Every metropolitan library commission created by this act shall have all powers necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purpose and provisions hereof, including, in addition to others herein granted, the following powers:
(a) To operate and maintain a city-county library system and to adopt such rules and regulations for the operation thereof as may be deemed necessary or expedient.
(b) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire land or buildings or portions of buildings for library purposes.
(c) To erect, maintain, and operate public library buildings at one or more places in the county.
(d) To accept transfer of any existing public library or libraries by lease or other conveyance.
(e) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, books and other personal property customarily used in the operation of public libraries including necessary motor vehicles.
(f) To sell and dispose of personal property acquired by purchase or other means when by proper resolution the commission finds that said property is not needed for library purposes.
(g) To accept, hold, and convey legal title to interests in real property in the name "Metropolitan Library Commission of ________ County" which shall be its official name. Deeds or other conveyances of said interests in real property shall be executed for and on behalf of the commission by the chairman and shall be attested by the secretary.
(h) To accept, or in its discretion to decline, donations tendered to the city-county library system.
(i) To administer the expenditure of any funds which may become available for library purposes pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 10A of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.
(j) To borrow on the credit of the commission for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year.
(k) To do all other things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 192, § 8, emerg. eff. June 8, 1965.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
§65-1-105. Disclosure of records.
§65-2-102. Membership of Board.
§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.
§65-3-101. 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.
§65-3-111. Standards for library equipment.
§65-3-113.1. Publications Clearinghouse - Creation - Director - Rules - Electronic publications.
§65-3-113.3. Duties of Publications Clearinghouse.
§65-3-114. Deposit of state publications with Publications Clearinghouse - Failure to comply.
§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.
§65-4-107.1. 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.
§65-4-203. 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.
§65-154. 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.
§65-182. Insurance - Public governmental function.
§65-184. Workers' compensation insurance for library employees.
§65-553. Purpose - Commission created.
§65-555. Officers - Meetings - Quorum - Contracts.
§65-557. Annual budget and audit - Contributions - Allocation of income.
§65-558. Powers of commission.