Government of Oklahoma City

The City of Oklahoma City has operated under a council-manager form of city government since 1927. A mayor and eight-member council are elected to set policy and appoint a city manager who carries out the day-to-day operations. City administrative staff and elected officials have offices at the historic city hall located on the western edge of the central business district in downtown Oklahoma City.

Mick Cornett currently serves as Mayor, having first been elected in 2004, and then re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

The City council has eight members. Council members represent each of the eight wards of Oklahoma City.

Ward One is represented by James Greiner, elected in April 2013.

Ward Two is represented by Dr. Ed Shadid, who was elected in April 2011.

Ward Three is represented by Larry McAtee, who was elected in 2001 after serving a short while as interim Councilman. Aside from his work in the city, Councilman McAtee is also President of Ironsharpers, Inc., a consulting firm, and served in numerous leadership positions with Kimray, Inc. previous to that.

Ward Four is represented by Todd Stone, who was elected in April 2017.

Ward Five is represented by David Greenwell, who was elected in March 2011.

Ward Six is represented by Meg Salyer, an accomplished businesswoman in Oklahoma City and a longtime Civic Leader. She has been a member of numerous Boards and was a trustee for the Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools. She was elected in the Fall of 2008 and took her seat on The Oklahoma City Council in November 2008.

Ward Seven is represented by John A. Pettis, Jr., who was elected in April 2013.

Ward Eight is represented by Mark Stonecipher, who was elected March 2015.

City Manager Jim Couch was appointed in late 2000. Couch previously served as assistant city manager, Metropolitan Area Projects director and utilities director prior to his service as city manager.

The Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City, a facility within the Federal Bureau of Prisons is located on the western edge of Will Rogers World Airport.

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