Oklahoma § 19-180.51 - Unforeseen increase of work - Abnormal conditions Transfer of employees between offices

§ 19-180.51. Unforeseen increase of work - Abnormal conditions Transfer of employees between offices

In case of unforeseen increase of work in any county office of

any county in the state or in case of abnormal conditions in any

county in the state, such as, oil development, military posts

located within the county, defense areas, state or federal

reformatories or prisons, or an excessive area or any other

emergency or abnormal condition, the board of county commissioners

may declare an emergency and set up additional funds during the

fiscal year or include in the budget, at the beginning of the fiscal

year, additional funds to employ additional help in any office to

the extent that said office may function properly.

Provided, however, that a seasonal or unexpected short-term

increase of work in any county office of any county in the state may

be met by the temporary transfer of a deputy, deputies, or other

employees from any other county office in the county to the office

requiring additional personnel. The board of county commissioners

of the county in which the transfer is to be made shall, if in its

judgment the temporary transfer is in the best interests of the

county, authorize the temporary transfer of designated persons and

shall cause a notation of the fact to be entered in the minutes of

its meeting. A period of temporary transfer shall be for not longer

than sixty (60) calendar days, except that the transfer may be once

renewed upon a second authorization of the board of county

commissioners for an additional period of not more than sixty (60)

calendar days. No employee shall be transferred under the

provisions of this section for a total of more than one hundred and

twenty (120) calendar days in any one fiscal year. A transfer of

designated employees may be terminated by the board of county

commissioners upon giving notice in writing to the county official

who heads the office to which the employees have been temporarily

transferred. Such notice shall specify the date of termination but

in no case shall this date be less than three (3) days after

delivery of said notice. Employees temporarily transferred under

the provisions of this section may be reimbursed from the same fund

or account and in the same manner and amount as they would have

been, had the temporary transfer not been effected. During the

period of transfer, the employees transferred shall be under the

exclusive jurisdiction of the county official who heads the office

to which they have been temporarily transferred.

Added by Laws 1943, p. 78, § 40. Amended by Laws 1947, p. 210, § 1.