Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-988.5

A. A community sentencing system planning council shall be

established for each jurisdiction defined by the judge as provided

in Section 4 of this act.

B. Single county planning councils shall have membership as

follows:

1. The Chief Judge of the Judicial District or a judge having

duties within the county appointed by the Chief Judge of the

Judicial District;

2. The district attorney for the county or an assistant

district attorney appointed by the district attorney;

3. The county sheriff or a deputy sheriff appointed by the

sheriff;

4. A county commissioner appointed by the board of county

commissioners for the county; and

5. Three or more citizens elected by the other designated

members.

C. Multicounty planning councils shall have membership

consisting of at least the following:

1. The Chief Judge of the Judicial District, or a judge having

duties within the jurisdiction appointed by the Chief Judge of the

Judicial District;

2. A district attorney or an assistant district attorney

appointed by a majority vote of all district attorneys participating

in the multicounty system;

3. A county sheriff or a deputy sheriff appointed by a majority

vote of all sheriffs participating in the multicounty system;

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4. A county commissioner appointed by a majority vote of all

county commissioners of the counties participating in the

multicounty system; and

5. Three or more citizens from each of the counties

participating in the multicounty system elected by the other

designated members.

Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a multicounty system from

adding members from each of the participating offices of the

sheriff, district attorney, and board of county commissioners,

provided the number of citizen members equals or is greater than the

number of sheriffs, district attorneys, and county commissioners

serving on the multicounty planning council.

D. In the event the required planning council has not been

established as provided by subsection A of this section for any

county or as provided in Section 4 of this act or should a council

cease to actively function as determined by the Community Sentencing

Division of the Department of Corrections, the Chief Judge of the

Judicial District upon notification by the Division shall appoint

five or more persons to serve as the planning council in addition to

a designated judge. All membership appointments required by this

subsection shall be made on or before the first day of October of

each year. Every planning council shall have a judge who shall be

either the Chief Judge of the Judicial District or a judge having

duties within the jurisdiction appointed by the Chief Judge. The

Chief Judge making the appointments of a planning council pursuant

to the provisions of this subsection shall decide whether the

planning council shall be a single county planning council or a

multicounty planning council. If a Chief Judge of a Judicial

District will not serve as a member of a planning council or make

any of the required appointments, the Chief Justice of the Supreme

Court shall direct another judge of the jurisdiction to make the

appointments or serve as the designated judge.

E. Once a planning council has been established, it shall

notify the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of

Corrections of its membership, and thereafter the jurisdiction shall

be eligible to receive technical assistance from the state in

establishing the required local community sentencing system.

F. Each member of a planning council shall reside in or have

employment duties in the jurisdiction to be served by the council.

Members serving on a planning council who are elected officials

shall have a term of office on the planning council concurrent with

the term of the elected office, except when the person resigns or is

otherwise removed as provided by the rules promulgated for the
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F. Each member of a planning council shall reside in or have

employment duties in the jurisdiction to be served by the council.

Members serving on a planning council who are elected officials

shall have a term of office on the planning council concurrent with

the term of the elected office, except when the person resigns or is

otherwise removed as provided by the rules promulgated for the

council or as authorized by law. All other members of the planning

council shall have staggered terms of office not exceeding a three-

year term. Planning council members may be reappointed upon the

expiration of their terms. The Chief Judge of the Judicial District

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shall have the authority to remove any planning council member

within the jurisdiction of the court district at any time for

violation of the rules governing the local planning council.

G. Each planning council member shall have one vote, and a

majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy

shall impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the

duties of the planning council. Any vacancy occurring in the

membership of a planning council shall be filled for the unexpired

term of office in the same manner as the original selection.

H. The designated judge shall convene the initial meeting of

the planning council within fifteen (15) days following the

establishment of the council. At the initial meeting of the

planning council, the membership shall elect a chair from its

members who shall preside at all meetings of the council and perform

such other duties as may be required by law. The planning council

may elect another member as vice-chair who shall perform duties of

the chair during any period of absence or upon the refusal or

inability of the chair to act, a secretary who shall keep minutes of

all meetings, and other officers as necessary.

I. Each planning council shall adopt written rules concerning

meeting times, places, dates, conduct for disclosing and handling

conflicts of interest, procedures for recommending service

providers, procedures for removal and replacement of members for

failure to attend a required number of meetings, procedures and

timing for election of officers and any other provision necessary to

implement the planning of a local system pursuant to the provisions

of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. The written rules

promulgated by a planning council shall not be subject to the

Administrative Procedures Act; provided, however, the rules shall be

filed with the clerk of the district court or courts of the

jurisdiction to be served by the community sentencing system. The

rules may be amended by a majority vote of the planning council

members after a thirty-day written notice detailing the change or

addition has been filed with the court clerk where the original

rules are filed.

J. Each planning council shall be subject to the provisions of

the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.