Tryon Municipal Code Book

Section 1-32. Volunteer Fireman Defined. A volunteer firefighter is one who is enrolled as a member of the Volunteer Fire Department of the town of Tryon and who serves in said capacity without receiving a salary or pay. Any member of the Town of Tryon Volunteer Fire Department must reside…

Section 1-44. Town Attorney: Appointment; Duties, Etc. The Board of Trustees may appoint a Town Attorney, and/or may secure the services of an attorney for attorneys on a contractual basis when needed. The Town Attorney, when and if appointed, shall be the legal adviser of the Board, and all officers,…

Section 1-45. Purposed: Duty. The purpose of this article is to create an emergency management organization for the town to be prepared for, and to function in the event of, emergencies endangering the lives and property of the Town. The duty of the emergency management organization shall be the protection…

Section 1-51. Open Personnel May Be Appointed, Etc. The Board of Trustees may appoint such other officers and employees as it deems desirable, to work in the water system, and on the streets, and to perform other appropriate duties and functions, and may determine their compensation by motion or resolution;…

Section 1-54. Official Bonds. The Town Clerk shall give a bond payable to the Town in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The Town Treasures shall give a bond payable to the Town in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00),…

Section 1-55. Oath. All officers, elective and appointive, including salaried employees of the Town, shall, within five (5) days of their election or appointment and before entering upon the duties of the respective offices take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation, to with: “I ______________, do solemnly swear,…

Section 1-56. Compensation of Personnel Determined by Ordinance. The compensation of certain officers shall be set by Ordinance pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, Section 12-113 of the Oklahoma State Statutes. The compensation of each of the following shall be as respectively indicated. Town Clerk – $600 per month…

Section 1-59. Board Of Trustees Or Other Authority May LayOff, Suspend, Demote And Remove. The Board of Trustees or any other authority may law off, suspend, demote, or remove an officer or employee whom it appoints or elects or whose successor it may appoint or elect.

Section 1-60. Procedures Regarding Both Inspection and Copying of Open Public Records. The following procedures are hereby adopted and shall be applied by each official custodian and record custodian: Consistent with the policy, duties and procedures established by the Oklahoma Open Records Act, record custodians shall provide full access and…

Section 1-63. Benefits Of Federal 0.A.S.I To Be Extended To Personnel. It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of this Town to extend at the earliest date to the employees and officials thereof, not excluded by law or ordinance, and whether employed in connection with a governmental…