On May 13, 2020, Patrol Officer Claude McCormick’s name was forever memorialized on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. Patrol Officer Claude McCormick joined the Oakwood Public Safety Department in 1929, and served the city of Oakwood as a motorcycle patrolman. On August 29, 1933, while serving the Oakwood community, Officer … Continued
Chief Alan Hill provided a Public Safety Department update to City Council at the July 20 Oakwood City Council meeting. The following topics were discussed: Capital Equipment; Personnel Changes; Department Operations Statement; Officer Recruitment; Use of Force; Ohio Collaborative and the Citizen Police Academy. Video of Chief Hill’s Report to City Council PowerPoint Presentation
Oakwood Public Safety Director Alan Hill makes a public statement about the horrific killing of Mr. George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Each year, all of the Oakwood Public Safety Department personnel complete an extensive training program. The training program involves numerous topics, and regularly includes courses on cultural diversity and implicit bias. The purpose of the program is to ensure that all personnel are fully prepared to properly and effectively perform the public safety duties to … Continued
Please take extra steps to ensure that weekly household trash is bagged before placing it into your refuse containers. This is particularly important for all food items, and any other trash or debris that may pose a health hazard to our refuse collection employees.
The city of Oakwood completed a roadway improvement project on the 1.1 mile section of Shroyer Road in 2017. The project converted Shroyer Road from two lanes in each direction (4-lane section) to a single through lane in each direction and a left turn lane (3-lane section). The roadway change was made to improve the … Continued
On December 9, 2019 Oakwood City Council approved an Ordinance appropriating 2020 spending. That spending is detailed in the 2020 Budget document. The document also includes the City Manager’s Budget Message.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a new 326 area code to the area served by the 937 area code to ensure a continuing supply of phone numbers. The existing 937 area code is expected to run out of available phone numbers in 2020. What does this mean? Because more than one area code … Continued
City Manager Norbert Klopsch introduced Doug Spitler, PE, the City’s new Director of Engineering and Public Works, at the Monday, January 6, 2020 City Council meeting. Doug will lead 29 fulltime employees in performing all Oakwood Engineering and Public Works services to include refuse and recycling operations, public roadway and sidewalk maintenance, water and sanitary … Continued
On September 30, 2019, the city of Oakwood received a report entitled “Who Gets Stopped in Oakwood? The Racial Divide”. The report was prepared by Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (“ABLE”). The city committed to completing a thorough review of the report and to issue a written response. From a data analysis perspective, the … Continued
