§ 63-1-210. City-county board of health in certain counties - Membership.

There is hereby created in any county of the State of Oklahoma with a population of more than two hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, and containing within its boundaries a city with a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000), according to the latest Federal Decennial Census, a city-county board of health composed of nine (9) members.  The membership of the Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the city council of such city, or city commission, whichever applies, and four members appointed by the board of county commissioners of such county.  Each member shall serve a term of six (6) years, except, that of the members initially appointed by the city council, or city commission, whichever applies, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of two (2) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of three (3) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of four (4) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of five (5) years, and one member initially appointed shall serve a term of six (6) years; provided, however, that in any such city having a city board of health created under its charter provisions, the members of such city board of health and the tenure of the city board of health members of the city-county board of health shall be coterminous with the city board of Health.  Of the members initially appointed by the board of county commissioners, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of two (2) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of three (3) years, one member initially appointed shall serve a term of five (5) years, and one member initially appointed shall serve a term of six (6) years.  The appointing authority shall appoint new members as the terms of office of its initial appointees expire. Wherever a city-county board of health is now in existence, the current board members shall be retained, until the termination of their present appointment, by the appointing authorities.

Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 2, § 210.