Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-1221
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Consolidation of districts
Official statutory text
A. Two or more districts organized under the Ambulance Service
Districts Act may be consolidated into a single district by
complying with the procedures prescribed in this section.
B. The proposal for consolidation shall be prepared in written
form and shall set forth in detail the reasons for consolidation and
the advantages which would accrue to each district from the
proposal. The written proposal shall be considered and acted upon
by the board of directors from each district affected at a duly
called meeting. If the board of directors of each district approves
the proposal by resolution, the proposal shall then be submitted to
a vote of the residents of each district present at a regular or
special meeting. If the consolidation proposal is not approved by
such residents of each district affected such districts may not be
consolidated.
C. If the proposal is approved by such residents of each
district, the boards of directors of the districts desiring to be
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consolidated shall join in filing a petition, addressed to the board
of county commissioners having jurisdiction as provided by this
section, for a hearing to consolidate such districts into a single
district. The petition shall set forth the necessity for such
consolidation of two or more districts, and that the consolidation
of the districts shall be conducive to the public health, safety,
and welfare, and the purposes for which the districts were
organized. The consolidation proposal as approved by the residents
and the boards of directors of each district shall be attached to
the petition as exhibits.
D. If the districts seeking consolidation are situated in one
county, the petition shall be filed with the county clerk of the
county, and the board of county commissioners of the county shall
have jurisdiction to hear and determine the petition.
E. If the districts seeking consolidation are situated in
different counties the petition shall be filed with the county clerk
of the county in which the greatest portion of the area of the
proposed consolidated district is located, and the board to
determine the question of consolidation shall consist of the board
of county commissioners from each of the counties, and a majority of
the combined boards shall be necessary to render a decision.
F. Upon receipt of the petition, the county clerk shall
thereupon give notice to the board or boards of county commissioners
of the filing and pendency of the petition, whereupon the county
commissioners of the county wherein the petition is filed shall
enter its order setting hearing, and giving notice of the hearing,
all in accordance with the provisions of this act for the creation
of districts in the first instance. After the hearing, should the
board find that the averments of the petition are true and that the
districts, or any of them, should be consolidated, the board shall
enter its order directing the consolidation of the districts. The
order shall set forth the corporate name of the consolidated
district under the name of "Consolidated Ambulance Service District
No. __________, __________ County(ies), Oklahoma". The order shall
further provide that the consolidated district shall assume and
become legally liable for all of the obligations of the districts
consolidated into the single district.
G. Following the entry of the order, an organizational meeting
of the combined residents of each of the districts shall be held for
the purpose of electing directors and officers and adopting bylaws.
This organizational meeting shall be held in accordance with the
provisions pertaining to the creation and organization of districts.
H. From any order of the board, an appeal may be taken in the
manner as provided for appeals from decision of the board of county
commissioners. All legal proceedings already instituted by or
the purpose of electing directors and officers and adopting bylaws.
This organizational meeting shall be held in accordance with the
provisions pertaining to the creation and organization of districts.
H. From any order of the board, an appeal may be taken in the
manner as provided for appeals from decision of the board of county
commissioners. All legal proceedings already instituted by or
against any district involved in a consolidation proceeding may be
revived and continued by or against the consolidated district by an
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 521
order of the court substituting the name of such consolidated
district.
Districts Act may be consolidated into a single district by
complying with the procedures prescribed in this section.
B. The proposal for consolidation shall be prepared in written
form and shall set forth in detail the reasons for consolidation and
the advantages which would accrue to each district from the
proposal. The written proposal shall be considered and acted upon
by the board of directors from each district affected at a duly
called meeting. If the board of directors of each district approves
the proposal by resolution, the proposal shall then be submitted to
a vote of the residents of each district present at a regular or
special meeting. If the consolidation proposal is not approved by
such residents of each district affected such districts may not be
consolidated.
C. If the proposal is approved by such residents of each
district, the boards of directors of the districts desiring to be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 520
consolidated shall join in filing a petition, addressed to the board
of county commissioners having jurisdiction as provided by this
section, for a hearing to consolidate such districts into a single
district. The petition shall set forth the necessity for such
consolidation of two or more districts, and that the consolidation
of the districts shall be conducive to the public health, safety,
and welfare, and the purposes for which the districts were
organized. The consolidation proposal as approved by the residents
and the boards of directors of each district shall be attached to
the petition as exhibits.
D. If the districts seeking consolidation are situated in one
county, the petition shall be filed with the county clerk of the
county, and the board of county commissioners of the county shall
have jurisdiction to hear and determine the petition.
E. If the districts seeking consolidation are situated in
different counties the petition shall be filed with the county clerk
of the county in which the greatest portion of the area of the
proposed consolidated district is located, and the board to
determine the question of consolidation shall consist of the board
of county commissioners from each of the counties, and a majority of
the combined boards shall be necessary to render a decision.
F. Upon receipt of the petition, the county clerk shall
thereupon give notice to the board or boards of county commissioners
of the filing and pendency of the petition, whereupon the county
commissioners of the county wherein the petition is filed shall
enter its order setting hearing, and giving notice of the hearing,
all in accordance with the provisions of this act for the creation
of districts in the first instance. After the hearing, should the
board find that the averments of the petition are true and that the
districts, or any of them, should be consolidated, the board shall
enter its order directing the consolidation of the districts. The
order shall set forth the corporate name of the consolidated
district under the name of "Consolidated Ambulance Service District
No. __________, __________ County(ies), Oklahoma". The order shall
further provide that the consolidated district shall assume and
become legally liable for all of the obligations of the districts
consolidated into the single district.
G. Following the entry of the order, an organizational meeting
of the combined residents of each of the districts shall be held for
the purpose of electing directors and officers and adopting bylaws.
This organizational meeting shall be held in accordance with the
provisions pertaining to the creation and organization of districts.
H. From any order of the board, an appeal may be taken in the
manner as provided for appeals from decision of the board of county
commissioners. All legal proceedings already instituted by or
the purpose of electing directors and officers and adopting bylaws.
This organizational meeting shall be held in accordance with the
provisions pertaining to the creation and organization of districts.
H. From any order of the board, an appeal may be taken in the
manner as provided for appeals from decision of the board of county
commissioners. All legal proceedings already instituted by or
against any district involved in a consolidation proceeding may be
revived and continued by or against the consolidated district by an
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 521
order of the court substituting the name of such consolidated
district.
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