Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-162
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Deputies - Appointment - Compensation and salaries -
Official statutory text
Appropriations.
Subject to the approval of the county excise board, every county
officer shall appoint such regular and special deputies as are
essential to the performance of the duties of the office in an
efficient manner and shall fix their salaries and compensation. In
order to provide for parity among and between county offices, every
county which has established a county budget board pursuant to the
County Budget Act, Sections 1401 through 1421 of this title, may,
upon majority vote of the members of the budget board, institute
equivalent employee job descriptions and related salary levels for
all full-time employment positions for uniform application by each
county officer. It shall be the responsibility of the board of
county commissioners to cause such job descriptions and salary
levels to be established. The county officer shall annually make
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 88
request for appropriation for payment of salaries, traveling
expenses, supplies and equipment and other needs for performing his
official duties. The board of county commissioners and the county
excise board shall annually appropriate amounts that will enable a
county officer to hire and keep capable deputies, provide their
instruction, provide sufficient supplies and equipment for the
county officer and his deputies, provide reimbursement for traveling
expenses for the county officer or deputies whose assignments
require expenditures therefor, or provide a monthly travel allowance
for the county officer in lieu of reimbursed expenditures for travel
within this state.
Subject to the approval of the county excise board, every county
officer shall appoint such regular and special deputies as are
essential to the performance of the duties of the office in an
efficient manner and shall fix their salaries and compensation. In
order to provide for parity among and between county offices, every
county which has established a county budget board pursuant to the
County Budget Act, Sections 1401 through 1421 of this title, may,
upon majority vote of the members of the budget board, institute
equivalent employee job descriptions and related salary levels for
all full-time employment positions for uniform application by each
county officer. It shall be the responsibility of the board of
county commissioners to cause such job descriptions and salary
levels to be established. The county officer shall annually make
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 88
request for appropriation for payment of salaries, traveling
expenses, supplies and equipment and other needs for performing his
official duties. The board of county commissioners and the county
excise board shall annually appropriate amounts that will enable a
county officer to hire and keep capable deputies, provide their
instruction, provide sufficient supplies and equipment for the
county officer and his deputies, provide reimbursement for traveling
expenses for the county officer or deputies whose assignments
require expenditures therefor, or provide a monthly travel allowance
for the county officer in lieu of reimbursed expenditures for travel
within this state.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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