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CITY OF OAKWOOD
STATE OF OHIO
OCTOBER 7, 2019

The Council of the city of Oakwood, State of Ohio, met in a work session and executive session at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room of the city of Oakwood, 30 Park Avenue, Oakwood, Ohio, 45419. Council then met in a regular session at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the city of Oakwood.

The Mayor, Mr. William Duncan, presided, and the Clerk of Council, Ms. Lori Stacel, recorded. Mayor Duncan opened the meeting by asking all present to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Upon call of the roll, the following members of Council responded to their names:

  • MR. WILLIAM D. DUNCANPRESENT
  • MR. STEVEN BYINGTONPRESENT
  • MR. ROBERT P. STEPHENSABSENT
  • MRS. ANNE S. HILTONPRESENT
  • MR. CHRISTOPHER B. EPLEYPRESENT

Officers of the City present were the following:

  • Mr. Norbert S. Klopsch, City Manager
  • Mr. Robert F. Jacques, City Attorney
  • Ms. Carol Collins, Leisure Services Director
  • Chief Alan Hill, Public Safety Director
  • Ms. Lori Stacel, Clerk of Council

The following visitors registered:

  • Judy Cook, 927 Far Hills Avenue #4, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • David Hale, 65 Wisteria Drive, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • Sam Dorf, 101 Oak Knoll Drive, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • Matt Currie, 263 Ridgewood Avenue, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • Michael Barnett, 222 Corona Avenue, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • Owen Dewing, 644 Garden Road, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • Myrna Gabbe, 345 Peach Orchard Avenue, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • Rob Wagner, 232 Spirea Drive, Oakwood, OH 45419
  • Dr. Derrick Foward, Dayton Unit NAACP President
  • Brian Barr, Oakwood Register

It was moved by Mrs. Hilton and seconded by Mr. Epley that the absence of Mr. Stephens be excused. Upon a viva voce vote on the question of the motion, same passed unanimously and it was so ordered.

Mrs. Hilton advised Council she had read the meeting minutes of the September 16, 2019 regular session and work session. Mrs. Hilton reported she found the minutes correct and complete. Therefore, it was moved by Mrs. Hilton and seconded by Mr. Epley that the minutes of the sessions of Council aforementioned be approved as written and the reading thereof at this session be dispensed with. Upon a viva voce vote on the question of the motion, same passed unanimously and it was so ordered.

STATUS REPORTS

Mayor Duncan read the following statement into the record:

“In 2015, Attorney Ellis Jacobs, with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (“ABLE”), contacted the city of Oakwood to request traffic enforcement data. A similar series of requests was made in 2016 and 2017, and Mr. Jacobs was provided data for all years 2015-2017. In September 2019, Mr. Jacobs contacted the city of Oakwood again, requesting a meeting to review a report that he prepared with the assistance of Dr. Martha Hurley, Ph.D., University of Dayton Professor and Director of Criminal Justice Studies.

On October 1, 2019, Oakwood City Law Director Rob Jacques and Director of Public Safety Alan Hill met with Mr. Jacobs and Dr. Hurley. The day before the meeting, the city was provided with a five-page summary report stating that the authors recognize that there were limits on the analysis and data, but think the findings point to a problem on how traffic stops are conducted in Oakwood. The report solely focuses on data from calendar year 2016.