BARTLESVILLE CITY COUNCIL

City Council members are elected from each of city’s five wards. The mayor and vice mayor are elected by the council during the first meeting of the new term. Each council member serves a term of two years with elections held in even-numbered years beginning November 2012.

To view a map of all five city wards, see Ward Boundaries Map.

MEETINGS

The council meets the first Monday of the month on the first floor of City Hall, 401 S. Johnstone Ave. in downtown Bartlesville. Special meetings are called as needed. See City Council Schedule of Meetings 2025

All regular City Council meetings are open to the public and are recorded and live-streamed via the City’s webcast as well as televised on local cable Channel 56.

Workshop meetings, which are held periodically to accommodate lengthier discussions about more complex issues, are not live-streamed or televised. Typically, these meetings are for discussion only.

PUBLIC INPUT

The public is welcome and encouraged to provide input to the council on agenda items during the “Public Comments on Agenda Items” portion of every City Council meeting.

The Public Comments on Agenda Items portion of the meetings are held at the beginning of each meeting. In an effort to streamline the process, speakers are asked to sign in, limit their comments to three minutes, and refrain from repeating information presented by previous speakers. Speakers must meet one of the following criteria: 1) be a citizen of Bartlesville, 2) anyone holding a valid business license issued by the City of Bartlesville, 3) owners of real property in Bartlesville, 4) anyone charged with the maintenance and administration of any real property in Bartlesville, or 5) any attorney at law or in fact acting as an authorized agent for a citizen of Bartlesville to comment on City business.

Note: The council is prohibited, per the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act, from commenting on issues brought up during Public Comments on Agenda Items. If you wish to discuss an item with the council, please contact your council representative.