HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995 12_Accept beneficial interest Tulsa County Criminal Justice System_1995.10.17WHEREAS, the entirety of the Authority's stated functions exclusively relate to the
funds generated by said County sales tax, as administered by a seven (7) person Board of
Trustees comprised of three (3) Tulsa County Commissioners, the Mayor of the City of Tulsa,
and the Mayors of three (3) additional cities situated in whole or in part within the limits of
Tulsa County, Oklahoma; and,
WHEREAS, on October 4, 1995, a Petition in cause numbered PT-95-35 was duly filed
in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, alleging that service of city Mayors on the
Authority's Board of Trustees may constitute a violation of Oklahoma's dual office holding
statute and, consequently, disqualify any city Mayor from serving as an Authority Trustee; and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL • THE CIT
OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA: i
That the Council herewith expresses its desire and intent to accept beneficial interest in
and to the Tulsa County Criminal Justice Authority immediately upon amendment of the
Authority's Trust Indenture in the manner provided by law to provide that the City of
Owasso is a named beneficiary of said Trust.
PASSED, APPRO
Council of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma.
Clerk
D Cates, City Attorney
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Ch` T'fes L Burris, Mayor