§ 2-117. Secretary's duties--Assistant secretary--Compensation
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 26. ElectionsEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
26 Okl.St.Ann. § 2-117
§ 2-117. Secretary's duties--Assistant secretary--Compensation
B. The secretary shall employ an assistant secretary and such other employees as are necessary to perform the duties of the county election board. In the event a vacancy exists in the office of the secretary of the county election board, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the authority to stand in the place of the secretary of the county election board for the purpose of employing necessary county election board personnel.
D. The minimum salary of the assistant secretary shall be equal to ninety percent (90%) of the scheduled salary of the secretary in the same county, but shall not exceed the salary of the highest salaried first or chief deputy or assistant to any county officer, excluding the under sheriff, in the same county. Provided, the minimum salary may be prorated if a county election board office is open to the public for fewer hours per day than the average of the regular public office hours of other county offices. The salary limitation contained in this section shall not operate to reduce the salary of any person employed as an assistant secretary or chief clerk on October 31, 2019.
F. The salaries of the assistant secretary and other personnel shall be paid from county funds on a monthly basis. In the event that the secretary, assistant secretary or any other essential county election board employee must be away from work for a period of time due to personal illness, family illness, or family emergency, the county shall be required to fund compensation of appropriate temporary personnel during the employee's absence.
Credits
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-117, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 3; Laws 2004, c. 307, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 Okl. St. Ann. § 2-117, OK ST T. 26 § 2-117
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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