Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 11-09-15
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Office of the City Attorney
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Consideration, discussion and possible adoption of Ordinance No. 3365 - CORRECTED, an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article IX, Employee Rules and Regulations, Section 2-121, Attendance, of the Broken Arrow Code, to add Christmas Eve to the list of observed holidays for the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; repealing all ordinances to the contrary; and declaring an emergency
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow contracts with the Tulsa Business and Legal News and the Wagoner Tribune to meet its statutory requirements for legal notices and publications in Tulsa and Wagoner Counties. Recently, the Tulsa World purchased the Tulsa Business and Legal News, the Wagoner Tribune and the Broken Arrow Ledger. During the acquisition and reorganization process, several items sent for publication to the Tulsa Business and Legal News were inadvertently omitted. This resulted in publication in the Wagoner Tribune, but not the Tulsa Business Legal News.
State statute requires that before an Ordinance can become legally effective, it must first be published in a newspaper of general circulation within fifteen (15) days after its adoption by the governing body. The attached corrected ordinance is being submitted to the City Council for adoption so that all legal publication requirements will be met.
Council Members may recall the City of Broken Arrow has an established committee called the Employee Advisory Committee (EAC). The EAC provides a forum for the exchange of information and developments of interest to all employees. Its purpose is to encourage and recommend to the City Manager methods to achieve and maintain high standards of employee conduct and morale, strive to eliminate barriers and recommend programs that enhance employee growth and performance.
At the EAC meeting in July, 2015, the Committee recommen...
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