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Mayor Kathy Taylor is looking for Tulsans willing to donate their time, talent and energy to serve on a City of Tulsa Authority, Board or Commission. The City of Tulsa has dozens of citizen committees that cover a wide range of topics and appeal to a variety of interests. The Mayor and City Council rely on these volunteer citizen groups for thoughtful advice to create policies and develop programs.
Mayor Taylor is looking for individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply to serve for all of these boards. For all mayor-appointed positions, you must be a Tulsa resident. Some boards have additional requirements. You can learn more about each committee by reading the information about each group below.
Open VacanciesIndex to Authorities, Boards and Commissions
| Authority-Board-Commission | Vacancies | Expiration of term |
| Economic Development Commission | 2 Vacancies | Expires 12/31/11 |
| Long Term Care Management Authority | 1 Vacancy | Expires 12/31/11 |
| Plumbing Appeals | 2 Vacancies: 1 architect 1 professional engineer engaged in private practice |
Expires 6/30/11 Expires 6/30/10 |
| Building, Housing and Fire Prevention Appeals | 1 Vacancy: Commercial Contractor |
Expires 6/30/10 |
| Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women | 1 Vacancy | Expires 5/31/09 |
| To apply: You can download an application (Requires FREE Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader) You can call 596-7411, or email hparkhurst@cityoftulsa.org to have an application mailed to you. Applications are accepted throughout the year for all committees and will be kept on file. |
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Index to authorities, boards and commissions
2003 Sales Tax Overview Committee (Vision 2025) Airport Authority Airport Zoning Board Arts Commission Audit Committee Board of Adjustment Building, Housing, and Fire Prevention Appeals Board CDBG Prioritization Committee City of Tulsa/Rogers County Port Authority Civil Service Commission Community Action Program of Tulsa County, Inc. (CAPTC) Economic Development Commission (EDC) Election District Commission Electrical Examiners and Appeals Board Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)Employee Retirement Board (Board of Trustees - MERP) Ethics Advisory Committee Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic Affairs Commission Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission Greenwood Area Redevelopment Authority Housing Authority Human Rights Commission INCOG Judicial Nominating Committee (JNC) Long Term Care Authority—Oklahoma Mayor’s Commission on the Concerns of the Disabled Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women Mechanical Examiners and Appeals Board Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (MTTA) Park and Recreation Board Plumbing Appeals Board River Parks Authority Sales Tax Overview Committee (STOC) Sign Advisory Board Stormwater Drainage Advisory BoardTransportation Advisory BoardTulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy Tulsa City/County Health Board Tulsa City/County Library Commission Tulsa County Criminal Justice Sales Tax Overview Committee Tulsa Development Authority (TDA) Tulsa Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) Tulsa Industrial Authority (TIA) Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (TMUA) Tulsa Parking Authority (TPA) Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust Tulsa Preservation Commission Tulsa Public Facilities Authority Tulsa Youth Council (TYC) University Center at Tulsa Authority
| 2003 Sales Tax Overview Committee (Vision 2025) | |
| MEMBERS: | 24 Members: 7 - County appointees with at least 2 being from each County District. 8 - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval 9 - From other municipalities |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring on December 31 All members of the committee shall serve until their respective successors are appointed. |
| SPECIAL: | Must be qualified electors of Tulsa County and cannot be elected public officials. |
| MEETINGS: | Third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m., at the Library Lecture Room. |
| PURPOSE: | To review and report to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) upon the expenditures of sales tax revenues generated by the Special 13-Yr Sales Tax approved by the registered voters of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, on Sept. 9, 2003 (Vision 2025 Sales Tax). |
| STAFF | Valerie Davis, 582-7595 | back to top |
| Airport Authority | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Members: Mayor 4 - Qualified voters of the City of Tulsa |
| TERM: | 4 years, staggered, expiring April 30 |
| CREATED BY: | City Charter, Article 5, Sections 1.1 - 1.0 |
| MEETINGS: | 8:30 a.m. at Airport Conference Room, #A211, second Thursday of the month, except June, which is held the 3rd Thursday of the month to allow for Budget preparation & approval. Opens with Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, followed by Tulsa Airport Authority. |
| STAFF | Lisa Brown, 838- 5003 |
| Airport Zoning Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Members: 2 - Mayor appointees with City Council approval 2 - County appointees 1 - Chairman elected by members (can not be an appointed member him/herself) |
| TERM: | 2 years, staggered, expiring January 30 |
| CREATED BY: | City Resolution 1112 O.S., Title 3, U 101 et seq. |
| MEETINGS: | On Call |
| STAFF | Lisa Brown, 838- 5003 |
