Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-564: Secretary and other employees or staff

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.