Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-8.3

names - Submission of formation question to voters - Organizational

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meeting - Time for completion of work - Publication of proposed

charter or amendment - Submission to voters.

A. Upon a resolution approved by a majority of the members of

the board of county commissioners of the county or upon a petition

signed by registered voters of the county equal in number to ten

percent (10%) of the total number of votes cast in the county for

Governor at the immediately preceding gubernatorial election, the

members of the proposed charter commission shall be designated as

follows:

1. Fifteen (15) members shall be designated by the board of

county commissioners. Five members shall be designated by each

county commissioner, at least two of which shall be residents of an

unincorporated portion of the county, or residents of a municipality

other than the largest municipality located within said county. The

members designated by each county commissioner must reside in that

county commissioner's district;

2. Two members shall be designated by the county court clerk,

at least one of which shall be a resident of an unincorporated

portion of the county or a resident of a municipality other than the

largest municipality located within the county;

3. Two members shall be designated by the county clerk, at

least one of which shall be a resident of an unincorporated portion

of the county or a resident of a municipality other than the largest

municipality located within the county;

4. Two members shall be designated by the county treasurer, at

least one of which shall be a resident of an unincorporated portion

of the county or a resident of a municipality other than the largest

municipality located within the county;

5. Two members shall be designated by the county assessor, at

least one of which shall be a resident of an unincorporated portion

of the county or a resident of a municipality other than the largest

municipality located within the county; and

6. Two members shall be designated by the county sheriff, at

least one of which shall be a resident of an unincorporated portion

of the county or a resident of a municipality other than the largest

municipality located within the county.

The members shall be designated and their names filed with the

county election board within thirty (30) days from the date the

resolution was adopted by the board of county commissioners or the

date the petition was filed with the board.

Upon the designation of the members of the proposed charter

commission as provided in this subsection, the county election board

shall submit to the voters of the county at the next November

general election not less than ninety (90) days thereafter, or at a

special election called for such purpose, the question:

"Shall a charter commission, to be composed of the following

members: ________________________________ be authorized to frame

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a proposed charter or amend an existing charter for the County

of ____________?

/ / YES

/ / NO"

Nothing in the County Home Rule Charter Act shall be construed to

prevent any officer of any municipality located within the county

from serving as a member of the charter commission.

B. If the proposition receives approval by a majority of the

votes cast thereon, the chairman of the board of county

commissioners of the county shall, within sixty (60) days, call an

organizational meeting of said charter commission. Such commission

is hereby authorized to select a chairman and other officers as may

be necessary, to adopt rules of procedure, and to draft a proposed

County Home Rule Charter or amendments to an existing charter. Such

commission shall complete its work on a proposed charter or

amendments to an existing charter within six (6) months from the
organizational meeting of said charter commission. Such commission

is hereby authorized to select a chairman and other officers as may

be necessary, to adopt rules of procedure, and to draft a proposed

County Home Rule Charter or amendments to an existing charter. Such

commission shall complete its work on a proposed charter or

amendments to an existing charter within six (6) months from the

time said organizational meeting of such commission was convened.

Any proposed charter or amendments to an existing charter shall be

published by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation in

the county on at least two occasions. At least seven (7) days shall

elapse between the first and last day of publication. The first day

of such publication shall be within forty-five (45) days from the

date the commission submits its proposed charter or amendments to an

existing charter. Copies of the proposed charter or amendments to

the existing charter shall be made available for distribution to the

qualified voters of the county at the place where meetings of the

board of county commissioners of the county are usually held.

C. Within ninety (90) days after the commission submits its

proposed charter or amendments to an existing charter to the board

of county commissioners of the county, the officer or agency

responsible for certifying public questions shall submit to the

voters of the county at the next regular countywide election or at a

special election which may be called for said purpose by the board

of county commissioners, the question:

"Shall the proposed charter (or amendments) for _________ County

be adopted?

/ / YES

/ / NO"

Said charter or said amendments shall become effective if approved

by a majority of the registered voters voting thereon, subject to

provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution and laws of this state.