Duties of a County Commissioner
Each County has Three Commissioners
In the great State of
Oklahoma , each County has three (3) County Commissioners , who are elected from
individual, geographic districts to serve a four (4) year term. The three-member
Board of County Commissioners is the administrative body of the County. The
Board has general supervision over all the fiscal affairs of the County, as well
as each Commissioner having individual responsibilities unique to their
District.
One Commissioner in Each District
Each County is divided into
three districts, as equal in population as possible and numbered 1, 2, and 3
respectively. One Commissioner is elected from each district. District
boundaries are set every 10 years following the federal census. Oklahoma County
Commissioners are required to fulfill the needs of their District with taxpayer
funds provided, each year, in a Highway Cash Account and a Highway Levy Account.
An Oklahoma County
Commissioner is a Constitutional Officer, who must fulfill his or her
Constitutional and Statutory duties, including, but not limited to:
- Supervises and manages all real estate owned by the
County
- The County Commissioners are to maintain the County
Courthouse , the County Office Building , The Investors Capital Building,
The County Jail, The Human Services Center, The County Juvenile Center, The
County's OSU Extension Center , a downtown OKC parking garage, and three
highway maintenance offices
- Designates, constructs, maintains, and repairs all
County highways, roadways, and bridges
- Advertises for bids on major County purchases and awards
all contracts
- Approves all claims covering materials, supplies, or
services purchased by all County offices and paid for by County funds
- Calls all County Bond Elections and County Sales Tax
Elections
- Through the Department of Training and General
Assistance, provides pharmacy services and prescription medicines, emergency
food vouchers, indigent burials, ambulance service, medical services,
temporary housing and convalescent care, and job training for the indigent,
destitute, and unemployable County residents. This department also helps
coordinate the federal Food Stamp program
- Votes on all zoning applications and regulations of the
County Planning Commission
- Conducts proceedings, sets date of election, canvasses
returns, and issues Orders of Incorporation of all towns and/or cities in
the County
- Audits the accounts of all County offices
- Publishes, in a newspaper, a complete report of the
official proceedings of all meetings of the Board
- Appoints one member each of the County Excise Board and
Board of Equalization
- Transacts business on behalf of the County as its
governing board/body politic
In addition, Oklahoma County
Commissioners serve, appoint, or participate in: The Metropolitan Library
System, The City-County Health Department, The County Retirement Board of
Trustees, The County Planning Commission, several County trusts and the
Association of Central Oklahoma Governments.