Oklahomans rightly expect that public officers will be readily identifiable and accessible to the public and that relevant background and contact information will be prominently displayed on the website of each agency, board, or commission. Likewise, state law requires public bodies, as defined in Section 304 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to "make available on their Internet website the names of members of their governing bodies and such other information about the members as the public body may choose to include." 74 O.S. § 3106.2(C). Accordingly, in order to increase transparency and improve the functionality and usefulness of the www.ok.gov website, I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, by the authority vested in me pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, hereby direct and order as follows: 1. Every State Agency website on www.ok.gov shall include a webpage accessible within two clicks of the homepage that includes, at a minimum, the name of each individual currently serving on the governing body; a telephone number at which each individual currently serving on the governing body may be reached or at which a voicemail message for the individual may be recorded; and an email address at which any or all of the individuals currently serving on the governing body may be contacted. 2. It shall be the responsibility of every State Agency to ensure that this Order is implemented in a timely fashion; to provide a state email address for all individuals serving on the Agency's governing body and to require its exclusive use when state business is being conducted via email; to ensure that posted information is reviewed for accuracy and updated, as needed; and to make certain that the members of the Agency's governing body routinely access, monitor, and respond to their electronic and voicemail messages. This Executive Order shall be distributed to all members of the Governor's Executive Cabinet and the chief executives of all State Agencies, who shall cause the provisions of this Order to be implemented. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 19th day of January 2016. BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA Mary Fallin Chris Benge Secretary of State
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