| Arts Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | 11 with City Council approval: 4 - Lay members 3 - Reps from Arts Council of Tulsa 2 - Architects 1 - landscape architect 1 - Musician |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, ending December 1. Re-appointments are for two years |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 3 |
| MEETINGS: | Second Monday each month at 4 p.m. at One Technology Center, 10-North |
| PURPOSE: | The Commission is charged with assisting the City in matters concerning public artwork, giving guidance in purchases and maintenance of existing artwork, providing a source of respected opinions and advice concerning public matters having aesthetic implications, reviewing public signage issues (including neighborhood signs), stimulating superior aesthetic quality in all phases of physical development within the community and assisting in the procurement of additional works of public art |
| STAFF | Kay Goss, 584-3333 |
| WEBSITE | www.tulsaartscommission.org |
| Audit Committee | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Members: Mayor City Auditor 5 - Citizens appointed by Mayor |
| TERM: | Expire December 31 of each year |
| SPECIAL: | Advisory Board Only |
| MEETINGS: | Last Thursday of the month (except in November and December) at 7:30 a.m. at One Technology Center, 3rd Floor-North Presentation Room |
| PURPOSE: | Advise the mayor on: (1) selection of independent auditors, (2) internal audits and audit reports, (3) administrative performance or operational audits, (4) other matters the Mayor may require. |
| STAFF | Wendy Martin, 596-7508 |
| Board of Adjustment | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 members - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring May 10 Members continue to serve after the date of expiration until a new or re-appointment has been made. |
| CREATED BY: | City Charter, Article I, Section 3.N |
| MEETINGS: | Second and Fourth Tuesdays of the month, 1 p.m., Francis Campbell Council Room, City Hall. |
| PURPOSE: | The Board shall have the power to hear appeals from the determinations of an administrative official in enforcing this [Zoning] Code, to grant variances, and to make interpretations of the zoning map and text, in accordance with the substantive and procedural standards hereinafter set forth. |
| STAFF | Phyllis Butler, 579-9417 |
| Building, Housing, and Fire Prevention Appeals Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 with City Council approval: 1 - Registered professional architect 1 - Registered professional structural or civil engineer 1 - Commercial building contractor engaged in heavy construction 1 -Residential building contractor 1- Registered professional engineer having professional engineering experience in fire protection 1 - Specialist in fire prevention & control with a minimum of 10 years of fire protection experience 1 - Representative of the Building Owners & Managers Association. |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring June 30 |
| CREATED BY: | Ordinance #20828, Title 51, Section 112.1 |
| MEETINGS: | First Thursday of each month at 3 p.m., 111 S. Greenwood, Conference Room 1, when there is business to discuss. |
| PURPOSE: | To hear and decide appeals relative to the application and interpretation of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, or International Fire Prevention code and serve as an advisory board to the Council. |
| STAFF | Sherron Wilson, 596-1613 |
| CDBG Prioritization Committee | |
| MEMBERS: | 11 Members: 4 - Co-Chairs of the City Council Urban & Economic Development Committee, who shall serve ex-officio; (all nine Councilors are members) 4 - Citizens appointed by the Mayor and approved by a majority of the entire membership of the City Council; one citizen shall be from each of the following Council Districts 1,2, 3, and 4. 1 - Other person; 1 - Representative from the Indian Nations Council of Governments; 1 - Representative from a banking or lending institution |
| TERM: | All members, except those serving ex officio, shall be appointed to a two-year term beginning January 1 of each odd numbered year and ending December 31 of each even numbered year. |
| SPECIAL: | Members should not be from agencies that are direct recipients of CDBG funding, as this may preclude their organization from funding under federal law. |
| PURPOSE: | Determine the current needs of the community, set the funding priorities for the current CDBG funding process and review the community development plan. |
| STAFF | Cheral Crossland, 596-1978 |
| City of Tulsa/Rogers County Port Authority | |
| MEMBERS: | 9 Members: 6 - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval 3 - Rogers County Commission appointees |
| TERM: | 4 years, staggered, expiring October 4 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 22, Chapter 1, (Ordinance 9753) O.S. Title 81, 1101 et seq. |
| MEETINGS: | Third Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m., in Conference Room at port offices, 5330 Cimmaron Road, Catoosa |
| PURPOSE: | To exercise power and duties created by provisions of Title 82, Oklahoma statutes, 1961, Section 1101, et seq., as amended. |
| STAFF | Cindy Green, 266-7678 |
| Civil Service Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval |
| TERM: | 5 years, staggered, expiring December 31 |
| CREATED BY: | Article X of City Charter |
| SPECIAL: | Must be a registered voter of the city of Tulsa and cannot hold or be a candidate for an elective public office |
| MEETINGS: | Second Thursday of the month, 1 p.m. in 10-South, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | Adopt rules and regulations governing the merit system, to be approved by City Council; recommends pay plan for different classes and grades; hears employee grievances and appeals. |
| STAFF | Lara Burton, 596-7441 |
