|ENROLLED SENATE | |BILL NO. 684 By: Ballenger of the Senate | | | | and | | | | Joyner of the House | | | | | | | | | | | | | | An Act relating to counties and county officers; | | amending 19 O.S. 2001, Section 866.22, which relates | | to the county board of adjustment; making language | | gender neutral; clarifying language; modifying quorum | | requirements; and providing an effective date. | | | | | | | | | |BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2001, Section 866.22, is | |amended to read as follows: | | | | Section 866.22 The board of county commissioners of any such | |county shall appoint a county board of adjustment composed of five | |(5) members, residents of such county, two(2)of whom shall reside | |outside the corporate limits of the municipality, for a term of | |three (3) years, except that when the first appointment is made | |hereunder, the term of office of two(2)of said members shall be | |one (1) year, the term of two(2)of said members shall be two (2) | |years, and the term of office of one(1)of said members shall be | |three (3) years. A member of such county board of adjustment, once | |qualified, can thereafter be removed during his or her term of | |office only for cause and after a hearing held before the board of | |county commissioners. In the event of the death, resignation or | |removal of any such member before the expiration of his or her term, | |a successor shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners | |to serve his or her unexpired term. All members of the county board | |of adjustment shall serve as such without compensation. | | | | The county board of adjustment shall elect its ownchairman| |chair and shall adopt rules or procedures consistent with the | |provisions ofthis actSection 866.1 et seq. of this title. The | |chairmanchair, or, in his or her absence, the actingchairman| |chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. | arsid13000843 ENR. S. B. NO. 684 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
|©2008-09 eCapitol, LLC. All rights reserved.Four (4)Three members of the county board of adjustment, with both | |the city and the county being represented, shall constitute a | |quorum. All meetings of the county board of adjustment shall be | |open to the public and a public record shall be kept of all | |proceedings. | | | | The county board of adjustment may, with the approval of the | |board of county commissioners, appoint such employees as may be | |necessary and may incur necessary expenses, within the limits of the | |appropriations authorized by the board of county commissioners. | | | | For each petition and for each request for a public hearing, the | |county board of adjustment shall collect a fee the amount thereof to | |be fixed by the respective boards of county commissioners which such | |fees shall be deposited with the county treasurer as required by | |law, and credited to the general fund of the county, and report | |thereof made to the board of county commissioners each month. | |Publication notices and transcripts on appeal shall be paid for by | |parties requiring or requesting the same. | | | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2009. | | | | Passed the Senate the 25th day of February, 2009. | | | | | | | | Presiding Officer of the Senate | | | | | | Passed the House of Representatives the 16th day of April, 2009. | | | | | | | | Presiding Officer of the House | | of Representatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | arsid13000843 ENR. S. B. NO. 684 Page 2
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