Oklahoma § 82-1021.6 - Bylaws – Minimum requirements

§ 82-1021.6. Bylaws – Minimum requirements

At the time and place established by the county commissioners

and the county commissioners of any participating adjacent county

for the first meeting of the initial district board, the initial

district board shall adopt bylaws. In addition to any other

provisions normally and properly included in bylaws, the bylaws

shall, at a minimum, include provisions regarding the following:

1. Establishing the district's name and principal place of

business;

2. Requiring an annual meeting of the district board and

providing that a notice of such annual meeting be given, not less

than fifteen (15) days prior to the annual meeting, in newspapers

that are published in counties within the district. If no newspaper

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is published in the county, the notice shall be posted in three

public places in the county, one of which shall be the county

courthouse; and

3. Requiring that the initial district board pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall:

a.

establish the composition of the district board,

qualifications of the members and a process to elect a

board of directors within one (1) year of the approval

of the district by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board,

b.

set the district board members' terms of office, and

c.

elect a district board member as director of the

district.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 324, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.