| Community Action Program of Tulsa County, Inc. (CAPTC) | |
| MEMBERS: | Not fewer than 15 or more than 30. The total number should be divisible by three in order to represent three sectors: public, low-income and private. 4 - Mayor w/Council approval 3 - County 13 - Chosen by CAPTC |
| TERM: | Three years, staggered ending July 21. |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Wednesday of each month (November and December combined and held first Wednesday of December). |
| PURPOSE: | To help families and individuals in economic need achieve self-sufficiency. |
| STAFF | Catheryn Mason, Director of Development and Communication, 382-3216 |
| Economic Development Commission (EDC) | |
| MEMBERS: | A maximum of 21 members. Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring on December 31. |
| MEETINGS: | Second Tuesday of each month at 8 a.m. in 10 North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | Assembling, distributing and advertising information ideas, and research results and conducting research and advance proposals to promote the orderly development and use of the natural and human resources located in and around the city of Tulsa; and Developing, maintaining, implementing and reviewing long-range plans to promote the development of the City as a convention and tourist center and to encourage the use of facilities in the City of Tulsa. |
| STAFF | Julie Miner, 596-2600 |
| Election District Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | 17 Members - Five appointed by Mayor w/City Council approval |
| TERM: | This is a result of the 2000 Consensus - Adjustment of Election District Boundaries - Only appoint someone every 10 years. |
| Electrical Examiners and Appeals Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval: 2 - Electrical contractors 2 - Electrical journeymen 1 - Registered electrical engineer 1 - Registered architect 1 - Representative from the building, construction, or development community |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring June 30 NOTE: No member may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. |
| CREATED BY: | Ordinance #20607, Title 52, Section 109, TRO; 19 O.S. 1982, SEC. 864, et seq. |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Tuesday every month, 3:30 p.m. in 3rd Floor-North Presentation Room, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To hear and decide appeals relative to the application and interpretation of the National Electrical Code, and serve as an advisory board to the Council. The Board may suspend or revoke any certificate of registration. The Board shall examine and test applicants for registration as electrical sign contractors and electrical sign journeymen and issue certificates of competency. |
| STAFF | Sherron Wilson, 596-1613 |
| Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) | |
| MEMBERS: | 11 Members: 1 - Tulsa Mayor or designee (City Council approval not required) 1 - OKC Mayor or designee 3 - Tulsa Mayoral appointees with City Council approval 3 - OKC Mayoral appointees 1 - Representative – Eastern Division (Sand Springs, Jenks & Bixby) – non-beneficiary jurisdictions 1 - Representative – Western Division (Arcadia, Edmond, Yukon, Bethany, The Village, Nichols Hills, Mustang, Warr Acres, Piedmont, Valley Brook, Lake Aluma) – non-beneficiary jurisdictions 1 - Medical Control Board Director |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring June 30 |
| Extra Information: | The Medical Director of the Medical Control Board serves as the 11th member of the board of Trustees and is non-voting, except in the case of a tie. |
| CREATED BY: | Title 39, Chapter 14 |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m., these meetings are held at the Best Western Hotel in Stroud, Oklahoma (except November & December). |
| PURPOSE: | Trust will own or help City operate an emergency medical service system for the inhabitants of Tulsa and Oklahoma City and outlying areas that are covered. |
| STAFF | Ann Laur, 596-3135 |
| Municipal Employees' Retirement Plan (MERP) | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Mayoral appointees w/City Council approval: 1- retired employee participant who is receiving income from the Plan 3 - persons of whom shall be either the head of a City division or department or an elected City official 1- person who shall not be a participant in the Plan, a City employee nor elected city official (serves at the pleasure of the Mayor with no expiration). 2 - Active, classified employee participants in the Plan (elected by Plan participants subject to Mayor and City Council approval). |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring December 31 |
| MEETINGS: | First Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m., 11th Floor Conference Room, City Hall. |
| PURPOSE: | To establish and implement policies for the investment of Employee Retirement System (EMS) funds, authorize payments from ERS Fund and serve as a board of appeals for disagreements with decision. |
| STAFF | Tina Fazendine, 596-7429 |
| Ethics Advisory Committee | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Mayor appointees with City Council approval |
| TERM: | Initially two members shall be appointed for a term of one year; two members for a term of office of two years; three for a term of three years. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years; provided, however, that all members shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. All members shall serve without compensation. Members shall not hold public office nor be candidates for public office. A member who has served three successive terms shall not be eligible for reappointment for a period of two years. |
