§ 277.5. Electors--Persons eligible to serve--First meeting--Adoption of bylaws--Other business
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 82. Waters and Water Rights
82 Okl.St.Ann. § 277.5
§ 277.5. Electors--Persons eligible to serve--First meeting--Adoption of bylaws--Other business
B. At the time and place established by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for the first meeting of the electors of the district, the electors 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:
a. establish qualifications and a process to elect a board of directors. The board of directors shall be composed of not less than five members nor more than nine. The board of directors shall be elected from divisions approximately equal in land area and number of electors. A director shall be twenty-one (21) years of age or older and an elector in the district, and
b. set the director's terms of office. The terms of office of the initial board shall be until the date of the first, second, or third annual meeting of the electors. Successors shall be elected for terms of three (3) years. For any vacancy on the board due to resignation, death, or any cause resulting in an unexpired term, the board shall appoint a person to complete such unexpired term;
b. the district judge having jurisdiction of the district for dishonesty, incompetency or failure to perform the duties imposed upon him pursuant to the Oklahoma Irrigation District Act;1
D. 1. Following the first meeting of electors, the board shall submit the initial bylaws to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for their approval or disapproval. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board shall either approve or disapprove the bylaws within sixty (60) days after receiving written notification and a copy of the bylaws from the board. The failure of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to disapprove the bylaws within sixty (60) days shall constitute approval.
2. Upon any subsequent modification or amendment of the bylaws by the electors, the modified or amended bylaws shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for their approval or disapproval in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the initial bylaws. Any modification or amendment of existing bylaws shall not become effective until the Oklahoma Water Resources Board has approved such modifications or amendments in whole, in part or as otherwise authorized by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
Credits
Laws 1973, c. 179, § 5, eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 6, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
Footnotes
Title 82, § 277 et seq.
82 Okl. St. Ann. § 277.5, OK ST T. 82 § 277.5
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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