Government of Oklahoma City

The City of Oklahoma City has operated under a council-manager form of city government since 1927.[1] A mayor and eight-member council are elected to set policy and appoint a city manager who carries out the day-to-day operations. City administrative staff and elected officials have offices at the historic city hall located on the western edge of the central business district in downtown Oklahoma City.

Elected officials

Mayor

Mick Cornett currently serves as Mayor, having first been elected in 2004, and then re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014.[2][3]

City council

The City council has eight members. Council members represent each of the eight wards of Oklahoma City.

Ward One

Ward One is represented by Gary Marrs, elected in a special primary in 2004 and re-elected in 2005. Marrs, a third-generation firefighter and former fire chief, is best known for his work as incident commander during the aftermath of the 1995 Murrah bombing in Oklahoma City.[4]

Ward Two

Ward Two is represented by Dr. Ed Shadid, who was elected in Spring 2011.

Ward Three

Ward Three is represented by Larry McAtee, who was elected in 2001 after serving a short while as interim Councilman. Aside from his work in the city, Councilman McAtee is also President of Ironsharpers, Inc., a consulting firm, and served in numerous leadership positions with Kimray, Inc. previous to that.

Ward Four

Ward Four is represented by Pete White, an attorney elected in a 2005 runoff election. Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, he has lived in Ward Four for most of his life.[5] White served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve and was first elected to the city council in 1982 to finish a vacated term. He was re-elected in 1985, served a four-year term, and then returned in January 2005 at the council's request to finish the term of a council member who had left.

Ward Five

Ward Five is represented by David Greenwall, who was elected in the spring of 2011.

Ward Six

Ward Six is represented by Meg Salyer, an accomplished businesswoman in Oklahoma City and a longtime Civic Leader. She has been a member of numerous Boards and was a trustee for the Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools. She was elected in the Fall of 2008 and took her seat on The Oklahoma City Council in November 2008.

Ward Seven

Ward Seven is represented by Ronald Skip Kelly, a successful Oklahoma City attorney and a board member to several organizations: Neighborhood Alliance, Area-Wide Aging Agency, Oklahoma County Juvenile Justice Center and Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma. Kelly has worked as a parole officer, school counselor, professor at Oklahoma City Community College and adjunct professor at both Langston University and Rose State College.[6] Kelly was elected in 2007 to fill the term of Willa Johnson.

Ward Eight

Ward Eight is represented by Patrick Ryan, who was elected in the spring of 2005. Ryan previously owned Proflight Aviation Services, was CEO of the Laser Eye Network, Inc., and has also served as a consultant for St. Anthony Hospital.[7]

City Manager

City Manager Jim Couch was appointed in late 2000. Couch previously served as assistant city manager, Metropolitan Area Projects director and utilities director prior to his service as city manager.

Federal representation

The Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City, a facility within the Federal Bureau of Prisons is located on the western edge of Will Rogers World Airport.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor and Council," City of Oklahoma City. (accessed January 27, 2010).
  2. ↑ "Mayor Mick Cornett," City of Oklahoma City. (accessed March 5, 2014).
  3. ↑ Crum, William (March 4, 2014). "Oklahoma City's Mick Cornett wins fourth term as mayor". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gary Marrs," City of Oklahoma City. (accessed January 27, 2010).
  5. ↑ "Pete White," City of Oklahoma City. (accessed January 27, 2010).
  6. ↑ "Ronald Skip Kelly," City of Oklahoma City. (accessed January 27, 2010)
  7. ↑ "Patrick J. Ryan," City of Oklahoma City. (accessed January 27, 2010)
  8. ↑ "FTC Oklahoma City." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 21, 2011.
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