Previous City Managers
City Manager
Oklahoma City hired its first City Manager in 1927, after voters changed the City Charter – the 'constitution' of City government – to adopt a Council/Manager form of government.
Name |
Took office on |
Left office on |
|---|---|---|
| E.M. Fry | April 14, 1927 | April 14, 1931 |
| L.D. Abney | April 14, 1931 | April 21, 1931 |
| John L. McClelland | April 22, 1931 | August 4, 1931 |
| A.R. Losh | August 6, 1931 | December 1, 1931 |
| Albert McRill | December 1, 1931 | June 13, 1933 |
| W.A. Quinn | June 13, 1933 | August 1, 1933 |
| Orval M. Mosier | August 2, 1933 | January 1, 1937 |
| F.G. Baker (acting) | January 1, 1937 | April 14, 1937 |
| W.A. Quinn | April 14, 1937 | February 11, 1941 |
| H.E. Bailey | February 11, 1941 | February 1, 1944 |
| F.G. Baker (acting) | February 1, 1944 | February 21, 1944 |
| C. F. Aurand | February 21, 1944 | August 15, 1946 |
| William Gill, Jr. | August 15, 1946 | January 3, 1950 |
| A.L. Jeffrey (acting) | Januray 3, 1950 | February 1, 1950 |
| Ross Taylor | February 1, 1950 | Januray 11, 1955 |
| Earle M. Simon (acting) | January 11, 1955 | February 1, 1955 |
| William Gill, Jr. | February 1, 1955 | June 1, 1957 |
| R.T. Luttrell | June 21, 1961 | July 1, 1963 |
| Robert M. Tinstman | July 1, 1963 | September 1, 1967 |
| Roy Semtner (mgr. pro tem) | September 1, 1967 | September 25, 1967 |
| Robert H. Oldland | August 31, 1967 | March 1, 1971 |
| Nate Ross | March 1, 1971 | July 24, 1973 |
| Pat Painter | July 14, 1973 | January 2, 1974 |
| Howard McMahan | January 3, 1974 | April 2, 1976 |
| Jim Cook | April 3, 1976 | November 30, 1976 |
| Scott Johnson | November 3, 1981 | February 21, 1986 |
| Donald D. Bown (interim) | February 21, 1986 | September 15, 1986 |
| Terry L. Childers | September 15, 1986 | July 18, 1989 |
| Paula Hearn | July 18, 1989 | January 18, 1991 |
| Thomas P. Hurley (interim) | January 18, 1991 | February 19, 1991 |
| Donald D. Bown | February 19, 1991 | January 8, 1998 |
| Glenn E. Deck | January 8, 1998 | November 10, 2000 |