Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-866.7
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Commission membership - Appointment and tenure -
Official statutory text
Compensation - Vacancies - Removal.
The commission shall consist of the following members: four (4)
members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council; four
(4) members appointed by the board of county commissioners which
members shall not be residents of any incorporated city or town; and
one (1) member appointed by each incorporated city or town within
the jurisdiction of the commission. The mayor, or a member of the
governing body of the city appointed by the mayor, and chairman of
the board of county commissioners, or a member of the board of
county commissioners appointed by the chairman, shall be ex officio
members of the commission. Members appointed by the mayor shall
serve for a term of four (4) years except that the respective terms
of the first two appointed shall be for a term of two (2) years and
the next two appointed shall be for a term of four (4) years.
Members appointed by the board shall serve a term of four (4) years
except that the respective terms of the first two appointed shall be
for a term of two (2) years and the next two appointed shall be for
a term of four (4) years. Members appointed by an incorporated city
or town shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing city or town.
All members of the commission shall serve as such without
compensation. The appointed members shall be residents for a period
of three (3) years or more immediately preceding appointment and
shall hold no other municipal or county office. Vacancies occurring
otherwise than through the expiration of term shall be filled for
the unexpired term by the official appointing the original holder of
said membership.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 352
A member of such commission, once qualified, can thereafter be
removed during his term of office only for cause and after a hearing
held before the governing body by which he was appointed.
The commission shall consist of the following members: four (4)
members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council; four
(4) members appointed by the board of county commissioners which
members shall not be residents of any incorporated city or town; and
one (1) member appointed by each incorporated city or town within
the jurisdiction of the commission. The mayor, or a member of the
governing body of the city appointed by the mayor, and chairman of
the board of county commissioners, or a member of the board of
county commissioners appointed by the chairman, shall be ex officio
members of the commission. Members appointed by the mayor shall
serve for a term of four (4) years except that the respective terms
of the first two appointed shall be for a term of two (2) years and
the next two appointed shall be for a term of four (4) years.
Members appointed by the board shall serve a term of four (4) years
except that the respective terms of the first two appointed shall be
for a term of two (2) years and the next two appointed shall be for
a term of four (4) years. Members appointed by an incorporated city
or town shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing city or town.
All members of the commission shall serve as such without
compensation. The appointed members shall be residents for a period
of three (3) years or more immediately preceding appointment and
shall hold no other municipal or county office. Vacancies occurring
otherwise than through the expiration of term shall be filled for
the unexpired term by the official appointing the original holder of
said membership.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 352
A member of such commission, once qualified, can thereafter be
removed during his term of office only for cause and after a hearing
held before the governing body by which he was appointed.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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