City Council
Regular MeetingOxford, OH · August 4, 2026
Agenda
AGENDA
OXFORD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COURTHOUSE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026 AT 7:30 PM
Michael Smith, Mayor
Alex French, Vice-Mayor Amber Franklin
Jason Bracken Roxanne Ornelas
William Snavely Jim Vinch
MEETING PROCEDURE: Comments from the Public are welcome at two different times during the course of the
meeting: (1) Comments on items not on the Agenda, and Consent Agenda items, will be heard under Public Comments
– and (2) Comments on all Resolutions and Ordinances will be heard during Council consideration of said item. Please
wait until you are recognized by the Mayor, state your name and address so that your comments may be properly
recorded and limit your remarks to a period of five minutes or less.
1. Roll Call.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Approval of Agenda.
4. Public Participation.
A. Appointments to Boards & Commissions
B. Notice to Legislative Authority - The Chicken Fingers LLC. 30 W Walnut St. Oxford,
Ohio, 45056 (Douglas R. Elliott, Jr., City Manager)
C. Public Comments
The purpose of the public comments section is for members of the public to speak to the
City Council on any subject not scheduled on the Agenda, except consent agenda items. To
speak, you may approach the podium and wait to be addressed by the Mayor. You will
need to state your name and address for the public record. City Council values your
comments, and Council rules limit public comments to five minutes for each person.
Presentations are not to be in the form of public debate, personal attacks on Council, City
staff, or other members of the public, and Council shall not act except to direct the City
Manager to take action or schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.
5. Consent Agenda.
All matters under the Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and will
be enacted by one motion. Any City Council member may, however, remove an item from
consent by request. Items removed for separate discussion will be considered after the motion to
approve the Consent Agenda.
A. Minutes of the July 21, 2026, City Council Meeting. (Heather Barbour, Clerk of
Council)
B. A Resolution Approving Then And Now Certificates For Purchase Orders Issued Above
$3,000 Where An Invoice Was Received Prior To The Purchase Order Date, As A
Requirement Of Ohio Revised Code 5705.41 (d). (Heidi Ridenour, Finance Director)
C. A Resolution Declaring Certain City Property No Longer Needed For Any Municipal
Purpose As Surplus And Authorizing Its Advertisement And Sale To The Highest
Bidder By Internet Auction. (John Detherage, Fire Chief)
6. Resolutions.
7. Ordinances.
Ordinances are adopted using a two-step procedure. First reading introduces the
Ordinance and provides an opportunity for public input on the subject as well as allowing
Council to request more information as needed. Second reading is to provide Council with
the opportunity to consider new information and to deliberate.
A. First Reading
1. An Ordinance Accepting The Annexation Petition From Ambassadors’ Pointe
Community Church (West), Inc. For 6.753 Acres Of Land More Or Less In The
Township Of Oxford, Butler County Ohio, And Accepting Said Territory To Be
Annexed. (Douglas R. Elliott, Jr., City Manager)
2. An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 3844 Supplemental Budget Ordinance
Number 5 To Make Supplemental Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2026. (Heidi
Ridenour, Finance Director)
B. Second Reading
1. An Ordinance Repealing Code Section 351.03 Prohibited Standing Or Parking
Places And Adopting New Section 351.03 Prohibited Standing Or Parking Places.
(John Jones, Police Chief)
8. Announcements & Communications.
A. Remarks from City Council and City staff.
The comments expressed by individual members of Council or City staff during this
portion of a City Council meeting do not necessarily reflect the views of the City of Oxford,
The Oxford City Council, or the City staff.
B. Future Meetings.
(Note: Meetings are held at the Court House unless otherwise indicated.)
DATE Meeting
1. Aug 5 Environmental Commission Municipal 7:00 p.m.
Building
Aug 6 Housing Advisory Commission — Courthouse 5:00 p.m.
CANCELED
Aug 6 Police Community Relations & Review Courthouse 6:00 p.m.
Commission
Aug 10 Oxford Recreation Board Municipal 12:30
Building p.m.
Aug 10 Public Arts Commission of Oxford Courthouse 5:30 p.m.
Aug 11 Planning Commission Courthouse 7:00 p.m.
Aug 12 Historic & Architectural Preservation Courthouse 6:00 p.m.
Commission
Aug 17 Oxford Parking & Transportation Advisory Municipal 9:00 a.m.
Board Building
Aug 18 City Council Courthouse 7:30 p.m.
Aug 19 Board of Building Appeals Courthouse 5:30 p.m.
Aug 25 Board of Zoning Appeals Courthouse 6:30 p.m.
Sep 1 City Council Courthouse 7:30 p.m.
9. Adjourn.
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