Bradley has a Board of Trustees form of government that is ruled by the Town Meeting Act. There are three board members and a Town Clerk. Biennial meetings are held on the first Tuesday of April every odd-numbered year to elect trustees and a clerk. Persons are nominated on the floor and elected at large during Town Hall elections (11 OS 12-103.1). The Town Clerk is a consolidated position which combines the duties of secretary and treasurer. All trustees and the clerk serve four year terms.

Election Resolutions are posted at 5 locations visible to the public ten days prior to the election (11 OS 16-304). The regular meeting agenda is posted on the door of the Community Building, Town Clerk's Office and Post Office 72 hours before the meeting. Voting is conducted at the Community Building at 7pm. The next Regular election in 2025 will be for Ward 2 and Town Clerk. The Regular election in 2027 will be for Wards 1 and 3. Special elections are conducted as needed following regular election procedures. Election results are not filed with the County Election Board.

Any change in salary for newly elected officials must be passed by ordinance fourteen (14) business days before the election. The salary change will only apply to those officials whose terms begin after the election.

In addition to the requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, notice of the biennial town meeting and any special town meeting for the purpose of electing officers shall be given by publishing notice of the meeting stating the date, time, place and agenda at least ten (10) business days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall be given by posting the agenda in at least five (5) public places in the municipality. The notice shall list the offices to be filled, including the number of officers to be elected for four-year terms and the number of officers to be elected to fill unexpired terms, and the questions to be voted on, if any (11 O.S. Sec. 16-304). 

A biennial town meeting of the voters shall be held on the first Tuesday in April in each odd-numbered year for the purpose of electing municipal officers and considering questions raised by initiative or referendum (11 O.S. Sec. 16-303).

Any person nominated for municipal office may, at any time before 5:00 p.m. of the third business day following the town meeting in which he or she was nominated, contest the correctness of the announced results of said election by filing a written petition with the district court of the county in which the municipality is located (11 O.S. Sec. 16-310).

The term of office for an elected official shall begin at 12:00 noon on the second Monday following the general municipal election (11 O.S. Sec. 8-102). Elected officials may be sworn in before that time. The oath of office may be taken outside of a meeting if a swearing-in ceremony cannot be arranged in a timely manner. Oaths can be administered by all officers authorized by state law including the mayor, municipal clerk, municipal judge and other such officers as the municipal governing body has authorized (11 O.S. Sec. 8-104). State law (Title 11 O.S., Section 8-114) requires each person elected or appointed for the first time as an officer of a municipality to attend an institute for municipal officials.

11 O. S. Sec. 16-213

A. If the term of an elected officer as set forth in the notice of the last election for the office will expire in an even-numbered year, a regular municipal election or town meeting, if the municipality is subject to the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act, shall be held in order to elect a successor. The term of the successor shall be either three (3) or five (5) years as necessary in order to comply with the provisions of Section 16-101 et. seq. of this title. Thereafter, the term of said office shall be four (4) years. Any such election or town meeting held in an even numbered year shall be conducted in the manner provided by law applicable to municipal elections or town meetings, whichever is appropriate.

B. If the term of an elected officer as set forth in the notice of the last election for the office will expire in an odd-numbered year, but the term of office does not coincide with the offices named in Section 16-201 et. seq. of this title, a regular municipal election or town meeting shall be held in order to elect a successor. The term of the successor shall be either two (2) or four (4) years as necessary in order to comply with the provisions of Section 16-101 et. seq. of this title. Thereafter the term of said office shall be four (4) years.

The Town Clerk's office is located inside the barn at 125 5th Street. The clerk is only available on Saturdays and Sundays. There is no signage on the door stating what days and time the clerk is available and her phone number is not posted in violation of the Open Records Act (51 O.S. 24A.6).

Earl Cox, Ward 1--Mayor
P.O. Box 22
Bradley, OK 73011

Zanna Shipman, Ward 2
P.O. Box 32
Bradley, OK 73011

Dean Beverly, Ward 3
P.O. Box 93
Bradley, OK 73011

Rachel Snyder, Town Clerk
P.O. Box 115
Bradley, OK 73011

BradleyOklahoma@gmail.com

Lucas M. West, Attorney

Nichols Dixon
104 East Main Street, Suite 100
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 294-1511

https://www.nicholsdixon.com

Rahaal Henderson Willis, PLLC

Barbara Fowler, CPA

100 E Street SW, Suite 200
Ardmore, OK 73401
(580) 223-6454

Amy Loggins, Grant Writer

Assistant Principal of Alex Public Schools

District #3 Grady County Commissioner

Gary Bray

4248 County St. 2820

Rush Springs, OK  73082

(580) 476-3577

Regular Meetings are held every Second Tuesday at 7pm. Special meetings are called by the Mayor at his/her discretion. A quorum may be two of three members (11 OS 12-108). Agendas are posted on the door of the Community Building, Town Clerk's Office and the Post Office 72 hours before the meeting. Meetings may be cancelled without notice.

2025 Town Meeting Schedule

Investigative Audit Petition

Annual accountant reports submitted to the state auditor.

REAP History

1998 911 Mapping

1998 Community Building

2000 Tanker Truck

2002 Street Signs

2007 Municipal Park

2007 CENA Grant

2009 Storm Siren

2009 Safe Sheds

2010 RWD#3 Water System

2012 Maintenance Building

2016 RWD#3 Water System

2016 CENA Grant

Community Building rental

Deposit: $75 refundable

$50 for the first hour

$10 each additional hour

Ask the Town Clerk for a Rental Application

No Firearms (21 OS, Chapter 53, Sec. 1277)

No Smoking

No Drugs (including medical marijuana and edible cannabis)

No Alcoholic Beverages

Do not sit on tables

Clean and replace tables and chairs after use

Return other people's property, if used

Wash dishes and clean kitchen, if used

Clean restroom and toilet

Vacuum carpet, sweep and mop floor

Empty trash

Pick up trash on grounds

Empty cigarette butt cans, if full

The Park may be used for private parties without a rental fee.

The Park does not have a public restroom. Those Safe Sheds are not restrooms.