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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 11. CITIES AND TOWNS

  § 11-16-204. First election held in aldermanic cities with two councilmembers per ward – Terms of office.  

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  • A.  At the first general municipal election held in the odd-numbered year following adoption of the aldermanic form of government with two councilmembers per ward, the officers to be elected and their terms are as follows:

    1.  Four-year terms:  One councilmember from each ward of the city; the mayor; the clerk; the marshal; and the street commissioner.

    2.  Two-year terms:  One councilmember from each ward of the city; and the treasurer.

    At general municipal elections held thereafter, the successors of the officers whose terms are expiring shall be elected for four-year terms.

    B.  The governing body of a municipality with an aldermanic form of government shall provide that the office of the clerk, at the next election after the effective date of this act, be elected to one six-year term followed by four-year terms thereafter, if the clerk and the mayor are currently on the same election cycle.

Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 16-204, eff. July 1, 1978.  Amended by Laws 2005, c. 97, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.