SECTION 75:30-13-1. Governing authority

(a)   The agency shall have a governing authority. In the instance of Native American programs, the tribal council may be the governing body.

(b)   The governing authority shall establish, and function under, written by-laws. These by-laws shall minimally include:

(1)   Designation of regular quarterly meetings to be held in accordance with the Open Meeting Act;

(2)   Recording and retention of written minutes;

(3)   Eligibility criteria, selection, terms, responsibilities, power and duties of members;

(4)   Term limitations, removal and filling of vacancies;

(5)   Attendance policy;

(6)   Prohibition on staff serving as voting members of the governing authority;

(7)   Establishment of a quorum; and

(8)   Conflict of interest agreement.

(c)   Compliance with 75:30-13-1 shall be determined by:

(1)   Documents of incorporation or registration as a business entity or documentation from the appropriate Tribal Council;

(2)   Review of the written by-laws; and

(3)   Review of the governing authority's minutes.

[Source: Added at 28 Ok Reg 1931, eff 7-11-11; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1226, eff 9-11-16]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: In the text of Section 75:30-13-1 that became effective on 7-11-11, subsection (c) contained a cross reference to Section 75:30-7-1, which had been editorially renumbered to 75:30-13-1. The agency later corrected this cross reference in amendments that became effective 9-11-16.