OUTSIDE THE CITY BOUNDARIES

Oakwood offers easy access to myriad entertainment options, such as spectator sports at the nearby University of Dayton campus and Dayton Dragons minor league baseball stadium. Additionally, residents can enjoy Dayton History Carillon Park, Cox Arboretum, regional performing arts venues, and museums in close proximity. For sports enthusiasts, professional baseball, football, and soccer games in Cincinnati are less than an hour’s drive away. Shopping and dining opportunities abound at the Dayton Mall, The Greene Town Center, Mall at Fairfield Commons and Austin Landing complex. There is easy access to the Five Rivers MetroParks system, featuring one of the Midwest’s most expansive bike trail systems.

Oakwood’s proximity to the City of Dayton and Cincinnati via one of our nation’s major interstate corridors, Interstate 75, quickly connects commuters to area employers and attractions. The University of Dayton, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Wright State University, Sinclair Community College, and the region’s growing medical centers are all a short commute from an Oakwood address.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be an excellent communicator at both the intra- and interpersonal levels. Be a highly personable individual who is engaging and visible within the community and feels at ease speaking to and interacting with groups of all sizes and backgrounds.
  • Possess a proven ability to work with and earn the respect and trust of elected leaders, residents, business owners, peers, and subordinates.
  • Develop a strong appreciation of the community’s history, traditions, and uniqueness while embracing a creative and innovative approach to continued improvement.
  • Be a fiscal conservative and an excellent steward of taxpayer dollars while recognizing and creating opportunities to leverage public and private sector partnerships for the betterment of the overall community.
  • Possess an excellent working knowledge of municipal infrastructure and utility operations and appreciate and commit to maintaining and reinvesting in the stewardship of such community assets.
  • Understand public safety services and challenges and recognize, support, and enhance Oakwood’s unique position in delivering such vital services.
  • Have the economic development acumen and skillset to foster well-planned, financially viable redevelopment and enhancement opportunities.
  • Be a recognized and respected leader of the various City departments and personnel and bring a balanced management style of fairness and firmness.
  • Be strategic in their management approach, embrace new technology, establish and articulate clear, achievable goals for the city’s internal operations, and consistently and objectively monitor and hold accountable subordinates for their expected levels of achievement.
  • Be transparent in interactions with the Mayor and Council, subordinates, residents, and businesses while always understanding the importance of upholding the City’s reputation for honesty and openness in its governmental actions.