| SPECIAL: | Committee members shall not be a City official, nor shall a Committee member be immediate family of a City official. (A City Official is an elected official, officer, or employee; member of a City of Tulsa Board, Authority, Commission, or Committee; or Trustee appointed by the City to a public trust with the City of Tulsa as a beneficiary.) Every committee member shall be a resident of the City of Tulsa. |
| CREATED BY: | Tulsa Revised Ordinances, Title 12, Chapter 6, Section 610 |
| MEETINGS: | First Tuesday of each month (except in the month of July) at 3 p.m. in Room 203, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To act as a recommending body to the City of Tulsa on ethical issues. |
| STAFF | Wendy Martin, 596-7508 |
| Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic Affairs Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | 15 persons of Hispanic extraction: 9 - appointed by the Mayor w/City Council approval 6 - appointed by County Commissioners |
| TERM: | 3 years; staggered; expiring on December 31 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 6 |
| MEETINGS: | Second Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m., in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To promote unity and purpose among Hispanics and encourage cooperation between Hispanics of area and local, state, and federal government; to aid in preservation of Hispanic culture. |
| STAFF | Darlene Hall, 596-2461 |
| Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | 8 constitutes quorum 5 - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval 3 – Board of County Commissioners appointees NOTE: Indian representatives must be selected by the following Organizations: CITY American Indian Arts Association American Indian Chamber of Commerce American Indian Heritage Center American Indian Theater Company Cherokee Nation Creek Nation Co. Glenpool Creek Indian Community Indian health Care Resource Center Indian Pupil Education, TPS Intertribal Indian club of Tulsa Oklahoma Tribal Assistance Program Tulsa Creek Indian Community Tulsa Indian Club, Inc. TU Native American Student Association COUNTY Tulsa Creek Indian Community Intertribal Indian Club of Tulsa Tulsa Indian Arts Association All Nations Indian Youth American Indian Theater |
| TERM: | 3 years; staggered, expiring January 15 (1 year not to exceed 3 years) |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 5 |
| MEETINGS: | Third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To advise City of Tulsa and promote welfare and understanding of the Indian people. |
| STAFF | Darlene Hall, 596-2461 |
| Greenwood Area Redevelopment Authority | |
| MEMBERS: | 17 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval |
| TERM: | There is no expiration date |
| Authority is an instrumentality of the State of Oklahoma | |
| STAFF | George Humphries, 405-521-316 |
| Housing Authority | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval |
| TERM: | 3 years, Staggered expiring on January 20 |
| CREATED BY: | Resolution 3914 |
| MEETINGS: | Second Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m., either at City Hall’s Council Room or at the various THA sites. |
| PURPOSE: | Help eliminate the shortage of safe housing for persons with low income. |
| STAFF | Mary McGilvray, 581-5733 |
| Human Rights Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | No less than 12 or more than 15 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring on June 30 (no more than 3 years and no more than 2 years for Chair & Vice-Chair) |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 1 |
| MEETINGS: | Third Monday of each month, at 3:30 p.m., in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | Receive, hear and investigate complaints arising from acts or practices of discrimination. |
| STAFF | Darlene Hall, 596-2461 |
| INCOG | |
| MEMBERS: | 50 Members 8 from the City of Tulsa, including: 6 - elected officials (City Councilors) 2 - Mayoral appointees (Mayor or designee and Auditor) |
| TERM: | Two years – expiring on the second Wednesday of January of each odd numbered year. |
| CREATED BY: | INCOG Articles of agreement, Section V.K., Resolution 4023, Agreement 5024 |
| MEETINGS: | Monthly |
| PURPOSE: | To promote efficiency in government by providing a forum for regional cooperation between governments in and around Tulsa, Creek and Osage counties. |
| STAFF | Vivian Elliot, 579-9426. |
| Judicial Nominating Committee (JNC) | |
| MEMBERS: | 9 Members: 6 - Attorneys (two recommended annually by the Tulsa County Bar Association by March 31) 3 - Non-attorneys, cannot be parent, sibling, child or spouse of an attorney. Representatives and residents from Council Districts (to rotate every three years): 2004-2007 Districts 1, 4 & 7 2007-2010 Districts 3, 6 & 9 2010-2013 Districts 2, 5 & 8 2013-2016 Districts 1, 4 & 7, etc. |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring April 30 |
| MEETINGS: | At the call of the Chair |
| PURPOSE: | To evaluate, consider and submit to the Council names of qualified judicial candidates for appointments to the positions of Judge and Alternate Judge of the Municipal Criminal Court. |
| STAFF | Sandra Cousins, 584-5243 extension 222 |
| Long Term Care Authority—Oklahoma | |
| MEMBERS: | Eleven: 1 - Elected Official of Tulsa City 1 - Elected Official of Tulsa County 4 Mayoral appointees (with City Council approval): 1 recommended by Tulsa Area Council on Aging (serves 3 years) 1 recommended by National Council on Independent Living Inc. (serves 3 years) 1 recommended by Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (serves 3 years) 1 recommended by Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, Inc. (serves 4 years) 5 County Commissioner appointees: 1 recommended by Tulsa Medical Society and Tulsa District Osteopathic Society 1 recommended by Tulsa County Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Domestic Violence Planning and Coordination Board 1 recommended by Association for Retarded Citizens of United States 1 recommended by Tulsa Business Health Group Inc. 1 recommended by Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, Inc. |
