Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-874
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Custodian of funds - Reports - Compensation.
The board of county commissioners shall, after the organization
of the sewer improvement district, appoint a board of directors for
such improvement district to be composed of three (3) members, one
of whom shall be designated director, one as clerk and one as
member, who shall hold office for a term of two (2) years from date
of appointment and until their respective successors shall be
appointed and qualified. No person shall be eligible for
appointment to the board of directors who is not a land owner within
the district so formed. Vacancies on said board shall be filled in
the same manner as an original appointment. The board of county
commissioners shall have jurisdiction and authority to remove any
member from the board of directors for malfeasance in office or
conduct flagrantly inimical to the best interest of the district,
and removal by a member of the board from the district or inability
of such member to serve shall constitute a vacancy on said board.
Such board is authorized and empowered to manage and conduct the
affairs of the sewer improvement district, make and execute all
necessary contracts, employ such agent and employees as may be
necessary, adopt and establish rules and regulations for sewer
service both within and without the district, and generally, to
perform all acts necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this
act, including the right and power to contract with municipalities
owning and operating an established sewer system, or with other
sewer improvement districts for the proper handling of sewage. The
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 392
clerk of the board shall be the custodian of the funds of the
district, and shall give such bond as may be required by the board.
The board of directors shall make a report to the board of county
commissioners on January 1 and July 1 of each year, and the members
thereof shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the
board of county commissioners.
The board of county commissioners shall, after the organization
of the sewer improvement district, appoint a board of directors for
such improvement district to be composed of three (3) members, one
of whom shall be designated director, one as clerk and one as
member, who shall hold office for a term of two (2) years from date
of appointment and until their respective successors shall be
appointed and qualified. No person shall be eligible for
appointment to the board of directors who is not a land owner within
the district so formed. Vacancies on said board shall be filled in
the same manner as an original appointment. The board of county
commissioners shall have jurisdiction and authority to remove any
member from the board of directors for malfeasance in office or
conduct flagrantly inimical to the best interest of the district,
and removal by a member of the board from the district or inability
of such member to serve shall constitute a vacancy on said board.
Such board is authorized and empowered to manage and conduct the
affairs of the sewer improvement district, make and execute all
necessary contracts, employ such agent and employees as may be
necessary, adopt and establish rules and regulations for sewer
service both within and without the district, and generally, to
perform all acts necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this
act, including the right and power to contract with municipalities
owning and operating an established sewer system, or with other
sewer improvement districts for the proper handling of sewage. The
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 392
clerk of the board shall be the custodian of the funds of the
district, and shall give such bond as may be required by the board.
The board of directors shall make a report to the board of county
commissioners on January 1 and July 1 of each year, and the members
thereof shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the
board of county commissioners.
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