Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-954: Annual appropriation - Maximum contributions

It shall be the mandatory duty of the board of county

commissioners of any county establishing a retirement fund and

system to appropriate annually, for the sole use of the retirement

fund within its general fund and subject to the approval of the

county excise board, a sum which shall be equal to or exceed the

contributions made to the retirement fund by the employees. Such

appropriation shall not exceed the sum of the current annual

salaries of all employees to be covered in the following

percentages:

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 13 1/2%

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 14 1/2%

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 15 1/2%

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2019 16 1/2%

July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2025 18 1/2%

July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

and each year thereafter 22%

Beginning July 1, 2025, the total employer and employee

contributions shall not exceed twenty-two percent (22%) of the

monthly compensation of each member. The governing body of the

participating employers listed in this section may vary the

percentage contribution of the employer and employee, provided the

total percentage contributed by the employer and employee equals the

total percentage contribution required by this section. Payment of

such shall be paid to the fund upon verified claims by the treasurer

of the fund approved by the board of trustees and attested by its

clerk.