236	budget board comments, recommendations or in formation on any part of
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291	291	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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