Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-201
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County board of health - Membership
Official statutory text
There is hereby created in each county of the state a county
board of health, which shall consist of five (5) members, who shall
serve without compensation, and who shall be residents of the
county, appointed as follows:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 99
(a) The State Commissioner of Health shall appoint one member,
whose term shall expire on June 30, 1964, and each four (4) years
thereafter.
(b) The State Commissioner of Health shall appoint another
member, whose term shall expire on June 30, 1965, and each four (4)
years thereafter.
(c) The judge of the district court shall appoint one member,
who shall be the holder of a school administrator's certificate
issued by the State Board of Education, and whose term of office
shall expire on June 30, 1966, and each four (4) years thereafter.
(d) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint one member,
who shall be a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, or, if no
doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy is available, the board
of county commissioners may appoint a dentist, optometrist, or
registered nurse. The term of office of such member shall expire on
June 30, 1967, and each four (4) years thereafter.
(e) The board of county commissioners shall appoint another
member who may be a member of the board of county commissioners, and
who shall serve at the pleasure of the board of county
commissioners.
board of health, which shall consist of five (5) members, who shall
serve without compensation, and who shall be residents of the
county, appointed as follows:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 99
(a) The State Commissioner of Health shall appoint one member,
whose term shall expire on June 30, 1964, and each four (4) years
thereafter.
(b) The State Commissioner of Health shall appoint another
member, whose term shall expire on June 30, 1965, and each four (4)
years thereafter.
(c) The judge of the district court shall appoint one member,
who shall be the holder of a school administrator's certificate
issued by the State Board of Education, and whose term of office
shall expire on June 30, 1966, and each four (4) years thereafter.
(d) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint one member,
who shall be a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, or, if no
doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy is available, the board
of county commissioners may appoint a dentist, optometrist, or
registered nurse. The term of office of such member shall expire on
June 30, 1967, and each four (4) years thereafter.
(e) The board of county commissioners shall appoint another
member who may be a member of the board of county commissioners, and
who shall serve at the pleasure of the board of county
commissioners.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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