Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-29-109
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Municipalities permitted to contract for fire
Official statutory text
protection.
A. Any city or town operating a paid fire department may
contract with a private entity, organization, corporation or company
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 270
for the performance of the essential functions of fire suppression,
prevention, and life safety duties in a fire department and, if
required, transfer capital assets used in fire protection services
to a public trust for the use of the private entity, organization,
corporation or company in providing such services. Pursuant to the
provisions of this act, the mayor shall issue an order calling for
an election on the question of whether or not the city or town shall
change its method of providing fire protection if:
1. An initiative petition is filed with the governing body of
the municipality; or
2. The governing body, by resolution, so directs.
B. The initiative petition or resolution of the governing body
shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality at least one
hundred twenty (120) days before the filing date for the next
municipal general election. The order calling for the election
regarding fire protection services shall be issued by the mayor of
the municipality within ten (10) days after a decision has been made
on the ballot title, or within ten (10) days after the effective
date of the resolution of the governing body.
A. Any city or town operating a paid fire department may
contract with a private entity, organization, corporation or company
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 270
for the performance of the essential functions of fire suppression,
prevention, and life safety duties in a fire department and, if
required, transfer capital assets used in fire protection services
to a public trust for the use of the private entity, organization,
corporation or company in providing such services. Pursuant to the
provisions of this act, the mayor shall issue an order calling for
an election on the question of whether or not the city or town shall
change its method of providing fire protection if:
1. An initiative petition is filed with the governing body of
the municipality; or
2. The governing body, by resolution, so directs.
B. The initiative petition or resolution of the governing body
shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality at least one
hundred twenty (120) days before the filing date for the next
municipal general election. The order calling for the election
regarding fire protection services shall be issued by the mayor of
the municipality within ten (10) days after a decision has been made
on the ballot title, or within ten (10) days after the effective
date of the resolution of the governing body.
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