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Votes at a glance: Oakwood City Council actions, Dec. 1, 2025
Summary
Council approved the 2026 budget, a water and sewer rate increase, personnel and administrative-code updates, municipal court compensation limits, annual code housekeeping, and a NIST cybersecurity resolution; all measures passed unanimously.
At its Dec. 1 meeting Oakwood City Council voted on multiple ordinances and resolutions. Below are the actions taken and the outcomes as recorded during roll call.
- Minutes (11/03/2025 regular session; Nov. 17 work session): Motion to accept minutes as written — Approved (voice vote).
- Ordinance: Amend Appendix A (public services rate sheet) to increase water and sanitary sewer rates (second reading) — Adopted (roll-call unanimous). Typical residential increase estimated at $10–$22 per month; effective January 2026.
- Ordinance: 2026 appropriations (annual budget) — Waived second reading and adopted (roll-call unanimous). Budget line items stated by Vice Mayor Byington included general services $21,603,029; refuse $2,171,209; water $2,239,667; sanitary sewer $2,780,667; storm water $367,510.
- Ordinance: Repeal prior personnel schedule; adopt amended personnel schedule dated 12/01/2025 (emergency) — Adopted (roll-call unanimous). The schedule authorizes a 3.75% pay increase for non‑bargaining unit employees effective in the first pay period of 2026.
- Ordinance: Set maximum compensation for municipal court clerk, deputy clerk, and bailiff (emergency) — Adopted (roll-call unanimous).
- Ordinance: Amend organization and staffing schedule (emergency) — Adopted (roll-call unanimous). Changes include consolidating leisure services functions into public works and authorizing contracted services for pool and mowing operations.
- Ordinance: Repeal and replace administrative code chapters to reflect staffing changes (emergency) — Adopted (roll-call unanimous).
- Ordinance: Annual replacement pages for traffic and general offenses codes (housekeeping) — Adopted (roll-call unanimous).
- Resolution: Adopt NIST Cybersecurity Framework v2 and authorize implementation under Ohio House Bill 96 — Adopted (roll-call unanimous).
- Resolution: Express appreciation for Rob Stevens for 16 years of service — Adopted (roll-call unanimous).
All votes recorded at the meeting showed unanimous support from the council members present. Where roll-call tallies were read, Mayor Duncan, Vice Mayor Byington, Mister Stevens, Missus Turban and Mrs. Jackson voted yes.
