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In the same report, the manager said the city signed an agreement with Behr Becker Engineers to provide professional landscape architecture services for Orchardley and Shaffer parks. The services will evaluate replacement options for amenities nearing the end of their lifecycle, review park organization, and develop cost estimates to guide potential improvements.

The city manager said the grant funding will offset costs that otherwise would come from the city's budget; the meeting transcript did not provide further detail about programmatic requirements, grant duration, or the contract value for Behr Becker Engineers. Council did not take a separate vote to accept the grant during the meeting; the manager reported the award as part of his administrative report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oakwood City Council Meeting of September 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The city announced a $4,960 drug-use prevention grant to cover DARE materials and that it signed an agreement with Behr Becker Engineers for landscape architecture services at Orchardley and Shaffer parks.","taxTitle","Oakwood City Council, Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio","taxId",72197,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5984431,"Resident asks Oakwood to clarify enforcement of Title 12 for nonprofit youth signs",286,204000,490000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c&start=204&end=490","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c/thumbnail_204000.jpg","/articles/5984431/Ohio/Resident-asks-Oakwood-to-clarify-enforcement-of-Title-12-for-nonprofit-youth-signs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984431-2529cbb38ab353f0fd29e78d9af39e76/orig.mp4?Expires=1773566010&Signature=PFm~Zxz1QH36kYPZs8j6qInQixS5IwC2csOVBropN8SomZ1Xa0faHVeAj2MhYoKS5mV7f9KJ4EvzBdTaRVSWW1aSpDsAhHFtHK~Y5h0dZu0FvJKyqHHRhoA8Ghoa0s847K8kJXB6-O-wqYCoB0hhmsKlNERK~ms26OAFclUTnS5XsH228rrP~LLvzEn0r1KBYO-DRI73eoZOk4Fbq-t4vwCI61uuw~PvRRO-J-Dpvo9tbqAeOHhRsbOkBHxeaGVwdALmaJi8Igj97FTuGwG1hc8GW~UZlkZ2j8noh7MTLV3mLEOP111BSSz6XBWmOoZu~qD~nqF8ikJAe8mJXa~rbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oakwood — Jeremiah Burgess, a resident, told the Oakwood City Council on Sept. 15 that he and other residents received zoning-violation letters saying yard signs for youth activities were considered advertisements under Title 12. Burgess asked the council to reconsider enforcement and to work with the zoning commission to allow certain nonprofit youth signs temporarily.

Burgess said he received a letter on Aug. 20 saying his sign was in violation because it was deemed an advertisement that promoted an organization or an activity requiring sign-up. He said he spoke with City staffer Sarah Valentine, who told him she was contacting residents with such signs, and that similar letters were issued to parents who displayed Patterson Park baseball signs. Burgess said other nonprofit signs, such as library or festival notices, had been treated as appropriate, and he urged the city to clarify whether youth-activity signs should be exempt or treated differently.

Burgess also noted the presence of a QR code on his sign that links to a website with information but does not solicit payment. He said the QR code should not automatically make a sign commercial. \"The sign is not, I would say, not a commercial advertisement,\" Burgess said, adding that the code only links to information and does not request money.

Mayor William D. Duncan responded that council discussed the matter at a work session and would ask the law director to review Title 12 and craft clarifying language. The mayor said any formal change to the code would need to proceed through the planning commission. The transcript does not record an ordinance, vote, or timeline for revisions.

Burgess asked that the council consider short-term reinterpretation and longer-term language changes to allow certain nonprofit organizations temporary yard signage; councilors did not adopt a policy at the meeting and directed staff and the law director to review the zoning language.","A resident told council he and others received zoning violation letters for nonprofit youth-activity yard signs and urged the city to reinterpret or amend Title 12; mayor asked the law director to review and said any ordinance change would go to the planning commission.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5984437,"Council introduces appropriation ordinance to accept Ohio Supreme Court technology grant for municipal court",66,706000,772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c&start=706&end=772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c/thumbnail_706000.jpg","/articles/5984437/Ohio/Council-introduces-appropriation-ordinance-to-accept-Ohio-Supreme-Court-technology-grant-for-municipal-court","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984437-1bd8a03f8934ee1ccd7e48a2dff4b610/orig.mp4?Expires=1773566010&Signature=YvMfBC7iMNqbkTEoihCZLjeX0BfXf-SiexJ7VpKAF9EKrwWTlL7gA6RCegUKLvyZ3K-x6bwOqdCdXXrkHO7P2vLZ9GxIFtDydGIQz6RhAn0SeCmgSxcyqwV5nc7guHumDsInioTVeleK6fcieTcNh0BhZUMSWYJvhRZXRsZRRfxFhUo2wQxLxWlva7KE7xOCIOsWM8N3evqz4-jD4spA~Jo0fqoOE4n4TMVoVyMxR3wjnBOAn9~~GpihkxZmsfLUi7vgjvw0789OnsRif9M6CbSRHqrBKTlyKZFxDDCdPoMbLGDTU-zDYpIYUqp2Oe3BXjzwgzqXp6R204ThOf6Nqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oakwood — The Oakwood City Council on Sept. 15 held a first reading of an ordinance to appropriate $40,003 from the Court Clerk Computerization Fund to cover data conversion and upgrades to the Oakwood Municipal Court case management system.

