§ 19-326 — Meetings - Passing on bills and claims.

Oklahoma § 19-326

• Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
• Title 19: Counties And County Officers

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A. In addition to the special sessions for equalizing assessments, and all other special sessions now provided by law, the county commissioners shall meet and hold sessions for the transaction of business in the county courthouse, at the county seat, on or before the first Monday of each month, and may remain in session as long as the public business may require, and the passing upon, allowing or rejecting of bills against the county shall be taken up and passed upon by the board in the order in which the claims have been filed, and in which order such claims must be entered upon the calendar, except salary, wage and compensation claims of officers and deputies and employees, which salary, wage and compensation claims may be considered and paid, on or after the termination of the service pay period; provided, that such claims by subordinate deputies and employees be first approved by the officer having charge of the office or department. The board of county commissioners may recess or adjourn its meetings within the session, either from time to time or from day to day, or on call of the chair; but, if such board does not sooner adjourn its session for any month, such session shall terminate and be adjourned by operation of law on the last business day of such month. If the board shall have adjourned its session before the last business day of any month, the county clerk shall have power to call special sessions when the best interests of the county demand it, upon giving five (5) days’ notice of the time and object of calling the commissioners together, by posting up notices in three public places in the county, or by publication in some newspaper of general circulation in the county; provided, that in the case of a vacancy in the office of county clerk, the chair of the board shall have power to call a special session for the purpose of filling such vacancy. B. The board of county commissioners may meet at times and in places within the county other than the county courthouse if it is determined that such meetings are beneficial to the general public. Such meetings shall be in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. C. County commissioners may attend and participate in conferences, trainings, and educational, press, and social events, even if a quorum is present, provided that no official action is taken and any discussion of the business of the board of county commissioners is incidental to the event. D. County commissioners may attend and participate in meetings and proceedings of the Legislature, even if a quorum is present, provided that no official action is taken. E. In a county that has a county budget board as provided in Section 1407 of this title, county commissioners and other county elected officers may discuss budgetary matters, provided that a quorum of the county budget board is not present and no official action is taken.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 1587. Amended by Laws 1945, p. 80, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1945; Laws 1988, c. 41, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 239, § 13, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 139, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2025, c. 369, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 2025.