{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-62-62-912","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-912","heading":"Responsibilities of units of local government - Joint","body":"planning programs - Local capital improvement plans.\n\nA. Each unit of local government, subject to the limitations\n\nand requirements of the Local and Regional Capital Improvement\n\nPlanning Process Act, is encouraged to:\n\n1. Plan for future development, growth, and improvement; and\n\n2. Adopt and amend local capital improvement programs\n\nconsistent with the provisions of the Local and Regional Capital\n\nImprovement Planning Process Act.\n\nB. 1. A unit of local government's responsibility for the\n\npreparation or amendment of its capital improvement program is\n\ngoverned by the provisions of this section. Where procedures for\n\nlocal adoption of capital improvement plans are governed by other\n\nprovisions of state law or municipal charter or ordinance, the unit\n\nof local government may modify the procedural requirements of this\n\nsubsection as long as a broad range of opportunity for public\n\ncomment and review is preserved.\n\n2. Each unit of local government which prepares or amends a\n\ncapital improvement program shall ensure that said program is\n\nconsistent with the goals, guidelines and other provisions of the\n\nLocal and Regional Capital Improvement Planning Process Act.\n\n3. a. The governing officers of a unit of local government\n\nor combination of units shall designate and establish\n\na local planning committee which shall have the\n\ngeneral responsibility for the development and\n\nmaintenance of a local capital improvement plan. The\n\ncommittee shall:\n\n(1) conduct public hearings and solicit and encourage\n\ncitizen input, and\n\n(2) prepare the local capital improvement plan and\n\nmake recommendations to the local governing body\n\nregarding the adoption and implementation of the\n\nprogram or amended program.\n\nb. The governing officers of a unit of local government\n\nor combination of units may solicit bids from persons\n\nor regional planning councils to act as the local\n\nplanning committee.\n\n4. In order to encourage citizen input and participation, units\n\nof local government are directed to adopt local capital improvement\n\nplans only after soliciting and considering a broad range of public\n\nreview and comment.\n\n5. The local planning committee shall conduct its meetings in\n\naccordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.\n\nThe committee shall hold at least one public hearing on its proposed\n\nlocal capital improvement plan. A copy of the proposed plan shall\n\nbe made available for public inspection at a convenient location\n\nduring normal public hours at least thirty (30) days prior to the\n\nhearing.\n\n6. Any comments and suggestions within the established time\n\nlimits shall be considered by the committee and may be adopted. All\n\ncomments and suggestions shall be made available for public\n\ninspection.\n\n7. A unit of local government may seek technical assistance,\n\ncomments and suggestions on format, applicability and potential\n\nfinancing options from the Long Range Capital Planning Commission,\n\nthe Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the State Bond Advisor.\n\n8. The proposed capital improvement plan shall be considered\n\nadopted when it has been accepted by the governing body of the unit\n\nof local government.\n\n9. After adoption, a copy of the capital improvement plan shall\n\nbe forwarded to the appropriate regional planning council by the\n\nunits of local government.\n\n10. Each regional planning council shall incorporate the\n\ncapital improvement plans into a regional capital improvement plan.\n\n11. Regional capital improvement planning shall be the\n\nresponsibility of the regional planning councils.\n\nC. Cooperative local improvement planning efforts conducted by\n\ntwo or more units of local government shall comply with the\n\nprovisions of this subsection.\n\n1. A unit of local government shall exercise planning authority\n\nover the total land area within its jurisdiction.\n\n2. Any combination of contiguous units of local government may\nshall be the\n\nresponsibility of the regional planning councils.\n\nC. Cooperative local improvement planning efforts conducted by\n\ntwo or more units of local government shall comply with the\n\nprovisions of this subsection.\n\n1. A unit of local government shall exercise planning authority\n\nover the total land area within its jurisdiction.\n\n2. Any combination of contiguous units of local government may\n\nconduct joint planning programs to fulfill the responsibilities\n\nestablished under this act. The units shall agree:\n\na. on procedures for joint action in the preparation and\n\nadoption of local capital improvements plans,\n\nb. on the manner of representation, and\n\nc. on the amount of contribution from each for any costs\n\nincurred in the development of the local capital\n\nimprovements plan.