Oklahoma Statutes
Title 65. Public Libraries
§65-555. Officers - Meetings - Quorum - Contracts.

The commission shall elect its chairman from the appointed members and fill such other offices as its bylaws may establish. The commission shall hold at least one meeting each month and all meetings shall be open to the public. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep a record of its functions and activities, which record shall be a public record. For the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers of the commission, a majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. The commission may establish a schedule of fees to cover various services rendered and may also contract with other persons, agencies and any governmental unit for such services as it may require, including private legal counsel and private auditing service, within the limits of its appropriations, and may incur necessary expenses. The commission may contract for, receive, and utilize any grants or other financial assistance from the United States or from any other source, public or private, in furtherance of its functions; may incur necessary expenses in obtaining said grants or financial assistance, within the limits of its appropriations; and shall receive and disburse such grants or other financial assistance.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 5, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 66, § 2, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1992, c. 322, § 20, eff. July 1, 1992.

Structure Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 65. Public Libraries

§65-1-101. Short title.

§65-1-102. Policy.

§65-1-103. Purpose.

§65-1-104. Definitions.

§65-1-105. Disclosure of records.

§65-2-101. Creation of Board.

§65-2-102. Membership of Board.

§65-2-103. Terms of office.

§65-2-104. Officers.

§65-2-105. Meetings.

§65-2-106. Powers and duties of the Board.

§65-2-107. Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund.

§65-2-108. Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund - Applications for participation.

§65-2-109. Applications for participation in Oklahoma Local Library Support Revolving Fund - Five-year plan for library development.

§65-3-101. Creation of Department.

§65-3-102. Department as official library of the state.

§65-3-103. Director and Assistant Director.

§65-3-104. Duties of Director.

§65-3-105. Functions of Department.

§65-3-106. Creation of divisions authorized.

§65-3-107. Appropriations, gifts, bequests or grants - Contracts - Libraries' Revolving Fund.

§65-3-107.1. Contracts for literacy services.

§65-3-108. Participation in health insurance plans authorized.

§65-3-109. Purchase, lease and disposal of real and personal property.

§65-3-110. Publications.

§65-3-111. Standards for library equipment.

§65-3-112. Petty cash fund.

§65-3-113. Postage.

§65-3-113.1. Publications Clearinghouse - Creation - Director - Rules - Electronic publications.

§65-3-113.2. Definitions.

§65-3-113.3. Duties of Publications Clearinghouse.

§65-3-114. Deposit of state publications with Publications Clearinghouse - Failure to comply.

§65-3-115. Copies to other states, territories or possessions and The Library of Congress - Exchange agreements - Surplus publications.

§65-3-116. Citation.

§65-3-117. Purpose.

§65-3-118. Definitions.

§65-3-119. Public land survey corner records - Filing.

§65-3-120. Public land survey corner record book - Index - Filing and recording fees - Exemptions.

§65-3-121. Reconstruction or rehabilitation of monument corners.

§65-3-122. Federal government surveys.

§65-3-123. Failure to comply with act.

§65-4-101. Authority for establishment.

§65-4-102. Procedure for establishment and termination.

§65-4-103. Governing boards - Membership - Tenure - Qualifications - Compensation.

§65-4-104. System board of trustees - Officers - Meetings - Quorum.

§65-4-105. System board of trustees - Powers and duties.

§65-4-106. Personnel.

§65-4-107. Financing.

§65-4-107.1. Oklahoma Local Library Capital Revolving Fund.

§65-4-115. Counties without countywide library services - Appointment of public library board.

§65-4-116. Public library boards - Powers and duties.

§65-4-201. Establishment, special levies authorized - Incorporation of existing libraries.

§65-4-202. Creation by resolution, ordinance or petition - Multicounty library systems - Termination.

§65-4-203. Board of trustees - Membership - Terms.

§65-4-204. System board officers - Quorum.

§65-4-205. System board of trustees - Powers and duties.

§65-4-206. Librarian - Qualifications - Powers.

§65-5-101. Interlocal agreements.

§65-7-101. Liberal interpretation.

§65-7-102. Effect of headings.

§65-41. Extension or operation of library services - Grants - Purchase of personal property.

§65-42. Authorization to receive any available assistance.

§65-43. Provisions cumulative.

§65-55. Automated data processing and information center.

§65-56. Subjects included in system.

§65-57. Powers and duties of Librarian.

§65-58. Provisions cumulative.

§65-151. Short title.

§65-152. Policy and purpose.

§65-153. Application.

§65-154. Library commission - Appointment - Tenure - Vacancies - Compensation.

§65-155. Officers - Meetings - Quorums - Contracts.

§65-156. Librarian - Qualifications - Staff - Other employees.

§65-157. Budget - Contributions - Expenditures.

§65-158. Library commission - General powers and duties.

§65-158.1. Limitations on library commissions in counties of less than 200,000 population.

§65-159. Other libraries - Contracts.

§65-160. Employee retirement.

§65-161. Act cumulative.

§65-182. Insurance - Public governmental function.

§65-183. Act construed.

§65-184. Workers' compensation insurance for library employees.

§65-185. Cost of premiums.

§65-551. Short title.

§65-552. Applicability.

§65-553. Purpose - Commission created.

§65-554. Membership - Tenure.

§65-555. Officers - Meetings - Quorum - Contracts.

§65-556. Librarian.

§65-557. Annual budget and audit - Contributions - Allocation of income.

§65-558. Powers of commission.

§65-559. Bringing other cities and towns into system.

§65-560. Retirement system.

§65-561. Act as cumulative.