Oklahoma § 19-954 Annual appropriation - Maximum contributions.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 19-954 — Annual appropriation - Maximum contributions.

Oklahoma § 19-954

Title 19Counties And County Officers

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-954 (2026).

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It shall be the mandatory duty of the board of county commissioners of any county establishing a retirement fund and system to appropriate annually, for the sole use of the retirement fund within its general fund and subject to the approval of the county excise board, a sum which shall be equal to or exceed the contributions made to the retirement fund by the employees. Such appropriation shall not exceed the sum of the current annual salaries of all employees to be covered in the following percentages: July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 13 1/2% July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 14 1/2% July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 15 1/2% July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2019 16 1/2% July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2025 18 1/2% July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 and each year thereafter 22% Beginning July 1, 2025, the total employer and e

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It shall be the mandatory duty of the board of county commissioners of any county establishing a retirement fund and system to appropriate annually, for the sole use of the retirement fund within its general fund and subject to the approval of the county excise board, a sum which shall be equal to or exceed the contributions made to the retirement fund by the employees. Such appropriation shall not exceed the sum of the current annual salaries of all employees to be covered in the following percentages: July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 13 1/2% July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 14 1/2% July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 15 1/2% July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2019 16 1/2% July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2025 18 1/2% July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 and each year thereafter 22% Beginning July 1, 2025, the total employer and employee contributions shall not exceed twenty-two percent (22%) of the monthly compensation of each member. The governing body of the participating employers listed in this section may vary the percentage contribution of the employer and employee, provided the total percentage contributed by the employer and employee equals the total percentage contribution required by this section. Payment of such shall be paid to the fund upon verified claims by the treasurer of the fund approved by the board of trustees and attested by its clerk.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1961, p. 218, § 4, emerg. eff. July 14, 1961. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 222, § 2, emerg. eff. May 2, 1967; Laws 1989, c. 336, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 2007, c. 126, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2019, c. 380, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Laws 2022, c. 25, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.; Laws 2025, c. 270, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.