CHARTER CITY

Bartlesville is a charter city with a council/manager form of government. The city manager oversees all City operations and is responsible for all departments and employees, with the exception of the City’s attorney, municipal judge and treasurer, which, along with the city manager, are appointed directly by the City Council.

FUNDING

The City of Bartlesville is funded primarily by sales tax revenues, which is currently 8.9 percent.

Of the total, the City receives 3.4 percent of the revenues:

• 2.5 percent for operations
• 1/2 of 1 percent for Capital Improvements Projects
• 1/4 of 1 percent for economic development

The State of Oklahoma receives 4.5 percent of the total, and Washington County receives 1 percent.

CITY COUNCIL

Bartlesville is governed by the Bartlesville City Council, which consists one member from each of the city’s five wards. Voters in each ward elect a representative to serve on the council. The positions are volunteer, receiving only a small stipend of $10 per meeting, up to four meetings per month. The mayor and vice mayor are elected by members of the council at the beginning of each term, which are two years. All five council seats are subject to election every even-numbered year.

DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY

The City of Bartlesville consists of 24 departments. Eighteen are financed through the General Fund while six are funded through Enterprise ( or revenue) Funds. General Fund departments are those that essentially make up the general operations of the City. The two largest are Police and Fire.

Administrative offices are located on the second floor of City Hall, 401 S. Johnstone Ave., and are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Offices are closed on most recognized holidays.