| TERM: | 3 years expiring on December 31, except for the Community Service Council of which shall serve for 4 years. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 39, Ch. 18. App. 1, pg. 5 - Ordinance 16929, Trust Indenture |
| MEETINGS: | First Thursday of every other month beginning, at LTCA, 130 N. Greenwood Ave., 11 a.m. |
| PURPOSE: | To ensure quality of care and fair cost of long-term care services that benefit the elderly, disabled, and mentally ill. |
| STAFF | Jackie Zimmer, 583-3336 |
| Mayor’s Commission on the Concerns of the Disabled | |
| MEMBERS: | 12 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. NOTE: Mayor may designate chair (not specified). |
| TERM: | 3 years expiring on December 31. |
| SPECIAL: | Appointments cannot hold or be candidates for public office. After three successive terms, person is not eligible for reappointment for 2 years. Consensus is that 50% of the board should be made up of disabled persons. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 2 |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Tuesday of each month, 3 p.m., in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To promote employment of disabled workers, public understanding of needs of disabled, and promote the elimination of any existing architectural barriers. |
| STAFF | Darlene Hall, 596-2461 |
| Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women | |
| MEMBERS: | No more than 15 nor less than 12 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring on May 31 |
| MEETINGS: | First Friday of each month, Noon, in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To promote cooperation between the City and private citizens, institutions, and agencies interested in conducting programs that aid women. |
| STAFF | Darlene Hall, 596-2461 |
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| Mechanical Examiners and Appeals Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval: 2 - First class stationary engineers 1 - Mechanical contractor (commercial) 1 - Mechanical contractor (residential) 1 - Registered professional engineer 1 - Mechanical journeyman 1 - Representative of Building Owners and Manager Association. NOTE: Chief Mechanical Inspector shall serve as ex-officio Secretary of the Board. |
| TERM: | 3 years expiring on June 30. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance #21206, Title 59, Chapter 1, Section 109.2 |
| MEETINGS: | Monthly (on call), third Tuesday, 4 p.m., 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | The Board shall examine stationary engineer applicants and issue each passing applicant a Certificate of Competency; hear all appeals whenever a dispute arises as to the meaning or intent of the International Mechanical or Fuel Gas code; serves as an advisory board to the Council; deny, suspend, revoke, or cancel any Certificate of Registration as a Mechanical contractor. |
| STAFF | Sherron Wilson, 596-1613 |
| Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (MTTA) | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Members: 6 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval Mayor or designee (designee must be full time City employee with City Council approval) |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring July 31. Mayor for term of office (or Mayor's designee for term of one year) ending July 31. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 39, Chapter 9 |
| MEETINGS: | Last Tuesday of the month at Noon, 510 S. Rockford |
| PURPOSE: | To provide adequate public transportation for the City of Tulsa. |
| STAFF | Lynn Blythe, 582-2100 |
| Park and Recreation Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Members: Mayor or designee 4 - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. |
| TERM: | 4 years, staggered, expiring May 1. |
| SPECIAL: | Must be a registered voter of the city of Tulsa and shall not hold or be candidates for an elective public office |
| CREATED BY: | City Charter Article V, Sections 3.1-3.7 |
| MEETINGS: | Regular meetings – first Tuesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. (not every month is the first Tuesday), at various locations. Never meets in August. |
| EXTRA INFORMATION: | Same members serve as Gilcrease Board of Trustees and appoint Garden Center Board. |
| PURPOSE: | Advise Mayor and Council on control and management of park system. |
| STAFF | Beverly Patterson, 596-2113 (Liaison for Gilcrease Board of Trustees–Wanda Harris, 596-2700) |
| Plumbing Appeals Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 8 Mayoral appointees w/City Council approval: 3 - Plumbing contractors 1 - Journeyman plumber 1 - Building contractor from either the home or commercial building industry. 1 - Registered professional engineer engaged in private practice 1 - Registered architect 1 - Plumbing supply wholesale company representative |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring June 30 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance #21237, Title 56, Chapter 1, Section 109.2 |
| MEETINGS: | Second Thursday of each month, 3:30 p.m., 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | The Board shall hear all appeals and shall interpret the provisions of the Plumbing code; shall serve as an advisory board to the City Council; may suspend or revoke any Certificate of Registration of Plumbing contractors. |
