Opinion No. (1989)

RE: DEL CITY CHARTER

ATTORNEY GENERAL HENRY HAS RECEIVED YOUR RECENT LETTER ASKING FOR A CONSTRUCTION OF THE TERMS OF THE DEL CITY CHARTER, AND WHETHER SECTION 11 OF SAME, WHICH IS NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE TERMS OF 11 O.S. 8-108 (1981), IS A PERMISSIBLE DEVIATION FROM STATE LAW.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, BOTH THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND STATUTES PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPALITIES OF A CERTAIN SIZE MAY ADOPT LOCAL CHARTERS WHICH ARE CONTROLLING AS TO MATTERS PECULIARLY LOCAL IN CONCERN, AND NOT OF A STATEWIDE O.S. 13-109 (1981). THE PROVISIONS THAT YOU REFER TO IN YOUR LETTER ADDRESS THE BOARD MEETING…