Thereupon, it was moved by Vice Mayor Byington and seconded by Mr. Stephens that the resolution be passed.
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 resolution was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.
Public Safety Department Presentation: Chief Alan Hill, Public Safety Director, referenced a PowerPoint presentation and updated Council on the following topics: Crime Statistics; EMS Trends; Fire Trends; Personnel Changes; In-service Training Program and the Citizen Police Academy.
Chief Hill began his presentation by reporting that there has generally been a steady decrease of crime in Oakwood over the past five years. These statistics are impressive and show that the collective efforts of the Public Safety Department and the Oakwood community are working.
Oakwood experienced a 14% decrease in reported larceny offenses and had only 59 total reported larcenies in 2019. The clearance rate for these offenses was 32%, which was about ten percent higher than the national average of 22%. Overall, reported crimes experienced a 28% reduction from 2018 to 2019. Oakwood has only experienced three burglaries over the past three years and zero burglaries in 2019.
In 2019, Oakwood experienced an 8% increase in traffic accidents, but a 33% decrease in accidents that resulted in injury. One fatal traffic accident occurred in 2019. The Shroyer Road Diet is a main reason why injury accidents have decreased.
Medic runs in 2019 were slightly higher than the past three years. Oakwood’s mutual aid medic run requests to other jurisdictions have increased over the past five years. There were zero mutual aid medic responses to Oakwood from other jurisdictions in 2019.
2019 was a good year for fire loss in the Oakwood community. While the total number of responses was relatively stable in 2019, there were no fires that caused damage or fire loss. The Oakwood Public Safety Department continues to maintain an exceptional response time that is well below the national average.
Public Safety Officer Kyle Sewert was hired on November 18, 2019, and arrived with almost ten years of public safety experience. Officer Sewert was certified in all three disciplines and immediately began his field training program. Officer Sewert recently completed his field training program and is assigned to Crew #2. Dispatcher Jennifer Anderson was hired on December 16, 2019. She arrived with a tremendous amount of dispatching experience and most recently worked for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Dispatcher Anderson has completed her field training program and is working on her own.
The Oakwood Public Safety Department has a comprehensive in-service training program covering all three disciplines. Over the past five years, the department has averaged 3,397 hours of in-service training annually. The training is done through online continuing education, classroom training and practical training exercises. The 2019 EMS training topics included: drug emergencies; SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome); Ohio trauma triage; pediatric triage; heat emergencies; taser and agitated delirium; behavioral emergencies and geriatric assessment and falls. The 2019 fire training included: SCBA donning drills; chimney fires; fire suppression; fire engine pump operations; emergency vehicle safety and driving; gas meter training; Haz-mat refresher; live burn scenarios and ladder deployment. The 2019 police training included: Terry Stops and warrantless searches; cultural competency; domestic violence; elder abuse; legal updates; school safety; community policing in the 21st century; use of force/defensive tactics; statement analysis and firearms training. The 2019 leadership training included: ethical issues for law enforcement; correcting poor performance; generational difference in the workplace; leading by example; managing change; ethical leadership and reducing liability for smaller agencies. The 2019 dispatch training included: call handling for dispatch; understanding stress for the dispatcher; beyond the basics; verbal judo for dispatchers and emergency medical dispatching. The 2019 specialty training included: narcotics investigations training; extreme close quarters concepts; evidence technician school; traffic