Commission
The Metropolitan Library Commission governs Metropolitan Library System. The Commission is established by the Oklahoma Metropolitan Library Act. (65 O.S. 2001, Section 554, rev. 2007) and is made up of 27 voting members, 13 of whom are appointed by the mayor of Oklahoma City, 11 by the mayors of Bethany, Choctaw, Del City, Edmond, Harrah, Jones, Luther, Midwest City, Nicoma Park, The Village, and Warr Acres. One member is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to serve as an at large member. Ex-officio (voting) members of the Commission are the mayor of Oklahoma City and the chair of the Board of County Commissioners. The MLS's Executive Director serves as Secretary to the Commission and is a non-voting member. Commission officers include a chair, a vice-chair, and disbursing agent.