A. The governing body of the district shall consist of five (5) directors, elected or appointed as provided in the Conservation District Act.

B. 1. Three directors shall be elected for a term of three (3) years and shall be elected for staggered terms beginning July 1 and ending June 30.

2. The three elected directors' positions shall be designated as position number one, position number two and position number three by the Commission.

3. To be eligible for election as a director of a conservation district, a person must be a registered voter in the district, and must be a cooperator of the district.

C. Two directors for each district shall be appointed by the Commission to serve a term of two (2) years beginning July 1 and ending June 30. The Commission shall issue a certificate of appointment to all appointed directors. Initially one director shall serve for a period of one (1) year and one director for a period of two (2) years.

D. Any director may be removed from office by the Commission, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or for malfeasance in office.

E. All vacancies in the office of an elected or appointed director shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Commission.

F. Directors shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the district for actual expenses incurred in the official performance of their duties.

G. District directors may be paid a per diem for attending monthly district board meetings not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per meeting as established by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.

H. If any director shall, during their term of office as director, be elected or appointed to any county or state elective office, or if they shall file as a candidate for the nomination to be elected to any such other office, their office as director shall become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Commission. Provided, that a district director may also serve on a board of education of a school district.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 346, § 15-415, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 228, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 82, § 1501-415 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 370, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 479, § 6, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 110, § 5, emerg. eff. May 2, 2008.