Mrs. Turben explained that this is an ordinance to update Oakwood’s procedures for handling certain kinds of abandoned property. It was introduced with a first reading at the November 7, 2022 meeting.

Thereupon, it was moved by Mrs. Turben and seconded by Mr. Stephens that the ordinance 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 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, 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 the 2022 replacement pages for the Traffic Code and the General Offenses Code.

Thereupon, it was moved by Mr. Stephens and seconded by Mrs. Hilton that the ordinance 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 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 Oakwood’s annual budget ordinance, which appropriates the City’s funding for 2023. 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.

Unexpected technical difficulties resulted in the temporary loss of audio from Vice Mayor Byington. City Manager Norbert Klopsch repeated the following figures regarding the budget:

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