Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-29-109: Municipalities permitted to contract for fire

protection.

A. Any city or town operating a paid fire department may

contract with a private entity, organization, corporation or company

for the performance of the essential functions of fire suppression,

prevention, and life safety duties in a fire department and, if

required, transfer capital assets used in fire protection services

to a public trust for the use of the private entity, organization,

corporation or company in providing such services. Pursuant to the

provisions of this act, the mayor shall issue an order calling for

an election on the question of whether or not the city or town shall

change its method of providing fire protection if:

1. An initiative petition is filed with the governing body of

the municipality; or

2. The governing body, by resolution, so directs.

B. The initiative petition or resolution of the governing body

shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality at least one

hundred twenty (120) days before the filing date for the next

municipal general election. The order calling for the election

regarding fire protection services shall be issued by the mayor of

the municipality within ten (10) days after a decision has been made

on the ballot title, or within ten (10) days after the effective

date of the resolution of the governing body.