About the City Council
The Enid City Charter establishes a council-manager form of government, which vests policy authority in a volunteer city council, and administrative authority for day-to-day operations in an appointed, professional city manager. The Enid City Council consists of a mayor and six councilors who serve four-year terms. At least three council positions are up for election every two years. Councilors are elected by ward. The three candidates who receive the highest number of votes are elected to the vacant seats. The Council meets regularly on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at City Hall. The agenda of each meeting includes time for citizen comment. For more information, call (580) 234-0400

The City of Enid is taking applications for Ward 5 City Commissioner to fill an unexpired term through May 2011.

This position shall be filled by any elector of the State of Oklahoma, twenty-five years of age, and who shall be, and for the two years preceding said appointment, a resident in good faith of the City of Enid. The elector shall also be a resident citizen of the ward from which he/she is a candidate.

Applications will be accepted until 5:00 P.M. local time on May 15, 2010. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AFTER THAT TIME. It is intended that this appointment will be made by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners at their meeting of June 1, 2010. The City Commission may, at its discretion, conduct interviews with applicants prior to this appointment.

Information and applications may be obtained in the office of the City Clerk, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Municipal Complex, 401 West Owen K. Garriott Road, Enid, Oklahoma, 73701, or by calling (580) 616-7271.