District Services

District Directors' Responsibilities: A 10-Minute Guide Series

This is a continuing series of informational/discussion topics designed to help conservation district directors become more informed and knowledgeable about their responsibilities. It is suggested that board members review these guides before a board meeting, and then have a 10 minute discussion on them at a meeting.

Check this page periodically, as more 10-Minute Guides will be added to the series.

Guide No. 1 - Oklahoma's Open Meeting Act

Guide No. 2 - Executive Sessions

Guide No. 3 - Hiring, Supervising, and Managing Employees

Guide No. 4 - District Cooperator Agreements  Revised in May 2009

Guide No. 5 - Sexual Harassment

Guide No. 6 - District Policies

Guide No. 7 - Audits

Guide No. 8 - Legal Responsibilities

Guide No. 9 - Equal Opportunity

Guide No. 10 - Financial Management

Guide No. 11 - Employee Benefits

Guide No. 12 - Director Elections Revised in December 2008

Guide No. 13 - Watershed Sponsor Responsibilities

Guide No. 14 - Recruiting Board Members

Guide No. 15 - Understanding Types of Leave for Conservation District Employees

Guide No. 16 - Oklahoma Open Records Act

Guide No. 17 - Understanding the Terms of At-Will Employment

Guide No. 18 - Parliamentary Procedure

Guide No. 19 - Code of Ethics

Guide No. 20 - Economics of Conservation

Guide No. 21 - Duties of a Conservation District Public Official

Guide No. 22 - Locally-Earned Funds

Guide No. 23 - Responsibilities of Conservation District Officers

Guide No. 24 - Progressive Discipline

Guide No. 25 - Tort Claims To view an Acrobat pdf file of a PowerPoint presentation on Tort Claims, click here — Oklahoma Tort Claims Act Overview 2009.

Guide No. 26 - Associate Board Members

Guide No. 27 - Procurement

Guide No. 28 - Minutes of Board Meetings

Guide No. 29 - Working with Legislators

Guide No. 30 - Understanding District Employee Payroll

Guide No. 31 - Comp Time