 Great Seal of Oklahoma | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 1, 1982 |
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| Dissolved | December 31, 2022 [1] |
| Headquarters | 3545 NW 58 Street, Suite 360 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Employees | 1 classified 2 unclassified |
| Annual budget | $400,000 |
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| Website | www.mpc.ok.gov |
The Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission (OMPC) was an independent quasi-judicial agency of the government of Oklahoma established to protect the integrity of state’s merit system utilized by state agencies and their employees. The Commission and the Office of Personnel Management acted independently forming a “checks and balances” method of managing the merit system.
The Commission was composed of nine members, two appointed by the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, two by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and five by the Governor of Oklahoma. The Commission, in turn, appointed an Executive Director and administrative law judges to hear disputes.
The Commission was created in 1982 by the Oklahoma Personnel Act during the term of Governor George Nigh. It was absorbed into the Civil Service Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in 2022 after the Oklahoma Legislature passed the Civil Service and Human Capital Modernization Act.