Guymon seeks applicants for cemetery, golf board openings

Guymon is looking for residents willing to step into two of the city’s quiet but consequential decision-making bodies: the Cemetery Board and the Golf Board. A May 19 notice said there are two openings on each board, and the city is asking applicants to come through its Boards and Commissions process.

Those seats matter because both boards sit close to day-to-day city services. The Cemetery Board covers Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon’s city cemetery, where the city says an interactive kiosk helps families and visitors find grave locations, view headstone photos, check birth and death dates, and see veteran information. The Golf Board oversees a city recreation asset, and its meetings are scheduled for the third Tuesday of every other month and are open to the public. In a small city like Guymon, those boards can shape how local facilities are maintained, how concerns are heard, and what priorities reach City Hall and the Guymon City Council.

The board structure gives the openings real weight. The Cemetery Board has five members appointed by the City Council to six-year terms and is described by the city as a non-statutory board created by OPD #779. The Golf Board is also appointed by the council, but members serve three-year terms. Because the council makes the appointments, the vacancies are not just volunteer slots; they are one of the ways local government decides who gets a voice in stewarding public property and public spending decisions tied to those properties.

Residents who want to serve can complete the city’s application form. Questions go to Ursula Whitfield at 580-338-3396, and the Boards and Commissions page also points applicants to the city’s guidelines. The notice was posted alongside other city updates, showing the opening is part of an active stretch of municipal business rather than an isolated request.

The city has also advertised board vacancies publicly before, including a previous notice that set an application deadline for future consideration. That pattern suggests Guymon is continuing to recruit openly for civic roles rather than filling them behind closed doors. For taxpayers and users of city services, the openings on the Cemetery Board and Golf Board are a direct chance to influence how two familiar local institutions are managed.