Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3706

Jurisdiction over Northern Oklahoma College - Powers and duties -

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Institution personnel - Fidelity bonds - Federal funds - Gifts -

Contracts - Property - Employee benefits.

The Board of Regents of the Northern Oklahoma College shall have

the supervision, management and control of the Northern Oklahoma

College; and it shall have the following additional powers and

duties:

(a) Adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to

govern the Northern Oklahoma College.

(b) Employ and fix the compensation and duties of such personnel

as it deems necessary, including architects, attorneys, engineers

and other professional and technical persons for its operation and

for the operation of Northern Oklahoma College. Any of such

personnel having custody of public funds or other public property

may be required to furnish corporate surety bonds in such amounts as

may be deemed necessary by the Board, payable to the State of

Oklahoma and conditioned upon a faithful accounting of all such

funds and property.

(c) Enter into contracts, purchase supplies, materials and

equipment, and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to make

any of its powers effective.

(d) Authorize officials at the Northern Oklahoma College to act

in its behalf in the making of contracts, or in carrying out the

powers conferred upon it.

(e) Receive and make disposition of monies, grants and property

from federal agencies, and administer the same in accordance with

Federal requirements.

(f) Accept gifts of real and personal property, money and other

things, and use or dispose of the same in accordance with the

directions of the donors or grantors thereof.

(g) Direct the disposition of all monies appropriated by the

Legislature or by the Congress or derived from the sale of bonds or

received from any other source by Northern Oklahoma College.

(h) Acquire and take title to real and personal property in its

name, on behalf of the Northern Oklahoma College, and convey,

exchange or dispose of, or otherwise manage or control, such

property in the interest of such institution, including the granting

of leases, permits, easements and licenses over or upon any such

real property. The Board shall have the power to institute any

legal action in the name of the Board before any court having

jurisdiction of such actions. The Board shall have custody of

abstracts of title and instruments affecting the ownership of or

title to real property belonging to the Northern Oklahoma College.

(i) Have supervision and charge of the construction of all

buildings at Northern Oklahoma College.

(j) Determine the need for and cause to be constructed

dormitories and other buildings, on a self-liquidating basis, at the

Northern Oklahoma College.

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(k) Establish and maintain plans for tenure and retirement of

employees at the Northern Oklahoma College, and for payment of

deferred compensation of such employees; and provide hospital and

medical benefits, accident, health and life insurance, and annuity

contracts, for such employees and their dependents. The Board may

pay for all or a part of the cost thereof for employees with funds

available for the operation of the institution. Amounts payable by

an employee for such insurance or annuity contracts may, with the

consent of the employee be deducted from his salary.

(l) Maintain an inventory of all property belonging to the

Northern Oklahoma College.

(m) Audit all accounts against the funds allocated to Northern

Oklahoma College.

(n) Provide penalties and forfeitures by way of damages and

otherwise for the violation of rules and regulations of the Board,

which may be sued for and collected in the name of the Board before

any court having jurisdiction of such actions.
inventory of all property belonging to the

Northern Oklahoma College.

(m) Audit all accounts against the funds allocated to Northern

Oklahoma College.

(n) Provide penalties and forfeitures by way of damages and

otherwise for the violation of rules and regulations of the Board,

which may be sued for and collected in the name of the Board before

any court having jurisdiction of such actions.

(o) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted to it, or to make the Northern Oklahoma

College effective for the purposes for which it is maintained or

operated.