(A) Salaries of elective officers. The compensation of all elective town officers, including the following, shall be fixed by ordinance:
(1) The Mayor;
(2) Each Trustee; and
(3) The Town Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Compensation of employees; number and classes of personnel.
(1) The compensation of all other officers and employees, excepting those whose compensation the law requires to be set by ordinance, may be determined by motion or resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees and may be changed at any time in the same manner.
(2) Except as the law provides otherwise, the Board of Trustees may determine or regulate the number and classes of officers and employees.
(C) Restrictions on changing certain salaries. In no case shall the salary or emoluments of any town officer elected or appointed for a definite term be changed after his or her election or appointment or during his or her term of office unless by operation of an ordinance passed prior to such election or appointment, such being prohibited by Oklahoma Constitution Art. XXIII, § 10. This provision shall not apply to officers chosen for indefinite terms, nor to employees.
(Prior Code, § 1-7-3)