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Oxford council adopts 2026 budget, approves Pleasant Street paving and Well #5 maintenance contracts
Summary
At a May 12 meeting, the Oxford Village Council adopted its 2026 budget, approved placing delinquent specials on the 2026 tax roll, and authorized contracts for Pleasant Street paving (BSI, $54,870.59) and Well #5 maintenance (Peerless Midwest, $47,442). The council also approved $205,569.66 in bills.
Oxford — The Oxford Village Council unanimously adopted its 2026 budget and approved several public-works contract awards at a regularly scheduled meeting on May 12, 2026.
President Kelsey Cooke moved to adopt Resolution 26-03, the council’s annual budget for 2026; the motion passed on a roll-call vote with Councilmembers Regina Nock, Cooke and Ashley Ross recorded as voting yes. At the same meeting the council adopted Resolution 26-04 to place delinquent specials and violations on the 2026 tax roll under Ordinance 321, sec. 70-78(d); that measure was approved on a roll-call vote with Ross, Cooke and Nock voting yes.
The council also approved two contracts for public-works projects. Cooke moved to authorize the Village Manager to accept the lowest bid for Pleasant Street paving from BSI Paving in the amount of $54,870.59; the motion carried with Nock, Ross, Jacob Nicosia (who arrived late) and Cooke voting yes. Separately, Cooke moved to authorize the Village Manager to accept the lowest bid for Well #5 maintenance from Peerless Midwest for $47,442.00; the roll-call vote recorded Cooke, Nicosia, Ross and Nock voting yes and the motion carried.
Councilmember Ashley Ross moved to approve the consent agenda items, including minutes (May 14 regular meeting and May 8 budget workshop), bills totaling $205,569.66, and monthly budget and treasurer reports; the motion was seconded by Regina Nock and approved on roll call (Ross, Cooke, Nock voting yes).
The minutes record that the council opened and closed the required public hearings on the proposed budget and on adding delinquent bills and violations to the tax roll (the record shows no public testimony during those hearings). Unfinished business noted in the minutes included planned repairs on East Street at Cottage Court and discussion about disposition options for the Village administration building at 18 W. Burdick Street; no formal action on the building disposition was recorded.
The agenda listed committee reports from NOTA, the Planning Commission, the Cable Commission, the DDA, the Polly Ann Trail group and the Zoning Board of Appeals; staff and attorney reports were also recorded. With no further business the council adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Authorities and procedural references in the minutes include Ordinance 321, sec. 70-78(d), and Resolutions 26-03 (Budget Adoption) and 26-04 (Delinquent Specials to 2026 Tax Roll). The minutes identify attending officials and staff including President Kelsey Cooke, Councilmembers Regina Nock, Ashley Ross, and Jacob Nicosia (arrived late), Village Manager J. Madore, DDA Director Kimberly Smith, Chief Solwold, Chief Majestic and Attorney Bob Davis. The minutes were filed and signed in the meeting record; the recording secretary is listed in the minutes as Victoria M. Hauff.
