Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-9-107
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Election of council president - Duties
Official statutory text
The council shall elect from among its members a president of
the city council. The council president shall be elected in each
odd-numbered year at the first council meeting held after council
terms begin, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and he shall
serve until his successor has been elected and qualified. The
council president shall act as mayor during the absence, disability
or suspension of the mayor. He shall preside at all meetings of the
council in the absence of the mayor and while presiding in the place
of the mayor, he shall have all the powers, rights, privileges and
duties as other members of the council. In the absence of the mayor
and the council president, the council shall elect from among its
members an acting president of the city council to occupy the
position temporarily.
the city council. The council president shall be elected in each
odd-numbered year at the first council meeting held after council
terms begin, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and he shall
serve until his successor has been elected and qualified. The
council president shall act as mayor during the absence, disability
or suspension of the mayor. He shall preside at all meetings of the
council in the absence of the mayor and while presiding in the place
of the mayor, he shall have all the powers, rights, privileges and
duties as other members of the council. In the absence of the mayor
and the council president, the council shall elect from among its
members an acting president of the city council to occupy the
position temporarily.
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