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Mayor fills City Attorney and Chief of Staff Positions
ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE: Published 12-7-2011
Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced today that former U.S. Attorney
for the Northern District of Oklahoma, David O'Meilia, will fill
the role as City Attorney effective January 3, 2012.
O'Meilia leaves his role as a Partner at Richards & Connor,
PLLP, a local law firm in Tulsa. O'Meilia joined Richards &
Connor, PLLP in 2009 after serving over seven years in the
Presidentially-appointed U.S. Attorney position.
"Mr. O'Meilia has the breadth of experience needed to handle
issues at the municipal level, as well as in the federal courts. We
gratefully welcome him to the City Attorney post," Mayor Dewey
Bartlett said. "With his extensive experience in civil and criminal
litigation, government investigations, 33 years of trial law
experience, Mr. O'Meilia will bring a wealth of knowledge into this
vital role for the city of Tulsa."
O'Meilia received his undergraduate degree in Pre-Law from
Oklahoma State University in 1973 and received his Juris Doctorate
from the University of Tulsa in 1976. Prior to his tenure as the
United States Attorney, Mr. O'Meilia has served in many posts
including: Assistant Public Defender, Assistant District Attorney,
and an Assistant United States Attorney, including service as
Senior Litigation Counsel for the United States Attorney's
Office. O'Meilia has also been a partner in three separate
private practice law firms.
''I look forward to working for the citizens of Tulsa and with
the excellent legal staff at the City of Tulsa," David O'Meilia
said. "I have been away from the government sector for a few years
practicing civil and criminal litigation and I am looking forward
to returning to public service."
The City Attorney position is civil service with a salary of
$164,921.
Mayor Dewey Bartlett is also transitioning Jarred Brejcha, the
City's Director of Intergovernmental and Enterprise Development to
the Chief of Staff position.
Prior to joining the City of Tulsa, Brejcha served as
Communications Director and Leadership Assistant with Senator Brian
Bingman, President Pro Tempore with the Oklahoma Senate. Brejcha
has over seven years of experience in public relations and
political and policy work in both the public and private
sectors.
"When Mr. Brejcha first started working for the City of Tulsa,
he came in ready to work with our staff and has proven to be a team
member who understands the policies, procedures and layout of the
City of Tulsa," Mayor Dewey Bartlett said.
In this role, Brejcha will advise the Mayor on policy issues,
administer mayoral initiatives and continue to serve as liaison to
various boards and entities on behalf of the Mayor. Brejcha will
also continue the responsibilities from the Director of
Intergovernmental and Enterprise Development position. Mayor
Bartlett will not seek a replacement for the Director of
Intergovernmental and Enterprise Development position.
Brejcha has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the
University of Tulsa and his salary will remain the same.
