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For the Stormwater Utility, the 2022 budget shows expenses exceeding revenues by $65,148. The 2022 budget includes $205,000 for capital expenditures.

At the end of 2022, the City will have continued to provide comprehensive services and will, based on the proposed budget, have:

$831,245 more in our General City Services funds.
$219,317 less in our Refuse funds.
$184,688 less in our Water funds.
$87,898 more in our Sanitary Sewer funds.
$65,148 less in our Stormwater funds.

The 35 member citizen Budget Review Committee met three times this year. At their December 7, 2021 meeting, the committee attendees present unanimously recommended approval of the 2022 budget.

Mayor Duncan reiterated that Oakwood’s water rates are the second lowest in the region.

Vice Mayor Byington noted that the Oakwood citizen Budget Review Committee includes 35 members and is equally represented by residents from each of Oakwood’s seven voting precincts. That committee met three times this year and endorses this 2022 budget.

Thereupon, it was moved by Vice Mayor Byington and seconded by Mr. Stephens that the second reading be waived and that the ordinance be passed tonight.

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

MR. WILLIAM D. DUNCANYEA

MR. STEVEN BYINGTONYEA

MR. ROBERT P. STEPHENSYEA

MRS. ANNE S. HILTONYEA

MRS. LEIGH TURBENYEA

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

AN ORDINANCE

BY VICE MAYOR BYINGTONNO 4948

AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 4898 AND ESTABLISH AN AMENDED PERSONNEL SCHEDULE DATED DECEMBER 13, 2021 AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

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 an ordinance to update the City’s personnel schedule. For all non-bargaining unit employees except Temporary Seasonal Employees, the updated schedule authorizes pay increases of 2.95% in 2022. These are responsible increases for the non-union employees that are consistent with the raises authorized by current collective bargaining agreements for union employees. Pay for Temporary Seasonal Employees has also been increased to ensure that these positions remain competitive in the job marketplace.

This ordinance is being introduced as an emergency measure to ensure that it takes effect as of the first pay period of 2022, which begins on December 20, 2021.