Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-868.4

The county planning commission may appoint such employees as it

may deem necessary for its work and may contract with planners and

other consultants for such services as it may require, and may incur

other necessary expenses; provided that the expenditures of the

county funds by the planning commission shall not be in excess of

the amounts appropriated for that purpose by the board of county

commissioners. It shall be lawful for the board of county

commissioners to appropriate funds for the administration of this

act and to contract with the governing body of the county seat city

to contribute jointly to pay expenses and salaries of a combined

staff to serve the county planning commission, county board of

adjustment, city planning commission and city board of adjustment,

and to provide offices for such combined staff either in the county

courthouse or the municipal building.

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For building permits issued pursuant to this section, the county

engineer shall collect a fee set by the county planning commission,

which shall be approved every two (2) years by the board of county

commissioners. For each petition for amendments to zoning

regulations, the county planning commission shall, upon approval and

authorization by the board of county commissioners, collect a fee

sufficient to cover the cost of mailing notices and conducting

investigations into the applicant's petition. In the event the

petition is withdrawn by the applicant before consideration by the

county planning commission but after notice and mailing of such

public hearing on applicant's amendments to zoning regulations or in

the event the applicant's petition is denied by the county planning

commission and an appeal is not pursued to the county board of

adjustment, the applicant shall not be permitted to file another

petition for amendment to zoning regulations covering the matter

withdrawn or denied until ninety (90) days from such withdrawal or

denial and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee as set by the county

planning commission, which shall be approved by the board of county

commissioners. All fees collected by the county planning commission

and the county engineer shall be deposited with the county treasurer

daily, as is now provided by law, to the credit of the county

planning commission and such fees shall be placed in a separate fund

to the credit of the said county planning commission, to be

designated as the "County Planning Commission Special Fund", and

shall be expended by the county planning commission, as follows:

for salaries of the staff or any member thereof, for mailing cost to

potentially affected members of the public concerning notice of

petitions for amendment to zoning regulations, for books, records,

supplies, fixtures and other necessary expenses incurred in the

operation of said Planning Commission, provided that any of the fee

so expended shall be upon verified claims duly filed, and approved

by the board of county commissioners of the county as provided by

law. Provided, however, that in the event the fees shall be in

excess of the necessary operating expenses of the planning

commission, said excess shall revert to the general fund of any such

county at the end of the fiscal year. Provided further, that in the

event said fees shall not be sufficient to operate the planning

commission, the difference may be supplied by appropriation as

provided by law. On the first day of each month the county engineer

and the county planning commission shall each submit to the board of

county commissioners a verified report of all fees charged and

collected during the preceding month.

For each petition for an appeal to the board of adjustment, the

county planning commission shall, upon approval and authorization by

the board of county commissioners, collect a fee sufficient to cover
th the county engineer

and the county planning commission shall each submit to the board of

county commissioners a verified report of all fees charged and

collected during the preceding month.

For each petition for an appeal to the board of adjustment, the

county planning commission shall, upon approval and authorization by

the board of county commissioners, collect a fee sufficient to cover

the cost of mailing notices and conducting investigations into the

applicant’s petition.

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