Guess Who! Do you recognize this city manager from 25 years ago? Hint:He was employee of the month for Oklahoma City when this picture was taken.
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Register Now for Municipal Government Day - Free to OML Members!
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Monday, March 16th is the beginning of Municipal Government Week. Join OML and your fellow cities and towns from around the state for a week of activities and events that focus on educating citizens and advocating for municipal government. The week will begin in Oklahoma City with the presentation of the "If I were Mayor..." essay contest winners, the "Oklahoma Cities and Towns: The Pieces that Form a Great State" video debut as well as an update on legislation affecting cities and towns. OML is also excited to honor our two legislators of the year, Senator Clark Jolley and Representative Charles McCall. The afternoon will be spent at the Capitol meeting with your legislators and observing the House and Senate in action. There will also be exhibits on the 4th floor in the rotunda and much, much more! And best yet, this event is FREE to OML Members!
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| OML and OMUP Water and Environment Summit Success |
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| | The Summit Attendees learning about Environmental Issues |
90 municipal officials and stakeholders from across the state gathered on Friday, February 20th at Rose State College Education and Training Center for OML/OMUP's Annual Water and Environment Summit. Woodward's City Manager, Alan Riffel and the Oklahoma Municipal Utilty Providers (OMUP) Chair facilitated the meeting that began with a presentation by Assistant Secretary of Energy and Environment, Tyler Powell. More information and presentation material
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| Goodwill Tours Continue in Waynoka and Shattuck |
 OML Executive Director Carolyn Stager recently made some Goodwill Visits to Northwestern Oklahoma. Her first stop was to the city of Waynoka where she had the opportunity to visit with clerk/treasurer Sharlotte Klein and a couple of other city staff. After visiting with Ms. Klein, Stager continued to the town of Shattuck where she stopped in to see clerk/treasurer Joan Johnson.Read about her visits to Waynoka and Shattuck |
| Newly Elected Official? Attend our New Official Institute on March 12th |
Are you a Newly Elected Official that hasn't had your NOI training yet? We will be holding a New Official Institute on March 12th in Woodward, OK. Please visit our website for more information and to register. |
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OML's Cathy Pulver Creating OML Archive for the Future
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| | OML Conference in early 1990. |
Over a two-year period, OML team members Rachel Bagensie and Cathy Pulver have been of going through the OML archived files and as a result have found various interesting artifacts such as letters signed by J Edgar Hoover and Will Rogers sent to 1960's OML Executive Director, Dave Fudge.Read more about this project
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| Stager Attends 25 Year Awards Ceremonies |
 OML's Executive Director Carolyn Stager spent last Wednesday afternoon at the Oklahoma City City Council Meeting where City Manager James Couch presented the 25 year awards to 128 deserving employees who together had a total of 3200 years of service. Oklahoma City currently has 3,221 total employees in the honor roll of service. On Tuesday night, Stager had the privilege of presenting these awards to employees from Midwest City. Congratulations to these employees as well as the hundreds of other dedicated city/town employees that work hard to make our communities a better place to live and raise a family. You can go our website to see the full list of individuals that have been honored with this award over the years. |
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Director of Research and Fiscal Analyst Position Available at OML
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OML seeks an experienced professional to serve as the Director of Research and Fiscal Analyst. This position will lead OML's research efforts to design and implement appropriate research tools to meet the League's priority information needs.
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| Save the Date! Retail Summit - March 27th |
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Save the Date! March 27th is the OML Retail Summit at Rose State College in Midwest City, OK. Topics include Sales Tax Rebate Agreements, OTC and Municipalities: Retail Means Business to Both, Pay to Play: The Use of Incentives in Attracting Retail and much more!
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Oklahoma and Federal News
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Lt Gov Todd Lamb and City Manager Alan Riffel congratulating Harvey Rutherford on his recent retirement after 25 years of service to the City of Woodward as Chief of Police.
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Tell Your Representative to Sign On and Save Municipal Bonds
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NLC is calling on the federal government not to limit in any way the income tax exemption for municipal bonds. Take action today to protect the bonds you rely on to finance infrastructure projects, create jobs and keep your residents' taxes lower. They need your help!More information
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Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee Needs You
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Once again we have been asked to submit names of elected municipal officials that are interested in serving on the Inspector Examiners Committee. You will meet every other month for approximately 1-1 � hours which is the majority of the time commitment required for this seat. For more information on how to apply, contact Nancee via email.
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Construction Industries Board Opening
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The governor's office is seeking candidates for a position on the Construction Industries Board. This person must have at least ten years' experience as a building and construction inspector. If you qualify and are interested, please send your name to [email protected] as soon as possible.
Click to access information from the state statues regarding the Construction Industries Board and a description for this position.
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