Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-33-107

Superintendent.

If a public recreation board or commission shall be established,

it shall discharge its functions through a public recreation

department, as provided in Section 33-106 of this title, shall make

annual reports, shall adopt rules and regulations and establish

general policies for the conduct of its business and for the

operation of public recreational activities and services. It shall

make an annual report to the governing body or bodies and such

special reports as may be requested in writing by the governing body

or any of the governing bodies; provided that a copy of all reports

shall be furnished to each governing body if there be more than one.

The public recreation board or commission, in order to carry out the

provisions of this subarticle, shall recommend a superintendent of

recreation, not of its own membership or of the membership of the

governing body or bodies, who is trained in public recreation and

who shall be responsible for formulating the recreational program

and community organization for recreation and who shall be the

administrative head of the public recreation department. The

superintendent shall be secretary of the public recreation board or

commission, but shall have no vote. The superintendent shall:

1. Suggest and participate in planning public recreation and

deciding upon matters of policy adopted by the board or commission;

2. Recommend appointment of trained personnel within the

budgetary limits of the department;

3. Be in charge of all employees, and make all contracts and

expenditures subject to the policies, rules and regulations of the

board or commission;

4. Direct and be responsible for the work performed;

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5. Make an annual report to the board or commission and such

special reports as may be requested in writing by the board or

commission; and

6. Prepare annually a budget for the operation of the

recreation program for the succeeding fiscal year.

Salaries of all employees, including that of the superintendent,

shall be determined by the board or commission. When the recreation

program budget has been approved by the board or commission, it

shall be presented to the governing body or bodies for approval. All

funds credited to the public recreational board or commission shall

be paid out as are other public funds.