| STAFF | Sherron Wilson, 596-1613 |
| River Parks Authority | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Members: 3 - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. 3 - County appointees 1 - TMAPC member with City Council and County approval. |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring April 8 No appointee who has served two consecutive terms shall serve a third consecutive term. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 39, Chapter 13 |
| MEETINGS: | Second Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. in Room 510, Houston Center Office Building, 717 South Houston. |
| PURPOSE: | To maintain, preserve and develop the Arkansas River and/or land areas adjacent to the river within Tulsa County for the economic and cultural benefit of the community and to promote public use of all park lands and facilities under the Authority's jurisdiction. |
| STAFF | Brenda Holt, 596-2001 |
| Sales Tax Overview Committee (STOC) | |
| MEMBERS: | 21 - All require City Council approval: 18 - Each City Councilor makes 2 recommendations from his/her district. 3 - Mayor makes 3 recommendations. |
| TERM: | 4 years, staggered, expiring December 31 or until their successor has been appointed and confirmed by the City Council. |
| SPECIAL: | All must be qualified electors of the city of Tulsa and shall not be an elected public official |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 43-C through F, Section 101 |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Tuesday of the month, 8 a.m., LaFortune Community Center, 5202 S. Hudson. |
| PURPOSE: | To review and report upon the expenditures of third-penny capital improvements sales tax revenues as set forth by City ordinances and the expenditure of any funds derived from the sales of General Obligation capital improvements bonds. |
| STAFF | Gary Hamer, 596-7573 |
| Sign Advisory Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Mayoral appointees w/City Council approval: 2 - architects or engineers registered with the State of Oklahoma. 2 - sign contractors licensed by the City of Tulsa. 2 - residents with no association with the sign industry. 1 - person who uses an outdoor advertising or premise signs. |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring on June 30. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 8 |
| MEETINGS: | Third Thursday of the month, 3 p.m., 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To review sign regulations and interpretations, recommend changes when necessary, review materials and standards proposed for signs, and recommend a comprehensive program. |
| STAFF | Sherron Wilson, 596-1613 |
| Stormwater Drainage Advisory Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. |
| TERM: | 5 years, staggered, expiring February 28 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 11-A, Section 104 |
| MEETINGS: | Third Tuesday of month, 3 p.m. 10-205, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To provide policy guidance to the Department of Stormwater Management and the Tulsa City Council. |
| STAFF | Corri Cousins, 596-9498 |
| Transportation Advisory Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 15 Members: Mayor and each City Councilor, as ex-officio members with full rights, or their designee 1 - Representative from TMAPC 1 - Representative from TMUA 1 - Representative MTTA 1 - Construction Engineer 1 - Representative from construction industry |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring June 30 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 9 |
| MEETINGS: | TBD |
| PURPOSE: | To Advise the City Council and Mayor on all matters affecting land transportation in Tulsa, including, but not limited to, streets and rights-of-way maintenance and construction, traffic engineering, mass transit, rail, and trail systems. Prior to the preparation of the annual budget for the City of Tulsa, the Board will recommend to the City council and Mayor those projects and operating activities it feels will provide the most efficient and cost effective transportation network for Tulsa for the upcoming fiscal year, and for the foreseeable future. |
| STAFF: | TBD |
| Tulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy (TARE) | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Members: Mayor 6 - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring July 31 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 39, Chapter 15 |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Wednesday of month, 3:30 p.m., 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To receive trash, recycle what is available and dispose of remainder by burial or incineration. |
| STAFF | Sherrie Sowell, 596-9621 |
| WEBSITE: | TARE |
| Tulsa City/County Health Board | |
| MEMBERS: | 9 Members: 5 - City appointees with City Council approval 4 - County appointees |
| TERM: | 6 years |
| CREATED BY: | Articles of agreement contract #726 between Board of County Commissioners & City of Tulsa, 2/6/50 Oklahoma Statutes, Title 63, Section 1-210 |
| MEETINGS: | Third Wednesday of month, 6:30 p.m. at the Tulsa City / County Health Department Building, 5051 S. 129th E. Ave. Meeting exception in December and April |
| PURPOSE: | Recommend ordinances, rules and regulations to the governing body of any city or town within its jurisdiction and to the Board of County Commissioners of the County within which Board exists, on matters pertaining to the preservation and promotion of public health, and to assist in the formulation and adoption of uniform health ordinances, rules and regulations within the jurisdiction of such Board. |
| STAFF | Gary Cox, 595-4401 |
