The
original charter incorporated the city as Okeechobee City in 1915.
It was adopted as (Laws of Florida), Chapter 7208, Special
Acts1915. Chapter 7401 General Acts 1917 created Okeechobee County
and provided that Okeechobee County
should be the temporary county seat. Chapter 8318 Specials Acts
1919 created the City of Okeechobee. It remained the County seat.
The corporate authority is vested in an elected five member City
Council and elected City Clerk.
The City currently operates
with a City Administrator which
parallels the organization of a business
corporation. That is, the voters
(stockholders) elect the members of the City
Council (Board of Directors). The
day-to-day operation of the City government is
delegated to the City Administrator. He is responsible to the City
Council for the daily operations of the municipal government, except
for the office of the City Clerk.
