There being five (5) yea votes and no (0) nay votes thereon, said ordinance was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Mr. Stephens explained that each year, City Council passes an annual house-keeping ordinance to align Oakwood’s local traffic and criminal ordinances with changes that have been made at the state level. This ordinance will adopt Oakwood’s 2018 replacement pages for the Traffic Code and the General Offenses Code, and it is being presented as an emergency ordinance so the updates can be incorporated into the codes before the beginning of 2019.

Thereupon, it was moved by Mr. Stephens and seconded by Mr. Epley that the ordinance be passed as an emergency measure, with no second reading required.

Upon call of the roll on the question of the motion, the following vote was recorded:

There being five (5) yea votes and no (0) nay votes thereon, said ordinance was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Vice Mayor Byington explained that this is the annual budget ordinance, which appropriates the City’s funding for 2019. This ordinance is required under Section 6.05 of the City Charter and, when adopted, provides formal authorization to the city manager to spend public dollars in providing city services.

Oakwood’s total city budget is divided into five primary parts with budgeted spending in each as follows:

General City Services:	$	13,186,921
Refuse:	$	1,532,666
Water Utility:	$	1,409,302
Sanitary Sewer Utility:	$	1,588,850
Stormwater Utility:	$	362,641

The City Manager then made a presentation on the budget.

Mr. Klopsch referenced a PowerPoint presentation on the 2019 budget and reviewed the following:

This is the first year since elimination of the Ohio Estate Tax that Oakwood is proposing a balanced budget for General City Services. This is possible as a result of cost cuts, fee increases, the 3.75 mill property tax approved by Oakwood voters in May 2013, and the 90% income tax credit factor approved by City Council in January 2018.

A chart was referenced showing the budgeted and actual spending from 2008 to present. The chart shows that spending decreased from 2008 – 2014 and has gradually increased since then. However, the 2019 budget is identical to what the city budgeted in 2008, demonstrating tight cost controls. The figures account for all city spending, except for the three Enterprise Utilities and the Refuse operation.

Mr. Klopsch displayed graphs for Income Tax receipts and Property Tax receipts.