Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-1103
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Board of directors - Appointment and tenure -
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Qualifications - Vacancies - Removal - Officers - Compensation.
(a) A port authority created in accordance with this act shall
be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of
directors of a port authority created by the exclusive action of a
municipal corporation shall consist of the number of members it
deems necessary and be appointed by the mayor with the advice and
consent of the council. Members of a board of directors of a port
authority created by the exclusive action of a county shall consist
of such members as it deems necessary and be appointed by the county
commissioners of such county. Members of a board of directors of a
port authority created by a combination of political subdivisions
shall be divided among such political subdivisions in such
proportions as such political subdivisions may agree and appointed
in the same manner as this section provides for their appointment
when such political subdivision creates its own port authority. When
a port authority is created by a combination of political
subdivisions, the number of directors composing the board shall be
determined by agreement between such political subdivisions. The
appointing body may at any time remove a director appointed by it
for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
(b) Each director shall have been a qualified elector in the
political subdivision from which he is appointed for a period of at
least three (3) years next preceding his appointment.
(c) The directors of any port authority first appointed shall
serve staggered terms. Thereafter each successor shall serve for a
term of four (4) years, except that any person appointed to fill a
vacancy shall be appointed to only the unexpired term and any
director shall be eligible for reappointment, and no director shall
be removed except for cause, and if removed shall have the right of
appeal to the district court of the county from which he was
appointed.
(d) The directors shall elect one of their membership as
chairman and another as vice-chairman, and shall designate their
terms of office, and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a
director. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a
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quorum, the affirmative vote of which shall be necessary for any
action taken by the port authority. No vacancy in the membership of
the board shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the
rights and perform all the duties of the port authority.
(e) Each member of the board of directors of a port authority
shall be entitled to receive from the port authority such sum of
money as the board of directors may determine as compensation for
his service as director and reimbursement for his reasonable
expenses in the performance of his duties.
(a) A port authority created in accordance with this act shall
be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of
directors of a port authority created by the exclusive action of a
municipal corporation shall consist of the number of members it
deems necessary and be appointed by the mayor with the advice and
consent of the council. Members of a board of directors of a port
authority created by the exclusive action of a county shall consist
of such members as it deems necessary and be appointed by the county
commissioners of such county. Members of a board of directors of a
port authority created by a combination of political subdivisions
shall be divided among such political subdivisions in such
proportions as such political subdivisions may agree and appointed
in the same manner as this section provides for their appointment
when such political subdivision creates its own port authority. When
a port authority is created by a combination of political
subdivisions, the number of directors composing the board shall be
determined by agreement between such political subdivisions. The
appointing body may at any time remove a director appointed by it
for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
(b) Each director shall have been a qualified elector in the
political subdivision from which he is appointed for a period of at
least three (3) years next preceding his appointment.
(c) The directors of any port authority first appointed shall
serve staggered terms. Thereafter each successor shall serve for a
term of four (4) years, except that any person appointed to fill a
vacancy shall be appointed to only the unexpired term and any
director shall be eligible for reappointment, and no director shall
be removed except for cause, and if removed shall have the right of
appeal to the district court of the county from which he was
appointed.
(d) The directors shall elect one of their membership as
chairman and another as vice-chairman, and shall designate their
terms of office, and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a
director. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 282
quorum, the affirmative vote of which shall be necessary for any
action taken by the port authority. No vacancy in the membership of
the board shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the
rights and perform all the duties of the port authority.
(e) Each member of the board of directors of a port authority
shall be entitled to receive from the port authority such sum of
money as the board of directors may determine as compensation for
his service as director and reimbursement for his reasonable
expenses in the performance of his duties.
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