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McAlester council weighs allowing a limited number of hospital board members who live outside city limits
Summary
The McAlester City Council discussed expanding the geographic eligibility for hospital board appointees—suggesting up to two seats for residents outside city limits (county or a 5–10 mile radius)—while keeping the majority of seats for in-town residents and coordinating orientations for new appointees.
The McAlester City Council discussed whether to broaden eligibility for appointments to the city’s hospital board, with the mayor proposing a limit of two non–city-resident seats so the majority of the board remains McAlester residents.
The mayor said the city is seeing housing growth outside the municipal boundary and asked whether the council was comfortable allowing board members from a wider radius: “I would also like to limit that to 2 people,” the mayor said, arguing that a two-seat allowance preserves an in‑town majority while increasing the pool of qualified applicants.…
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