Oklahoma § 19-866.22 - County Board of Adjustment

§ 19-866.22. County Board of Adjustment

The board of county commissioners of any such county shall

appoint a county board of adjustment composed of five (5) members,

residents of such county, two of whom shall reside outside the

corporate limits of the municipality, for a term of three (3) years,

except that when the first appointment is made hereunder, the term

of office of two of said members shall be one (1) year, the term of

two of said members shall be two (2) years, and the term of office

of one of said members shall be three (3) years. A member of such

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

county board of adjustment, once qualified, can thereafter be

removed during his or her term of office only for cause and after a

hearing held before the board of county commissioners. In the event

of the death, resignation or removal of any such member before the

expiration of his or her term, a successor shall be appointed by the

board of county commissioners to serve his or her unexpired term.

All members of the county board of adjustment shall serve as such

without compensation.

The county board of adjustment shall elect its own chair and

shall adopt rules or procedures consistent with the provisions of

Section 866.1 et seq. of this title. The chair, or, in his or her

absence, the acting chair, may administer oaths and compel the

attendance of witnesses. Three members of the county board of

adjustment, with both the city and the county being represented,

shall constitute a quorum. All meetings of the county board of

adjustment shall be open to the public and a public record shall be

kept of all proceedings.

The county board of adjustment may, with the approval of the

board of county commissioners, appoint such employees as may be

necessary and may incur necessary expenses, within the limits of the

appropriations authorized by the board of county commissioners.

For each petition and for each request for a public hearing, the

county board of adjustment shall collect a fee the amount thereof to

be fixed by the respective boards of county commissioners which such

fees shall be deposited with the county treasurer as required by

law, and credited to the general fund of the county, and report

thereof made to the board of county commissioners each month.

Publication notices and transcripts on appeal shall be paid for by

parties requiring or requesting the same.

Added by Laws 1957, p. 135, § 22, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957. Amended

by Laws 2009, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.