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Oxford council approves routine business, moves $100,000 to new fire budget and OKs two tobacco licenses
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting, the Oxford City Council approved the agenda and consent items, authorized a $100,000 equipment transfer into a new fire budget, and granted tobacco licenses to The Depot and the Dawg House. Council also directed attorney review of a sewer contract and set a Feb. 11 budget meeting.
The Oxford City Council met at Oxford City Hall on Jan. 14, 2025, conducting routine municipal business, approving several motions and directing staff to review a sewer-project contract ahead of the February meeting. Mayor Heather Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Council members voted unanimously to approve the agenda (Hennes motion; Volk seconded) and the consent agenda (Reihman motion; Hennes seconded). Reihman asked that the minutes be updated to note that ARPA funds have been spent and that accounting entries are being corrected.
The council approved moving $100,000 from the existing equipment budget into a newly created Fire budget. The budget manager, Clint, recommended that the remaining fire-related budget be transferred into the new Fire budget in July.
The council also approved two tobacco licenses: Hennes moved to approve the tobacco license for The Depot (seconded by Volk), and Cooling moved to approve the Dawg House tobacco license (seconded by Hennes). Both motions carried by unanimous vote.
On the sewer project, the council noted the city engineer was not present. Members asked to review the project contract and all invoices at the next meeting and requested that the city attorney review the contract before the February meeting to clarify total payments and obligations.
The council set a budget meeting for Feb. 11 at 6:00 p.m. and approved the clerk’s report (motion by Walter; seconded by Cooling). The meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Approve agenda: Hennes (motion), Volk (second); result: all ayes/approved. - Approve consent agenda: Reihman (motion), Hennes (second); result: all ayes/approved. - Move $100,000 to new Fire budget: recorded as approved (no mover/second recorded in transcript). - Approve The Depot tobacco license: Hennes (motion), Volk (second); result: all ayes/approved. - Approve Dawg House tobacco license: Cooling (motion), Hennes (second); result: all ayes/approved.
Next steps: staff will bring the sewer contract and invoices to the February meeting after review by the city attorney; the council will hold a budget meeting Feb. 11.
