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Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-3-3-201: Directors

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 27A

A. The governing body of the district shall consist of five (5)

directors, elected or appointed as provided in the Conservation

District Act.

B. 1. Three directors shall be elected for a term of three (3)

years and shall be elected for staggered terms beginning July 1 and

ending June 30.

2. The three elected directors' positions shall be designated

as position number one, position number two and position number

three by the Commission.

3. To be eligible for election as a director of a conservation

district, a person must be a registered voter in the district, and

must be a cooperator of the district.

C. Two directors for each district shall be appointed by the

Commission to serve a term of two (2) years beginning July 1 and

ending June 30. The Commission shall issue a certificate of

appointment to all appointed directors. Initially one director shall

serve for a period of one (1) year and one director for a period of

two (2) years.

D. Any director may be removed from office by the Commission,

upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or for malfeasance in

office.

E. All vacancies in the office of an elected or appointed

director shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Commission.

F. Directors shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the district

for actual expenses incurred in the official performance of their

duties.

G. District directors may be paid a per diem for attending

monthly district board meetings not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00)

per meeting as established by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.

H. If any director shall, during their term of office as

director, be elected or appointed to any county or state elective

office, or if they shall file as a candidate for the nomination to

be elected to any such other office, their office as director shall

become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the

Commission. Provided, that a district director may also serve on a

board of education of a school district.

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