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.
City Hall,55 SE 3rd Avenue, Okeechobee, FL. 34974
