Regular meetings of the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of
the City of Weatherford shall be held during the last week of each
month at 8:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building, unless a different time
and place is so designated by the Board, and may be adjourned to subsequent
dates and times as deemed necessary by the Mayor and the Board of
Commissioners in compliance with the "Oklahoma Open Meeting Law".
Special meetings may be called at any time by the Mayor or by
any three of the Commissioners.
The elective officers of the City of Weatherford shall consist
of the Mayor as ex officio Commissioner and four other Commissioners;
one Commissioner to be elected from each of the four wards of the
city, but are voted on and elected at large, all for three year terms.
The Mayor and Board of Commissioners shall be entitled to and
receive such compensation as may be authorized by ordinance consistent
with Oklahoma State Statutes and the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma.
The Mayor and Board of Commissioners shall, within one year
of their election or reelection, attend at least one training session
for elected officials sponsored by the Oklahoma Municipal League or
a related agency. All approved training session expenditures shall
be paid by the city. If the Mayor or Board of Commissioners fails
to meet the training session requirements within the first year of
election or reelection, he shall thereupon cease to hold office.
The Mayor shall be Chief Administrative Officer and Head of
the Administrative Branch of the city government. He shall execute
the laws and ordinances and administer the government of the city,
and shall be responsible to the Commissioners. The office of Mayor
shall be considered a full time position with the city and shall be
eligible for all benefits offered to full time employees.
[Amended 2-26-2004, Ordinance
2004-2 § 1]
The Mayor and each Commissioner must be at least 25 years of
age; a bonafide resident of the city for the immediate past three
years prior to the election, and reside in the respective ward for
at least one year immediately prior to the election. Qualifications
must be met from and after the time of filing for office or selection
to fill a vacancy.
Every officer of the city before entering upon the discharge
of the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to an oath or
affirmation of office.