§65-4-115.

§65-4-115.
   
   Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board of county
   commissioners, in counties which do not have countywide library
   services through a rural single county library or as otherwise
   determined by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, may appoint a
   public library board consisting of not less than five nor more than
   seven members. There shall be at least one member appointed from each
   of the county commissioner districts. Additional members shall be
   appointed as follows:
   
   1. One member appointed by the municipal governing board of the county
   seat; and
   
   2. If the county seat is not the municipality having the largest
   population, then one member to be appointed by the municipal governing
   board of the municipality having the largest population. Initial
   appointments shall be distributed among one-, two- and three-year
   terms, with two of the appointments to be made for one year, two to be
   made for two (2) years and three to be made for three (3) years.
   Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms, except in the
   case of an appointment to fill a vacancy in the membership of the
   board, which appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired
   term of the member when death, resignation or removal has created the
   vacancy. No person shall serve more than two (2) successive terms or
   be appointed for another full term or temporary term until at least
   two (2) years have elapsed from the end of the second successive term
   until the beginning of the new term. All tenure of initial and future
   appointees shall expire on June 30 of the designated year. A member of
   a board once qualified can thereafter be removed by the appointive
   authority during his or her term of office only for misconduct or
   neglect of duty.
   
   Appointments to the board shall be made on the basis of ability, a
   sound understanding of the total responsibilities and objectives of
   public libraries and an active interest in the attainment of these
   comprehensive goals. Appointive members shall be qualified electors
   and bona fide residents of the county.
   
   All board members shall serve thereon without compensation except
   actual and necessary travel expenses as authorized by the State Travel
   Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
   Statutes. Individual memberships for board members in state, regional,
   and national library associations and expenses incurred in attending
   board meetings and other library and library-related meetings may be
   paid from library funds upon proper authorization of the board.
   
   If a multicounty library system or a rural single county library
   system is formed on or after July 1, 1992, which includes a county
   with a public library board and provides countywide service to the
   county, the public library board appointed pursuant to this section
   may be terminated. All powers, duties and responsibilities of the
   public library board may be transferred to the Board of Trustees of
   the multicounty library system or the rural single county library
   system.