Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-869.5

Meetings - Funds - Personnel - Expenses - Fees

A lake area planning commission shall have the authority to

adopt, amend, extend, add to and implement a comprehensive plan for

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the betterment of its jurisdictional area as a place of residence

and business. It may consider any subject matter tending to the

betterment of its jurisdictional area and make recommendations as it

may deem advisable to the appropriate governing body, agency or

department. In execution of its duties, the commission shall

function as an advisory, consultative and coordinating agency.

Any county participating in a lake area planning commission is

hereby granted authority to establish zoning regulations, a building

code, construction codes, an energy code and a housing code for all

areas within the jurisdiction of the commission, and further

provided that the county is hereby granted authority to adopt,

amend, add to or carry out within the jurisdiction of the

commission, all additional elements of a comprehensive planning

program including, but not limited to, plans for major streets and

highways and other elements of water, rail, air and land

transportation plans, public utilities and facilities plans, capital

improvement programs, uniform regulations for the subdivision of

land and for the improvements located thereon, building line

regulations, floodplain management regulations and conservation

plans.

The commission shall elect its chairman and other officers from

its appointed members.

All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. It

shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep a

complete public record of its functions and activities.

Funds for the operation of a lake area planning commission may

be appropriated by any county, city or town participating in the

planning commission. The commission may appoint employees or

contract for services as it may deem necessary and incur necessary

expenses within the limits of the appropriations, subject to the

approval of the appropriate governing bodies.

The lake area planning commission may, subject to approval of

the appropriate governing bodies, establish a schedule of fees to be

paid for review and inspection functions; provided, that the fees

shall be reasonable and related to the costs of rendering review and

inspection functions and shall not be applied to the sale or

transfer of real property.