| Tulsa City-County Library Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | 11 Members: Mayor County Commission Chairman 6 - Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. 3 - County appointees |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring July 31 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 20, Chapter 1, Contract 2713, O.S. Title 65, Section 551, et seq. |
| MEETINGS: | Third Thursday of month at various libraries usually Central Library (even numbered months, branch locations on odd months). |
| PURPOSE: | To comply with the Oklahoma City/County Library Act and to serve as the governing branch of the City/County Library system. To oversee the operation of the library, including the appointment and salary of the Chief Executive Officer. To establish systemwide policies and regulations, personnel policies and hours of service. To administer the expenditure of all funds (except gifts), acquire land and construct and maintain buildings. |
| STAFF | Diane Cariker, 596-7897 |
| Tulsa County Criminal Justice Sales Tax Overview Committee | |
| MEMBERS: | 14 Members: 2 appointments for each Tulsa County Criminal Justice Authority member. One 5 yr. term and one 3 yr. term. Council must approve the 2 for the City of Tulsa. |
| TERM: | Four years, expiring December 31 |
| MEETINGS: | Quarterly on the fourth Tuesday of the month; 3 p.m. Conference Room, Tulsa City-County Library. |
| PURPOSE: | To monitor and report upon the expenditures of sales tax revenues as set forth by the Tulsa County Criminal Justice Authority and the Declaration of Trust of Tulsa County Criminal Justice Authority filed November 13, 1995. |
| STAFF | Glenna Davis, 596-5004 |
| Tulsa Development Authority (TDA) | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Mayoral appointees with Council approval NOTE: Appointees must have lived in Tulsa for 5 years. No Commissioner may hold any other public office under the municipality. |
| TERM: | 3 years staggered, ending July 31 |
| CREATED BY: | CITY RESOLUTION 2339 |
| EXTRA INFORMATION: | Chairman and Vice Chairman designated annually by Mayor before August 1. If not so designated by August 31, positions filled by vote of Authority. TDA is the urban renewal authority as incorporated under Oklahoma State Statute, Title 11, Sec. 38-101 et seq. |
| MEETINGS: | First Thursday of the month, 8 a.m., 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | Promote the revitalization of declining areas and the encouragement of private reinvestment and economic growth through rehabilitation and redevelopment. |
| STAFF | Adrienne Russ , 584-7880 |
| WEBSITE: | www.tulsadevelopmentauthority.org |
| Tulsa Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) | |
| MEMBERS: | General Membership – not less than 25 members 4 - Mayoral appointees subject to Council approval 15 - Board of Directors 4 - Mayoral appointees (2 of these designated to serve on Executive Board) 11 - Elected by TEDC General Membership 7 Executive Committee President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, 1 - Member of Board of Directors elected by Board, 2 - Mayor's appointees to the Board of Directors. |
| TERM: | 2 years, General membership 2 years, Board of Directors |
| CREATED BY: | Certificate of Incorporation - Contract with City of Tulsa - Annually renewed |
| MEETINGS: | General membership meets annually in January; Annual Dinner in November; Board of Directors meets once a month; working committees meet either monthly or quarterly; Executive Committee meets as needed. |
| EXTRA INFORMATION: | Serves as City's Economic Development project implementation vehicle. |
| PURPOSE: | To create jobs, primarily for low and moderate income people; create business opportunities for minorities; increase capital investment through operation of loan and technical assistance program. |
| STAFF | Rose Washington, 585-8332 |
| Tulsa Industrial Authority (TIA) | |
| MEMBERS: | Mayor (or full-time City Employee to serve as designee), 7 Mayoral appointees with Council approval (must be a citizen and resident of Tulsa) Chair elected by members. |
| TERM: | 5 years, staggered, expiring on March 7 |
| CREATED BY: | TITLE 39, CHAPTER 10 |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Thursday of the month, 8 a.m., in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To stimulate economic growth and development of Tulsa by acting as a vehicle for tax exempt financing and grant for Brown Field program. |
| STAFF | Adrienne Russ, 584-7880 |
| Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (TMAPC) | |
| MEMBERS: | 11 Members: Mayor or designee 1 - Tulsa County Commissioner 6 - Mayoral appointees with Council approval 3 - Tulsa County Appointees |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, expiring January 18 NOTE: Members continue to serve until a successor is appointed or he/she is reappointed. |
| CREATED BY: | 1 Oklahoma Statute 1961 Oklahoma Statute Sup. 1963 City Resolution 3727 and agreement 4346 |
| MEETINGS: | First, third and fourth Wednesdays of the month in Francis Campbell City Council Room, Plaza Level, 1:30 p.m. |
| PURPOSE: | To act as a recommending body for City and County Commissioners and to consider matters relating to zoning, subdivision, lot splits, and the Comprehensive Plan. |
| STAFF | Barbara Huntsinger, 584-7526. |
| Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (TMUA) | |
| MEMBERS: | 7 Members Mayor 6 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval Note: TMUA members also serve as the Tulsa Utility Board. |
| SPECIAL: | Must be registered voter in the city of Tulsa; must state political party affiliation; cannot have more than 3 members of the same political party; shall not hold or be candidates for an elective public office. |
