Oakwood City Council

Oakwood is served by a council/manager form of government. Oakwood City Council is comprised of five members who are elected on a non-partisan basis for four-year overlapping terms. The mayor and vice mayor are selected by their fellow council members for two-year terms.

City Council is the policy-making body of the community, the legislative branch of our Oakwood government. Council appoints a full-time professional city manager to direct the delivery of Oakwood public services, implement city policies, and enforce city ordinances. The city manager serves as chief administrative and operating officer of the City.

City Council normally meets in regular session on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the city building, 30 Park Avenue. Meetings are open to the public and citizen attendance is encouraged. These formal meetings are televised live on the City website at www.oakwoodohio.gov, and on cable TV (Spectrum Ch. 6, TV Tuner Ch. 5.203 and AT&T U-verse Ch. 99). Links to the meeting will be posted to the City website at 4 p.m. on the meeting date. Meeting videos will be rebroadcast for a week or so afterwards. Please check your cable guide or www.mvcc.net for broadcast times. Meeting videos can also be viewed on the City website.

Council also meets in work session, typically once each month. These work sessions are held at the city building and normally begin at 5 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.

The schedule for upcoming Council meetings is posted on the City website. Also available on the website are Council meeting agendas, minutes and legislation.

To help in performing city business, Oakwood City Council relies on the assistance of many Oakwood citizen committees. The current list of council-appointed committees is as follows:

• Board of Health
• Beautification Committee
• Board of Zoning Appeals
• Budget Review Committee
• ADA Compliance Committee
• Personnel Appeals Board
• Planning Commission
• Property Maintenance Board
• Tax/Water & Sewer/Assembly Appeals Board

In total, the current slate of committees provides opportunities for about 100 residents to be involved in the business of providing Oakwood public services. Citizens interested in serving on a committee should contact Clerk of Council Lori Stacel at (937) 298-0600 or should send an email to Mayor Bill Duncan at duncan@oakwoodohio.gov or City Manager Katie Smiddy at smiddy@oakwoodohio.gov.