§65-185. Cost of premiums.
The cost of premiums of such Workers’ Compensation Insurance shall be lawful expenditures, and shall be set up and estimated for budgetary purposes as are other governmental expenses. Added by Laws 1965, c. 130, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965.
§65-551. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Metropolitan Library Act”. Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 1, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
§65-552. Applicability.
This act shall apply to any joint city-county public libraries established and maintained under the provisions of Article X, Section 10A of the Oklahoma Constitution in any county having a population of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, provided, that in counties with more than one hundred thousand […]
§65-553. Purpose – Commission created.
The purpose of this act is to foster and promote the establishment, maintenance and operation of city-county library systems in order to give all of the citizens of the counties affected hereby equal access to comprehensive library collections. It is the policy of the state to encourage the formation of such cooperative library systems to […]
§65-554. Membership – Tenure.
A. The metropolitan library commission for any county with a population of less than six hundred thousand (600,000) as determined by the latest Federal Decennial Census shall consist of eleven (11) members. Six of the members shall be appointed by the mayor of the county seat city, subject to approval of the governing body of […]
§65-555. Officers – Meetings – Quorum – Contracts.
The commission shall elect its chairman from the appointed members and fill such other offices as its bylaws may establish. The commission shall hold at least one meeting each month and all meetings shall be open to the public. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep a record of its functions […]
§65-556. Librarian.
The commission shall appoint a librarian of the metropolitan library system on the basis of merit and experience. Such librarian shall be a graduate of a library school accredited by the American Library Association. The librarian shall serve at the discretion of the commission. The librarian may appoint and remove staff members and other employees, […]
§65-557. Annual budget and audit – Contributions – Allocation of income.
It shall be the duty of the commission to prepare an annual budget which shall be subject to the general review of the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners. The metropolitan library commission shall submit an annual audit of its expenditures and income to the board of county commissioners and […]
§65-558. Powers of commission.
Every metropolitan library commission created by this act shall have all powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose and provisions hereof, including, in addition to others herein granted, the following powers: (a) To operate and maintain a city-county library system and to adopt such rules and regulations for the operation thereof as […]
§65-559. Bringing other cities and towns into system.
The governing body of any other city or town in any county is authorized to contract with the metropolitan library commission, to bring such other city or town into the city-county library system, upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon, and for that purpose may lease to the metropolitan library commission any library […]