| TERM: | 4 years, expiring on fourth Tuesday in April. |
| CREATED BY: | City Charter, Article V, Sections 2.1 TO 2.14 |
| MEETINGS: | Second and fourth Wednesdays of month, 1:30 p.m. in 10-North, One Technology Center Regional Metropolitan Water Authority Meets quarterly on second Wednesday of first, fourth, seventh, and 10th month at 8:30 a.m., same room. |
| PURPOSE: | To construct, extend, improve, manage and maintain Tulsa water works system, sanitary sewers and sewage disposal plants; fix rates for services rendered. |
| STAFF | Sherrie Sowell, 596-9621 |
| Tulsa Parking Authority (TPA) | |
| MEMBERS: | 5 Members: Mayor designee 4 Mayoral appointees with Council approval |
| TERM: | 6 years, staggered (not necessarily the same date). Mayor's liaison for term of office. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 39, Chapter 5 |
| MEETINGS: | Third Thursday of each month, 3 p.m., in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To promote acquisition, construction and operation of parking facilities within the City of Tulsa. TPA has the financial capacity to issue revenue bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of publicly operated parking facilities. TPA establishes budgets and rates annually and submits them to the City Clerk and Bond Trustee. |
| STAFF | David Giacomo, 596-2600 |
| Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust (TPACT) | |
| MEMBERS: | 15 Members Mayor 14 Mayoral appointees with Council approval |
| TERM: | 3 years, staggered, ending on June 30 NOTE: Elected officials for term of office |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, #12849, Trust Indenture 6513 |
| MEETINGS: | Third Monday of every other month, beginning in January and ending in November. |
| PURPOSE: | To present a broad array of programs and performances and to encourage other non-profit organizations by providing grants for their performances in the facilities at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. |
| STAFF | Carol Willis, 596-7105 |
| Tulsa Preservation Commission | |
| MEMBERS: | 15 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval: Professional Group Members 1 - Licensed architect 1 - Urban planner / licensed landscape architect 1 - Commercial / residential developer / builder 1 - Licensed real estate broker 1 - Person actively engaged in banking or finance 1 - Historian or architectural historian 1 - Employee or elected board member of Tulsa Public Schools Community Group Members 1 -Owner of a nonresidential structure that has been identified in or is located in an area identified in the Sept. 1980 Tulsa Historic Preservation Plan Report or as amended 5 - Residents of the City of Tulsa who own property and reside in areas identified in same report Ex Officio Group 1 - Member of the Arts Commission 1 - Member of the Planning Commission |
| TERM: | 3 years expiring on July 12. Ex officio members for term of office only. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 42, Section 1052 |
| MEETINGS: | Second Thursday of month, 11 a.m., 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | Promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the conservation, preservation, protection and regulation of historic resources with the City. To prepare and update an inventroy of historical resources, historic preservation overlay zoning map amendments, guidelines for the certificate-of-appropriateness design review processes, to increase awareness of historic resources within the city. |
| STAFF | Amanda DeCourt , 596-2600 |
| WEBSITE: | www.tulsapreservationcommission.org |
| Tulsa Public Facilities Authority | |
| MEMBERS: |
5 Members Mayor 4 Mayoral appointees with Council approval |
| TERM: | 3 years, expiring July 31 |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 39, Chapter 16 |
| MEETINGS: | Fourth Thursday of each month (except November and December), in 10-North, One Technology Center |
| PURPOSE: | To promote the acquisition, construction and operation of various facilities and public improvements in and for the City of Tulsa. |
| STAFF | Wendy Martin, 596-7508 |
| Tulsa Youth Council (TYC) | |
| MEMBERS: | Shall consist of 21 members, two members from each City Council district within the City and 3 members from the City at large, to be appointed by the Mayor, subject confirmation by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council. |
| TERM: | 1 year, expiring on July 31. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 5, Chapter 10 |
| MEETINGS: | Shall meet at least once a month during each calendar year and shall make a report quarterly to the City Council at a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council. May hold additional meetings, as appropriate. (First & third Tuesday of every month at 6:15 pm in Room 201, City Hall). |
| PURPOSE: | To promote youth involvement and leadership in all areas of the City of Tulsa. |
| STAFF | Dana Burks, 596-1965 |
| University Center at Tulsa Authority | |
| MEMBERS: | 6 Mayoral appointees with City Council approval. |
| TERM: | Five years, expiring on June 30. |
| CREATED BY: | City Ordinance, Title 39, Chapter 17, Sections 1700-1702, Trust Indenture 401191 |
| MEETINGS: | On a quarterly basis, meetings for the following year are set at the last meeting of the year and notice is filed with the City Clerk. The meetings are on Thursdays at 8:30 a.m., 700 North Greenwood Avenue. |
| PURPOSE: | To provide, or aid in providing, buildings, equipment, land and services in order to strengthen education, economy, and culture of City; to provide funds for costs incurred and make payments from those funds. |
| STAFF | Paulette Feather, 594-8003 |