Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-11-125: Removal of employees in classified service - Procedure

Whenever the mayor or other authority lays off, suspends without

pay, demotes or removes an officer or employee in the classified

service who has completed a probationary period of six (6) months,

the following procedure shall apply:

1. The mayor or other appointing authority shall deliver, or

mail by certified mail, a written statement of the causes for the

layoff, suspension, demotion or removal to the officer or employee

not later than three (3) days after the effective date of the

personnel action;

2. The officer or employee may appeal the action to the

personnel board. The appeal must be in writing, and must be filed

with the secretary or chairman of the personnel board within ten

(10) days after the effective date of the layoff, suspension,

demotion or removal;

3. The personnel board shall hold a public hearing on the

appeal, or give an adequate opportunity therefor, as soon as

practicable after an appeal has been filed;

4. The personnel board shall report in writing its findings and

recommendations to the mayor, where the appellant is a subordinate

of the mayor, or to the respective authority having power of

removal; and

5. The mayor or other authority having power of removal shall

make the final decision in writing regarding the appellant's layoff,

suspension, demotion or removal; but if the personnel board finds to

its satisfaction that the layoff, suspension, demotion, or removal

was made for a political reason or for any reason other than the

good of the service, it shall veto the layoff, suspension, demotion

or removal, and the action by the mayor or other authority shall be

nullified thereby.