unwanted or expired prescription drugs and is accessible to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Mrs. Wilder thanked City Council and added that she is fortunate to witness daily examples of dedication to public service, which makes Oakwood a great place to live and work.

Mrs. Hilton commented that she was surprised and pleased that the Farmers’ Market is being extended into October. She then asked how property maintenance issues are reported.

Mrs. Wilder shared that there are several ways that the City receives property complaints. Most violations are typically reported by residents and members of the Property Maintenance Board.

Mayor Duncan thanked Mrs. Wilder for her presentation.

Even though Mrs. Wilder has only worked for Oakwood for five months, she has learned a lot about Oakwood in a short amount of time. The City is happy to have her on staff. Code Enforcement Ethan Kroger has taken on more of a leadership role on the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals, and is doing an outstanding job for the City.

Auditor of State Dave Yost will be presenting Finance Director Cindy Stafford with the Auditor of State Award for excellence in financial reporting at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18 in Council Chambers. The City once again had a clean audit report. Only 8% of the jurisdictions in the State of Ohio are recognized with this award, so it is an honor.

In addition to the Vectren work that Mrs. Wilder mentioned, there is a lot of other construction going on throughout the City.

The north end of Oakwood has an AT&T contractor installing communication lines.

The annual Sidewalk, Curb and Driveway Apron Project is well underway. Most of the work is taking place in the southeastern quadrant of Oakwood.

Beginning tomorrow, there will be some quick curb repair work on W. Hadley Road and Acorn Drive in advance of the asphalt mill and overlay project, which is scheduled to begin this Friday, July 20. If the weather cooperates, the work could be done in about one week. All of the property owners that are impacted by the work have received two notifications.

The Shafor Park Tennis Court project is progressing nicely. A ribbon cutting ceremony is tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday, August 20.

Mr. Stephens congratulated Mrs. Wilder on her first presentation to City Council.

Mayor Duncan gave a shout-out to Oakwood’s Sister City, Le Vésinet, France, for France winning the 2018 World Cup.

The public meeting concluded at 8:45 p.m.