The Council of the city of Oakwood, State of Ohio, met in an executive session and a work session at 6:00 p.m. in the second-floor training 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 meeting was streamed live from the Oakwood city website, telecast live on Cable Access Channel 6, and was available via remote teleconferencing utilizing the Zoom platform.

The Mayor, Mr. William Duncan, presided, and the Clerk, Ms. Lori Stacel, recorded. Mayor Duncan asked all present to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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

Officers of the City present were the following:

The following in-person visitors registered:

The following Zoom visitors attended via remote teleconference:

Mrs. Hilton advised Council she had read the meeting minutes of the August 7, 2023 regular session, work session and executive session. Mrs. Hilton reported she found the minutes correct and complete. Therefore, it was moved by Mrs. Hilton and seconded by Mr. Stephens 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

Proclamation – Mayor Duncan read a proclamation designating September 17 – 23 as “Constitution Week”.

Auditor of State Award – Mayor Duncan recognized Finance Director Cindy Stafford, CPA, for once again completing a successful financial audit and receiving the Auditor of State Award.

Electricity Aggregation Program – City Attorney Rob Jacques shared that the city of Oakwood’s electricity purchasing aggregation program is now available. He explained that electric bills in Ohio are broken down into two components. One is the delivery component, which is the wires that get the electricity to your house. The other component is the supply and that is the electricity itself delivered to the house. For the supply component, residents and small businesses have the option to either use AES or contract with an outside third-party provider directly or through a governmental aggregation program. Oakwood residents and small businesses may enroll by calling (866) 636-3749 or on the city’s website at www.oakwoodohio.gov/energyaggregation. The