Okla. Stat. tit. 65, § 65-554

A. The metropolitan library commission for any county with a

population of less than six hundred thousand (600,000) as determined

by the latest Federal Decennial Census shall consist of eleven (11)

members. Six of the members shall be appointed by the mayor of the

county seat city, subject to approval of the governing body of that

city. Three of the members shall be appointed by the board of

county commissioners. The mayor of the county seat city and the

chairman of the board of county commissioners shall be ex officio

members of the commission and shall be entitled to vote on all

matters. The initial appointments by the city shall designate two

members to serve a term of three (3) years, two members to serve a

term of two (2) years, and two members to serve a term of one (1)

year. The initial appointments by the county shall designate one

member to serve a term of three (3) years, one member to serve a

term of two (2) years, and one member to serve a term of one (1)

year. The terms of such initial appointees and the terms of all

future appointees of both the city and county shall expire July 31

of the year the term expires, regardless of the calendar date when

the appointments are made. Subsequent appointments of either the

city or the county shall be for three-year terms, except in the case

of an appointment to fill a vacancy in the membership of the

commission, which latter appointment shall be for the balance of the

unexpired term of the member whose death, resignation, or removal

has created the vacancy. A member of this commission, once

qualified, can be removed during the term of office only for

misconduct or neglect of duty and, if the member requests a hearing

before the governing body which appointed the member, after a

hearing has been held. All members of the commission shall serve

without compensation and shall serve until their successors are

appointed and confirmed. The librarian provided for in Section 556

of this title shall be the secretary of the metropolitan library

commission and shall be a nonvoting member of the commission.

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B. 1. Beginning July 31, 2007, the metropolitan library

commission for any county with a population of six hundred thousand

(600,000) or more as determined by the latest Federal Decennial

Census shall consist of the following members:

a. thirteen members who shall be appointed by the mayor

of the county seat city, subject to the approval of

the governing body of that city,

b. one member who shall be appointed by the board of

county commissioners to serve as an at-large member of

the commission representing citizens living in areas

of the county not otherwise represented by an

appointee,

c. one member from each municipality in the county which

has a library or library extension located within the

boundaries of the municipality and which is a part of

the metropolitan library system, who shall be

appointed by the mayor of each municipality

respectively, subject to the approval of the governing

body of each municipality,

d. the mayor of the county seat city, who shall be an ex

officio member, and

e. the chair of the board of county commissioners, who

shall be an ex officio member.

2. Any member serving on a commission subject to the provisions

of this subsection on the effective date of this act may at the

discretion of the appointing authority continue to serve until

expiration of the term.

3. For any commission created pursuant to this subsection, the

mayor of the county seat city and the chairman of the board of

county commissioners shall be ex officio members of the commission

and shall be entitled to vote on all matters.

4. For any commission created pursuant to this subsection, the

terms of the initial appointees of the county seat city shall be

staggered so that the terms of all the members do not expire in the
o this subsection, the

mayor of the county seat city and the chairman of the board of

county commissioners shall be ex officio members of the commission

and shall be entitled to vote on all matters.

4. For any commission created pursuant to this subsection, the

terms of the initial appointees of the county seat city shall be

staggered so that the terms of all the members do not expire in the

same year. The terms of all appointees to the commission shall

expire July 31 of the year the term expires, regardless of the

calendar date the appointments are made. All appointments to the

commission shall be for three-year terms, except in the case of an

appointment to fill a vacancy in the membership of the commission,

which shall be for the balance of the unexpired term. Once

qualified, a member of the commission may be removed from office

only for misconduct or neglect of duty. If the member requests a

hearing before the governing body which appointed the member,

removal shall be effective only after a hearing has been held. All

members of the commission shall serve without compensation and shall

serve until a successor is appointed and confirmed. The librarian

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provided for in Section 556 of this title shall be the secretary of

the commission and shall be a nonvoting member of the commission.