Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-8-106
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Nepotism - Dual office holding
Official statutory text
No elected or appointed official or other authority of the
municipal government shall appoint or elect any person related by
affinity or consanguinity within the third degree to any governing
body member or to himself or, in the case of a plural authority, to
any one of its members to any office or position of profit in the
municipal government. The provisions of this section shall not
prohibit an officer or employee already in the service of the
municipality from continuing in such service or from promotion
therein. A person may hold more than one office or position in a
municipal government as the governing body may ordain. A member of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 41
the governing body shall not receive compensation for service in any
municipal office or position other than his elected office.
municipal government shall appoint or elect any person related by
affinity or consanguinity within the third degree to any governing
body member or to himself or, in the case of a plural authority, to
any one of its members to any office or position of profit in the
municipal government. The provisions of this section shall not
prohibit an officer or employee already in the service of the
municipality from continuing in such service or from promotion
therein. A person may hold more than one office or position in a
municipal government as the governing body may ordain. A member of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 41
the governing body shall not receive compensation for service in any
municipal office or position other than his elected office.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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