Start 2025 with a better understanding of the annual budget process for municipalities and the role municipal officials and staff play in that process. The Budget Process workshop is designed to teach the legal and policy-related responsibilities in the annual budget process and provide practical examples for future reference in the budget process. More Information

The Opioid Abatement Board has announced their meeting schedule for 2025. View the schedule here.

The Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act was created to promote and protect the health of Oklahomans by using monetary grants to abate the opioid crisis in a comprehensive manner that includes cooperation and collaboration with political subdivisions. The Opioid Abatement Board is responsible for distributing settlement funds Oklahoma has received from lawsuits against drug distributors, manufacturers and retailers. 

For more information, visit their website.

Did you know that the OML app isn’t just for Conference? You can use it to find contact information for other OML Municipal Member Employees. Download our app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Once you've downloaded the app, use your OML log-in to sign in and tap the members icon to browse the member list. You can create your own address book from here as well.

The Mayors Council of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Municipal League invite 8th graders from home, public, and private schools throughout Oklahoma to participate in a statewide essay contest, “If I Were Mayor...” to tell others what they would do as Mayor to make their city or town a better place to live. 

This year, MCO and OML are partnering with the Potts Family Foundation and they have generously agreed to award a $250 stipend to the teacher of the winning student!

This year, we are asking that each school select a winner at the local level.

Three winners will be selected for the following prizes:

1st Place –  $250 (with a $250 stipend going to the student’s teacher)

2nd Place –  $150

3rd Place –   $100     

Winners will be awarded at the Annual Congress of Mayors, February 7, 2025 at the Oklahoma State Capitol. More Information

Each year the Mayors Council of Oklahoma convenes the Congress of Mayors bringing Mayors, Vice Mayors, Council Members, and City Managers from across Oklahoma to the State Capitol to debate issues facing municipalities. Your participation is vital to the success of this initiative. The OML Staff and MCO Board of Directors will assist you and help answer any questions you may have. 

MC&T Training dates have been scheduled for 2024-2025:



• January 15, 2025 - Tulsa
• April 17, 2025 - McAlester
• May 15, 2025 - Oklahoma City

Be sure to register soon to reserve your seat.