Vice Mayor Byington explained the court applied for and was awarded a 2025 technology grant from the Ohio Supreme Court totaling $38,715. With required local matching funds, the total project cost is $40,003, Byington said. The opportunity was not known when the 2025 budget was adopted, so council must enact a supplemental appropriation to allow the court to proceed in calendar year 2025.

This item was a first reading; no final vote occurred. Byington said the council will address the ordinance at the next council meeting. The transcript did not include a detailed breakdown of match sources or the vendor for the software upgrade.

The council did not adopt the ordinance during the Sept. 15 meeting; action is expected at a subsequent meeting when the ordinance returns for vote.","Council held first reading of an ordinance to appropriate $40,003 for a court case-management upgrade funded largely by an Ohio Supreme Court technology grant; council will address adoption at a future meeting.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5984442,"Oakwood accepts county certification of property tax levies for 2026",73,639000,712000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c&start=639&end=712","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c/thumbnail_639000.jpg","/articles/5984442/Ohio/Oakwood-accepts-county-certification-of-property-tax-levies-for-2026","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984442-4d1d05fb82309c7e1d71f528218388b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773566010&Signature=bcKWpHhE22i92N3~HuvMAREg2hNjcHu1ggNbH5-WEPaipUrdDFyDwaa-jRYKYa1Egk8P6S4CQ5CmvBfvwpPZG8TUwmPxhuaZwb0DhpyIBDaBaEjiBbB5sehgoD0P1pD~6a~XcaRQjLLuk6B5L3bgziVwNe38OEUzQ2pk8bNlbE0L09LnTHf2x-GIDiG-fi0l9orKj~I7H8KLz5NtqM4yskCgKz~P0ITWlNpy0w6w5qwrWtZfbymZ8iuCUBq~PN8Bi6mKD8rKHikaxUQ2FELl4PfgV~55SG~KOsEyqIV9VBwWwqkdqCT-TX2km3LvCbJ0ATijM9D5jjZxPg2L07zMZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oakwood — The Oakwood City Council on Sept. 15 adopted a resolution accepting the amounts and rates determined by the Montgomery County Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies for calendar year 2026.

Vice Mayor Byington told council the commission certified that Oakwood will receive $1,607,984 from inside millage and $1,558,985 from outside millage tax levies for 2026. “These figures are consistent with the city's projections,” Byington said as he moved adoption. The council approved the resolution by unanimous roll call: Mayor William D. Duncan — yes; Vice Mayor Byington — yes; Rob Stevens — yes; Mrs. Turban — yes; Mrs. Jackson — yes.

The resolution is the city’s annual acceptance of the county auditor’s levy determinations and authorizes the city to certify the levies to the county auditor. No changes to millage rates or levy structures were proposed during the meeting.

The council did not provide a detailed budget breakdown associated with these levies during the session; those specifics were not part of the presentation.","Council adopted a resolution accepting Montgomery County Budget Commission determinations and certifying necessary tax levies for 2026, with amounts for inside and outside millage reported.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5984447,"Oakwood council approves three-year contracts with public safety unions",129,516000,645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c&start=516&end=645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797231-83930be111909d740e7c9f81e5deee7c/thumbnail_516000.jpg","/articles/5984447/Ohio/Oakwood-council-approves-three-year-contracts-with-public-safety-unions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984447-9fbcb8913c97b4011aefed45810cf3ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1773566010&Signature=R1geJs6TQTcB0iIs6fSVRZ1lFbHB6OUHlLcOnDWE10rV4eajl~SkVhVoh8v2~VaKzWjn-kOa2zp0R1tHAGKMvIyj2zUJjGwNwkKlsV9fPznroxEm~EYca6o2J5th0O2FH5DSGSmgk1zY1wPHqsTCqtg56Y7mk4x3y6mS-PxQhOe8NlJTT36Z4cFgg8~vtXIMNSAEBi-5quz~YWWQgRVNUqrSzPK212NXkkK81ic9pgAwNZkXZtXxNVjVhAXKYniGo1Ll4Oxif2MgsgYn~D8jnp0wtoVyOlYOwIQGdcM-oSRk6wepbKil-cBbueeZT~etBoYefu1KpXD2LmbHv7Xylg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oakwood — The Oakwood City Council on Sept. 15 adopted a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute three-year collective bargaining agreements with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) units representing public safety officers and lieutenants and the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (OPBA) representing public safety dispatchers. Council voted unanimously in roll call to approve the measure.

Council action came after Vice Mayor Byington, who serves on the council's finance committee, summarized the agreements and recommended adoption. “Labor negotiations are often lengthy and sometimes costly, but the parties have agreed upon substantially similar terms for new three-year agreements covering all three bargaining units,” Byington said. The agreements replace contracts that expire later in 2025.

The new contracts cover the three bargaining units within the public safety department. Byington and Mayor William D. Duncan said the council reviewed the agreements and commended Chief Alan Hill and the public safety employees for completing negotiations without formal dispute processes. The council's roll-call votes were recorded as: Mayor William D. Duncan — yes; Vice Mayor Byington — yes; Rob Stevens — yes; Mrs. Turban — yes; Mrs. Jackson — yes.

The resolution authorizes the city manager to sign the agreements. The council did not specify in the meeting transcript the dollar cost or budgetary impact of the contracts; those figures were not provided.

The agreements will take effect according to the units' contract timelines and will be executed by the city manager as authorized by the resolution.","The Oakwood City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute new three-year collective bargaining agreements with two Fraternal Order of Police units and the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association for dispatchers.","actionData","errors"]

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