Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-564
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Secretary and other employees or staff
Official statutory text
The secretary shall be the custodian of the records of the
district and of its corporate seal and shall assist the board in
particulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties. It
shall be the duty of the secretary to attest, under the corporate
seal of the district, all certified copies of the official records
and files of the district that may be required of the secretary by
the provisions of this act, or by any person ordering the same and
paying the reasonable cost of transcription and any portion of the
record so certified and attested shall be prima facie evidence of
the facts contained in the record. The secretary shall serve also
as treasurer of the district, unless a treasurer is otherwise
provided for by the board. The board may also employ a district
manager and any engineers, attorneys or other staff as may be useful
and necessary. The board may provide for compensation of employees
of the board, which, with all other necessary expenditures, shall be
taken as a part of the cost of the improvement. The employment of
persons or entities by the district shall be evidenced by agreements
in writing which shall specify the amounts or rates to be paid for
their services. The district manager shall be superintendent of all
the works and improvements, and shall make a full report to the
board each year, or more often if required by the board, and may
make suggestions and recommendations to the board as the manager may
deem proper.
district and of its corporate seal and shall assist the board in
particulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties. It
shall be the duty of the secretary to attest, under the corporate
seal of the district, all certified copies of the official records
and files of the district that may be required of the secretary by
the provisions of this act, or by any person ordering the same and
paying the reasonable cost of transcription and any portion of the
record so certified and attested shall be prima facie evidence of
the facts contained in the record. The secretary shall serve also
as treasurer of the district, unless a treasurer is otherwise
provided for by the board. The board may also employ a district
manager and any engineers, attorneys or other staff as may be useful
and necessary. The board may provide for compensation of employees
of the board, which, with all other necessary expenditures, shall be
taken as a part of the cost of the improvement. The employment of
persons or entities by the district shall be evidenced by agreements
in writing which shall specify the amounts or rates to be paid for
their services. The district manager shall be superintendent of all
the works and improvements, and shall make a full report to the
board each year, or more often if required by the board, and may
make suggestions and recommendations to the board as the manager may
deem proper.
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