City of Cushing, OK
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2023-03-22
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Part I: The Charter
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Chapter C City Charter
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Part I: The Charter
- Ch C City Charter
- Ch C Art ONE ORGANIZATION AND POWERS
- § ONE-1 Organization.
- § ONE-2 Boundaries.
- § ONE-3 General grant of power.
- § ONE-4 Constitution applied.
- § ONE-5 Eminent domain powers and bonding powers.
- § ONE-6 City's ownership of streets; franchises, etc.
- § ONE-7 Exclusive franchises prohibited; public utility franchises to reserve right of city to operate utilities.
- § ONE-8 Referendum required for franchise.
- § ONE-8A City franchise fee; miscellaneous franchise provisions.
- § ONE-9 Term of franchise, etc.
- § ONE-10 Franchise to reserve right of city to regulate franchisee.
- § ONE-11 Franchises to include right of city to purchase.
- § ONE-12 Franchisees to pay cost of franchise referendum.
- § ONE-13 Bequests, gifts and donations.
- § ONE-14 General grant of powers not limited.
- § ONE-15 Former government in force.
- § ONE-16 Change of government.
- § ONE-17 Charter amendments.
- § ONE-18 Referendum of amendments.
- § ONE-19 Amendments by initiative.
- Ch C Art TWO OFFICERS OF CITY
- § TWO-1 Commissioners Generally.
- § TWO-2 Appointive officers.
- § TWO-3 Term of office of commissioners.
- § TWO-4 Qualifications of commissioners.
- § TWO-5 Bond of commissioners.
- § TWO-6 Other state or county government employment prohibited; increases in compensation.
- § TWO-7 Conflicts of interest.
- § TWO-8 Oath.
- § TWO-9 Removal of commissioners; filling of vacancies.
- § TWO-10 Powers and duties of appointed officers.
- § TWO-11 Commissioners not to serve as appointed city officer.
- § TWO-12 System of audit.
- § TWO-13 Quarterly statements, audits.
- § TWO-14 Power of commissioners to administer oaths.
- Ch C Art THREE LEGISLATIVE
- § THREE-1 Generally.
- § THREE-2 Meetings generally, clerk and first meeting after election.
- § THREE-3 Duties of city clerk.
- § THREE-4 Judges of election; officers of board.
- § THREE-5 Power to prescribe duties for employees.
- § THREE-6 Duty to provide city offices.
- § THREE-7 Legislation — Generally.
- § THREE-8 Same — Effective date and publication.
- § THREE-9 Same — Emergency ordinances.
- § THREE-10 Same — Signing and attestation.
- § THREE-11 Same — Recording.
- § THREE-12 Same — Power, etc., to adopt generally.
- § THREE-13 Same — Amendment.
- § THREE-14 Special meetings.
- § THREE-15 Filling of vacancies.
- § THREE-16 Salaries of officers and employees.
- Ch C Art FOUR EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT
- § FOUR-1 Appointment of city manager.
- § FOUR-3 General functions and conflicts of interests.
- § FOUR-4 Oath and bond.
- § FOUR-5 Powers.
- Ch C Art FIVE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CITY
- § FIVE-1 Generally.
- Ch C Art SIX BONDS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- § SIX-1 Generally.
- § SIX-2 Custody.
- Ch C Art SEVEN APPOINTIVE OFFICERS BY COMMISSIONERS
- § SEVEN-1 City treasurer.
- § SEVEN-2 Settlement with county treasurer.
- § SEVEN-3 Bond.
- § SEVEN-4 City attorney.
- § SEVEN-5 Municipal court and judge.
- § SEVEN-6 Authority of municipal judge to administer oaths.
- § SEVEN-7 Authority of board of commissioners to remit fines and grant pardons.
- Ch C Art EIGHT APPOINTIVE OFFICERS BY CITY MANAGER
- § EIGHT-1 City clerk.
- § EIGHT-2 May administer oaths.
- § EIGHT-3 Bond.
