Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.25
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Contracts for fire protection service
Official statutory text
A. Any city or town located in the same county as any fire
protection district may contract, for one (1) year or more, for fire
protection service by the district throughout or within part of the
area of the city or town. During the term of the contract, without
curtailing the rights, powers and duties of the city, the area
covered by the contract may in accordance with express terms of the
contract be construed as part of the district territory for all fire
protection purposes under this act.
B. Owners or occupants of property in the vicinity of the
district not included within the territory of any city or town or
other fire protection district, and such district may contract, for
one (1) year or more, for fire protection service by the district
for the property described in the contract, which such contract
shall provide for a fixed annual payment of an agreed amount by the
owner or occupant of the property to the district to be paid
annually in advance at the date of the making of such contract, and
on the even date thereof for each subsequent year covered by the
contract.
C. The contract shall be in writing and shall be set forth in
full in the minutes of the respective governing bodies of the
contracting parties and a duplicate original shall be filed with the
records of the district in the office of the county clerk.
D. Upon the filing of the contract, the district shall be an
independent contractor.
protection district may contract, for one (1) year or more, for fire
protection service by the district throughout or within part of the
area of the city or town. During the term of the contract, without
curtailing the rights, powers and duties of the city, the area
covered by the contract may in accordance with express terms of the
contract be construed as part of the district territory for all fire
protection purposes under this act.
B. Owners or occupants of property in the vicinity of the
district not included within the territory of any city or town or
other fire protection district, and such district may contract, for
one (1) year or more, for fire protection service by the district
for the property described in the contract, which such contract
shall provide for a fixed annual payment of an agreed amount by the
owner or occupant of the property to the district to be paid
annually in advance at the date of the making of such contract, and
on the even date thereof for each subsequent year covered by the
contract.
C. The contract shall be in writing and shall be set forth in
full in the minutes of the respective governing bodies of the
contracting parties and a duplicate original shall be filed with the
records of the district in the office of the county clerk.
D. Upon the filing of the contract, the district shall be an
independent contractor.
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