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