Oklahoma Statutes
§ 11-9-107 — Election of council president - Duties.
Oklahoma § 11-9-107
JurisdictionOklahoma
Title 11Cities And Towns
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Bluebook
Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-9-107 (2026).
Text
The council shall elect from among its members a president of the city council. The council president shall be elected in each odd-numbered year at the first council meeting held after council terms begin, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and he shall serve until his successor has been elected and qualified. The council president shall act as mayor during the absence, disability or suspension of the mayor. He shall preside at all meetings of the council in the absence of the mayor and while presiding in the place of the mayor, he shall have all the powers, rights, privileges and duties as other members of the council. In the absence of the mayor and the council president, the council shall elect from among its members an acting president of the city council to occupy the position temp
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Legislative History
Laws 1977, c. 256, § 9-107, eff. July 1, 1978.
Nearby Sections
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§ 11-1-101
Short title.§ 11-1-102
Definitions.§ 11-1-103
Saving vested rights.§ 11-10-102
Governing body.§ 11-10-103
Qualifications of councilmembers.§ 11-10-104
Election of mayor and vice-mayor.§ 11-10-105
Duties of mayor and vice-mayor.§ 11-10-108
Council - Meetings.§ 11-10-109
Council - Quorum - Rules and voting.§ 11-10-111
Compensation of elective officers.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Oklahoma § 11-9-107, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ok/11/11-9-107.