Oklahoma Statutes
Title 65. Public Libraries
§65-557. Annual budget and audit - Contributions - Allocation of income.

It shall be the duty of the commission to prepare an annual budget which shall be subject to the general review of the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners. The metropolitan library commission shall submit an annual audit of its expenditures and income to the board of county commissioners and the governing board of the city. This audit shall be prepared by an independent accountant.

Each county and city establishing a city-county library system, as herein provided, at the beginning of each fiscal year or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, shall agree upon the necessary contributions to be made by each for the establishment, operation and maintenance of the city-county library system, appropriate such funds as may be agreed upon and combine said funds with funds from any source. Periodically, as may be agreed upon, the city and county shall contribute their appropriated funds to a common fund upon claims therefor being filed by the commission with the governing body of the city and with the board of county commissioners. After approval of the claims, the contributions shall be made by warrants issued by the appropriate officers and made payable to the city treasurer or county treasurer, as may be agreed upon by the city and county. Said common fund shall be maintained as a depository account. Vouchers shall be drawn by such officer or employee as prescribed by the metropolitan library commission.
The officer or employee of the commission designated shall be bonded in an amount not less than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) the premiums for which shall be payable from the operating funds of the metropolitan library. The designated officer or employee shall be governed by the same statutory provisions relating to depository accounts as apply to county officials generally. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as exempting from the application of the general statutes relating to appropriations the funds contributed by the city and county to the common fund.
Income of the city-county library system from fines, fees, sales of personal property, and other miscellaneous sources, excluding income from sales of real property, shall not be considered general revenue of either the city or the county. It shall be deposited promptly directly to the depository account of the metropolitan library. Income from this source shall constitute a revolving fund which shall not be subject to fiscal limitations and which may be expended by the commission.
In the event funds are made available for library purposes in the county, pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 10A of the Oklahoma Constitution, all or any part of the cost of establishing, maintaining and operating the city-county library system as set forth in the powers granted to the commission in the succeeding section, and otherwise, may be paid with such funds, and the metropolitan library commission is authorized hereby to administer the expenditure of such funds.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 7, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.

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.