STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

SENATE BILL 686	By:	Sykes

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Municipal Code; amending 11 O.S. 2001, Section 10-115, which relates to the removal of city managers; requiring removal of city managers under certain circumstances; allowing certain persons to have the right to sue under certain circumstances; providing for payment of certain fees; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     11 O.S. 2001, Section 10-115, is amended to read as follows:
Section 10-115.  A.  The council may suspend or remove the city manager or acting city manager at any time by a vote of a majority of all its members.
B.  The council shall remove the city manager for noncompliance with the residency requirement specified in Section 10-112 of this title.  Should the council not remove the city manager for noncompliance with Section 10-112 of this title within a reasonable time after notification, then any citizen that lives within the city limits shall have standing to sue in district court for an order of removal.  If an order of removal is granted, attorney fees for the claimant shall be paid by the city.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.

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