Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-162: Deputies - Appointment - Compensation and salaries -

Appropriations.

Subject to the approval of the county excise board, every county

officer shall appoint such regular and special deputies as are

essential to the performance of the duties of the office in an

efficient manner and shall fix their salaries and compensation. In

order to provide for parity among and between county offices, every

county which has established a county budget board pursuant to the

County Budget Act, Sections 1401 through 1421 of this title, may,

upon majority vote of the members of the budget board, institute

equivalent employee job descriptions and related salary levels for

all full-time employment positions for uniform application by each

county officer. It shall be the responsibility of the board of

county commissioners to cause such job descriptions and salary

levels to be established. The county officer shall annually make

request for appropriation for payment of salaries, traveling

expenses, supplies and equipment and other needs for performing his

official duties. The board of county commissioners and the county

excise board shall annually appropriate amounts that will enable a

county officer to hire and keep capable deputies, provide their

instruction, provide sufficient supplies and equipment for the

county officer and his deputies, provide reimbursement for traveling

expenses for the county officer or deputies whose assignments

require expenditures therefor, or provide a monthly travel allowance

for the county officer in lieu of reimbursed expenditures for travel

within this state.