Mr. Stephens explained that each year, City Council passes an annual house-keeping ordinance to align the local traffic and criminal ordinances with changes that have been made at the state level. This ordinance will adopt the 2019 replacement pages for the Traffic Code and the General Offenses Code, and although this is the second reading, it is being presented as an emergency ordinance so the updates can be incorporated into Oakwood codes by the beginning of 2020.

Thereupon, it was moved by Mr. Stephens and seconded by Mr. Epley that the ordinance be passed as an emergency measure.

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.

Mr. Epley explained that this is an ordinance to make modest increases in the rate for stormwater utility services.

The city operates four services as public utilities: water, sanitary sewer, stormwater, and refuse. Each of these services are supported entirely by user fees and not by general tax revenues. In order to meet operational and upcoming capital needs for the stormwater utility, the City Manager has recommended increasing the monthly stormwater management fee from $7 to $10 per residential unit, or Equivalent Residential Unit.

This fee increase was presented to the citizen Budget Review Committee as part of the 2020 budget briefing on October 15, and their response was positive. Oakwood’s stormwater rate has not been increased since 2017.

This was a first reading of the ordinance, so Mr. Epley made no motion.

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 2020. 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:

He then invited the City Manager and Finance Director to make a presentation on the budget.

Mr. Klopsch referenced a PowerPoint presentation on the 2020 budget and reviewed the following: