Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 10-03-2017
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Office of the City Attorney
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Notification of publication of Legal Notice of Public Hearing for proposed de-annexation of 36.02 acres located generally at 10900 South 209th East Avenue, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, more particularly described as a part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 18 North, Range 15 East of the Indian Base and Meridian, Wagoner County, State of Oklahoma in accordance with Oklahoma State Statute (Samuel R Stokely)
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow received a formal notice of filing petition from Samuel Ray Stokely as, Trustee of The Samuel Ray Stokely Revocable Trust Dated July 9, 2010, for DeAnnexation (Detachment) of his property located on the northwest corner of Florence and 209th East Avenue, more commonly known as, 10900 South 209th East Avenue. This property consists of 36.02 acres and is was annexed into the City of Broken Arrow on April 17, 2000 with the adoption of Ordinance No. 2269.
Samuel Ray Stokely requests his property be de-annexed to afford his family better tribal benefits, including: education, nutrition, and healthcare stating that living in the country, rather than the city, would provide more funding. Mr. Stokely is a registered voter in Tulsa County and is the Grantor and one of the two Co-Trustees of The Samuel Ray Stokely Revocable Trust Dated July 9, 2010 who has all powers, authorities, discretions granted by common law, statue, and under any rule of court, with respect to the management of this Trust, thus fulfilling all statutory requirements of a petition for deannexation/detachment.
Public notice for a request for DeAnnexation from the City of Broken Arrow was published in the Wagoner County American-Tribune on August 2nd and 9th, 2017 and filed with the Broken Arrow City Clerk’s Office on August 14, 2017, by Samuel R. Stokely.
Pursuant to Title 11, Section 21-110 et.seq, the clerk shall publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, a notice of the filing of deannexation request and within ten (10) days following the publication, the governing body of the municipality shall hold a public hearing. On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, this DeAnnexation/Detachment filing request will be published in the Wagoner County American-Tribune and in the Tulsa Business and Legal News. In addition to the newspaper publication notice of filing, there shall also be publication of the Legal Notice of Public Hearing for the proposed DeAnnexation/Detachment, on the same newspaper publication date of October 11, 2017 notifying of Public Hearing date, Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in accordance with Oklahoma State Statute.
This item is provided to inform the City Council and the public of the legal publications for this DeAnnexation/Detachment filing request and the Public Hearing.
Cost: Publication cost
Prepared By: Lisa Blackford, City Clerk
Reviewed By: Development Services
Legal Department
Assistant City Manager-Administration
Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: Proof of Publication - Filing of Petition for DeAnnexation
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Recommendation: No action required.