Board of Adjustment

• Ronda Walzer, District 1
• Charlie Phillips, District 2
• Jonathan Krems, District 3

Hearing Laws

All hearings must be taken in accordance with O.S. Title 19 §§868.3, 868.10, and 868.18 and the Oklahoma County Zoning Regulations Article VIII, Section 2.

Membership

The Oklahoma County Board of Adjustment is composed of 3 resident property owners of the County, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. At least 1 member must be a resident of the County seat, and 1 member must be a licensed attorney in the State of Oklahoma.

A term is 3 years overlapping and the membership of the board first appointed shall be for 1, 2, and 3 years respectively. All members of the Board of Adjustment serve without compensation.

Responsibilities

The Board of Adjustment hears and decides:

Appeals concerning the granting of variances to the County zoning regulations Applications for requests for special exceptions Appeals where it is alleged there is an error of law concerning the enforcement of the County zoning regulations.

Board of County Commissioners

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Administrative Body

The three-member Board of County Commissioners is the administrative body of the County. It has general supervision over all fiscal affairs of the County.

Districts

The Board of County Commissioners, created by the State Constitution, is composed of three Commissioners elected by the people. The County is divided into three districts, as equal in population as possible and numbered 1, 2, and 3 respectively. One Commissioner is elected from each district. District boundaries are set once every 10 years following the federal census. View the updated district boundaries (PDF) that become effective October 1, 2001.

Meetings

The Board meets on the first Monday of every month and every Wednesday thereafter, except on holidays or on special occasions. The Board may set special meetings on 48 hours notice. All sessions are open to the public and held in observance of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

Chairman

At the first meeting of the Board every January, the Commissioners elect one of the current Commissioners to serve as Chairman for that calendar year. The Chairman's primary duty is to preside at the meetings of the Board. The Chairman is also one of two officers that may sign checks (known as "warrants") issued by the County Treasurer.

Duties of the County Commissioners

• Supervise and manage all real estate owned by the County. The Board maintains the Courthouse, County Office Building, Investors Capital Building, County Jail, Human Services Center, Juvenile Center, Extension Center, a parking garage, and three highway maintenance offices.
• Advertise for bids on major County purchases and award all contracts.
• Approve all claims covering materials, supplies, or services purchased by all County offices and paid for by County funds.
• Call all County bond elections.
• Designate, construct, maintain, and repair all County highways and bridges.
• Through the Department of Social Services, provide pharmacy services and prescription medicines, emergency food vouchers, indigent burials, ambulance service, medical services, temporary housing and convalescent care, and job training for the indigent, destitute, and unemployable County residents. It also helps coordinate the federal Food Stamp program.
• Pass on all zoning applications and regulations of the County Planning Commission. (One member of the Board serves on the Planning Commission.)
• Conduct proceedings, set date of election, canvass returns, and issue Order of Incorporation of all towns and/or cities in the County.
• Audit the accounts of all County offices.
• Publish in a County newspaper a complete report of the official proceedings of all meetings of the Board.
• Appoint one member of the County Excise Board and Board of Equalization.

Commissioners

Board of Equalization

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Budget Board

Regular Meetings

• 10 a.m. or previously announced time
• 3rd Thursday of every month
• 320 Robert S. Kerr
  Oklahoma City, OK 73102

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Budget Evaluation Team Board

Regular Meetings

• 10 a.m.
• 2nd Tuesday of every month
• 320 Robert S. Kerr
  Oklahoma City, OK 73102

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Court Services Advisory Board

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Drug Court

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Election Board

2020 Candidate Filing for County offices is April 8-10, 2020.  No changes to Candidate Filing dates have been made due to COVID-19.  Please contact the County Election board with questions at 405-713-1515 or OklahomaCounty@elections.ok.gov
 

Duties & Responsibilities

The Election Board is responsible for voter registration and conducting federal, state, county, municipal, and school district elections in Oklahoma County.

Board and administrative duties include:

• Supervising voter registration and maintaining registration records
• Receiving Declarations of Candidacy for county, municipal, and school district elections
• Hearing and deciding contests of candidacy and conducting election recounts
• Printing, testing, and distributing election ballots
• Programming, testing, and maintaining voting devices
• Training and appointing precinct election officials and absentee voting boards
• Locating, surveying and designating polling places
• Conducting mail-in and in-person absentee voting activities

Members

• Anita DeToy, Chairman
• Jana Harkins, Vice-Chairman
• Doug Sanderson, Secretary

The Election Board is composed of three members; a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary, who are appointed by the State Election Board. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are nominated by the Oklahoma County Democratic and Republican Party Central Committee, respectively. The Secretary is the administrative officer and supervises staff activities.

Meetings & Agendas

As required by Section 311, Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma County Election Board holds regularly scheduled meetings.

• Election Board Meeting Schedule
• Fax:  (405) 713-7191
• Email

Newsroom

Excise Board

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