Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-10-106

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Powers vested in council - Designated powers

Official statutory text

All powers of a statutory council-manager city, including the

determination of matters of policy, shall be vested in the council.

Without limitation of the foregoing, the council may:

1. Appoint and remove the city manager as provided by law;

2. Enact municipal legislation subject to limitations as may

now or hereafter be imposed by the Oklahoma Constitution and law;

3. Raise revenue, make appropriations, regulate salaries and

wages, and all other fiscal affairs of the city, subject to such

limitations as may now or hereafter be imposed by the Oklahoma

Constitution and law;

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4. Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency

of the city, and investigate municipal affairs, or authorize and

provide for such inquiries;

5. Appoint or elect and remove its own subordinates, members of

commissions and boards and other quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial

officers as provided by law, or prescribe the method of appointing

or electing and removing them;

6. Create, change and abolish offices, departments and agencies

other than those established by law, and assign additional functions

and duties to offices, departments and agencies established by this

article; and

7. Grant pardons for violations of municipal ordinances,

including the remission of fines and costs, upon the recommendation

of the municipal judge.

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