- § EIGHT-4 City engineer.
- § EIGHT-5 Waterworks and sewers.
- § EIGHT-6 Fire department.
- § EIGHT-7 Health department — Generally.
- § EIGHT-8 Same — Arrest powers and power to quarantine.
- § EIGHT-9 Same — Physician's report to the department.
- § EIGHT-10 Same — Quarantine.
- § EIGHT-11 Police department.
- § EIGHT-12 Duty of police department.
- Ch C Art NINE LEGAL PROCESS AGAINST THE CITY
- § NINE-1 Service.
- Ch C Art TEN CLAIMS AGAINST CITY
- § TEN-1 Generally.
- Ch C Art ELEVEN PURCHASES AND SALES
- § ELEVEN-1 Generally.
- Ch C Art TWELVE REVENUE — DEPARTMENT OF YEARLY ESTIMATES
- § TWELVE-1 Generally.
- § TWELVE-2 Tax exemptions.
- Ch C Art THIRTEEN ELECTIONS — PRIMARY NOMINATIONS
- § THIRTEEN-1 Primary election — Required.
- § THIRTEEN-2 Same — Filing for nomination.
- § THIRTEEN-3 Same — Nomination by electors.
- § THIRTEEN-3A -
- § THIRTEEN-4 Primary ballots to be posted.
- § THIRTEEN-5 Election board to arrange ballots.
- § THIRTEEN-6 Form of primary ballot.
- § THIRTEEN-7 State law suspended.
- § THIRTEEN-8 Returns of primary elections.
- § THIRTEEN-9 Form of [general election] election ballot.
- § THIRTEEN-10 Election bribery prohibited.
- § THIRTEEN-11 Sample ballots to be posted.
- Ch C Art FOURTEEN RECALL
- § FOURTEEN-1 Recall — Commissioners subject to recall.
- § FOURTEEN-2 Recall election.
- § FOURTEEN-3 Form of ballot.
- § FOURTEEN-4 Recall election conducted.
- § FOURTEEN-5 No recall under six months.
- § FOURTEEN-6 Recalled officer cannot hold office.
- Ch C Art FIFTEEN ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS
- § FIFTEEN-1 First election and officers.
- Ch C Art SIXTEEN MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- § SIXTEEN-1 Severability.
- § SIXTEEN-2 Effective date.
- § SIXTEEN-3 Definitions and rules of construction.
- § SIXTEEN-4 Fiscal year.
- § SIXTEEN-5 Working hours of employees.
- § SIXTEEN-6 Nepotism.
- § SIXTEEN-7 Charter or ordinance violations.
- § SIXTEEN-8 Temporary officers, and board of education to control selection of its membership.
- Part II: The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration and Personnel
- Ch 3 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 4 Animals
- Ch 5 Building Regulation; Planning
- Ch 6 Businesses, Advertising, Solicitors, Secondhand Goods
- Ch 7 Civil Emergencies and Floods
- Ch 8 Courts
- Ch 9 Environment
- Ch 10 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 11 Housing
- Ch 12 Law Enforcement
- Ch 13 Natural Resources
- Ch 14 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 15 Parks and Recreation; Library
- Ch 16 Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places
- Ch 17 Taxation
- Ch 18 Telecommunications
- Ch 19 Traffic and Vehicles
- Ch 20 Utilities
- Appendix
- Ch A 2017—2005 Code Section Comparative Chart
- Ch B Airport Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
Note — Printed herein is the City Charter, as
adopted by vote of the people of the city on July 16, 1929 and effective
on August 13, 1929. Amendments to the Charter are indicated by bracketed
history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history
note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original
Charter. Obvious misspellings have been corrected without notation.
For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headings, catchlines and
citations to state statutes has been used. Additions made for clarity
are indicated by brackets.
PREAMBLE
We the people of the City of Cushing, under the authority of
the Constitution and Laws of the State of Oklahoma, and the powers
reserved therein, do ordain and establish this Charter for the City
of Cushing, Oklahoma.