\n\n3. The agreement shall be in writing, approved by the governing\n\nbodies of the units of local government, and forwarded to the Long\n\nRange Capital Planning Commission.\n\nD. A local capital improvement plan shall include an inventory\n\nand analysis section addressing state goals under this act and\n\nissues of local or regional significance. The format of the\n\ninventory and capital improvement plan and process shall be based on\n\ninformation provided by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. The\n\nanalysis shall include ten-year projections of local and regional\n\ngrowth in population and residential, commercial and industrial\n\nactivity, the projected need for public facilities, and the\n\nvulnerability of and potential impacts on natural resources.\n\n1. The inventory and analysis section shall include but not be\n\nlimited to:\n\na. a legal description and general area description of\n\nthe area address,\n\nb. economic and demographic data describing the unit of\n\nlocal government and the region within which it is\n\nlocated,\n\nc. existing transportation systems, including the\n\ncapacity of existing and proposed major thoroughfares,\n\nsecondary routes, pedestrian ways and parking\n\nfacilities,\n\nd. land use information which describes current and\n\nprojected development patterns,\n\ne. an assessment of the age of all capital facilities and\n\nan assessment of the existing technology of all\n\ncapital projects,\n\nf. an assessment of capital facilities and public\n\nservices necessary to support growth and development\n\nand the costs of those facilities and services, and\n\ng. an analysis of projections of revenues available from\n\nall sources including general funds, bond issues,\n\nspecial funds, and federal funds.\n\n2. The plan shall include a policy development section which\n\nrelates the findings contained in the inventory and analysis section\n\nto the state goals. The policies shall:\n\na. promote the state goals under the Local and Regional\n\nCapital Improvement Planning Process Act,\n\nb. address any conflicts between state goals in the Local\n\nand Regional Capital Improvement Planning Process Act,\n\nc. address any conflicts between regional and local\n\nissues, and\n\nd. address financing policies and capabilities of the\n\nstate and of units of local government and any special\n\ndistricts.\n\n3. The plan shall contain an implementation strategy section\n\nwhich shall include a timetable for the implementation program. The\n\nimplementation shall be consistent with state laws and shall\n\nactively promote policies developed during the planning process.\n\nThe timetable shall identify significant issues to be presented to a\n\nvote of the people in the implementation program. In developing its\n\nstrategies and subsequent policies and capital improvement plans\n\neach unit of local government shall:\n\na. identify and designate at least two basic types of\n\ngeographic areas. Growth areas are those suitable for\n\norderly residential, commercial and industrial\n\ndevelopment forecast over the next ten (10) years.\n\nRural areas are those areas where protection should be\n\nnt policies and capital improvement plans\n\neach unit of local government shall:\n\na. identify and designate at least two basic types of\n\ngeographic areas. Growth areas are those suitable for\n\norderly residential, commercial and industrial\n\ndevelopment forecast over the next ten (10) years.\n\nRural areas are those areas where protection should be\n\nprovided for agricultural, forest and scenic lands,\n\nand\n\nb. develop a capital investment plan for financing the\n\nreplacement and expansion of public facilities and\n\nservices required to meet projected economic growth\n\nand development.\n\n4. An implementation program shall be adopted that is\n\nconsistent with the strategies in paragraph 3 of this subsection.\n\n5. The capital improvement plan shall be coordinated with\n\nexisting or future comprehensive plans adopted by local units of\n\ngovernment.\n\nE. A unit of local government periodically shall review and\n\nrevise its local capital improvement plan in a timely manner to\n\naccount for changes caused by growth and development. At a minimum,\n\nthe unit of local government shall update the program at least once\n\nevery three (3) years in accordance with the provisions of this\n\nsection.","path":["OK Code","Title 62"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os62.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"af96e7b08384a78059a89704ecbdd5944b08872a13fa2688242fd287d6974a8b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-62-62-911","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-1001.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}