2008 Woodie Awards
City manager reflects on 1st week in Oxford
Kelly Connolly
Issue date: 11/16/07 Section: Community
The Oxford administration welcomed Doug Elliottt Monday as he stepped into his uptown office as the town's new city manager.
Having the title of city manager comes with many responsibilities, as Elliott's job is to ensure that the city is run properly. According to the Oxford City Charter, the city manager is responsible for seeing that all of the regulations of the city are observed and enforced, preparing the budgets and a finance plan for Oxford and appointing and removing officers and employees of the city.
Elliott's first few days as city manager kept him on a constant schedule. In his first 48 hours, Elliott met with department heads, community leaders, the assistant council staff and Miami University President David Hodge to become acclimated with the Oxford and Miami community.
He said he realizes that there will be many challenges ahead of him as he becomes accustomed to the issues in the Oxford community.
"I am still getting to know the staff, the projects and the issues," Elliott said. "I have been very busy trying to get familiar with Oxford on a personal basis and I look forward to being able to work on the issues to help contribute to a better community."
Elliottt came into his new position alongside the city's current update of its Comprehensive Plan. The plan addresses future public improvements in the Oxford community, in areas such as transportation and utilities. In order to develop the best plan, the city of Oxford held four public forums Nov. 12 and Nov. 14. The meetings allowed Oxford residents to express their opinions as to how they'd like to see the community improve.
Some of the other issues that Elliott will be working on in the next month include the new Municipal Facilities Plan, in which the city of Oxford plans to build a new Municipal Building and a separate justice center. In addition, Elliottt will also be working on adopting the 2008 budget.
"This is an exciting time for Oxford," Elliott said. "We are updating the Comprehensive Plan and working on the Municipal Facilities project, both of which will provide our community with many new opportunities."
Having the title of city manager comes with many responsibilities, as Elliott's job is to ensure that the city is run properly. According to the Oxford City Charter, the city manager is responsible for seeing that all of the regulations of the city are observed and enforced, preparing the budgets and a finance plan for Oxford and appointing and removing officers and employees of the city.
Elliott's first few days as city manager kept him on a constant schedule. In his first 48 hours, Elliott met with department heads, community leaders, the assistant council staff and Miami University President David Hodge to become acclimated with the Oxford and Miami community.
He said he realizes that there will be many challenges ahead of him as he becomes accustomed to the issues in the Oxford community.
"I am still getting to know the staff, the projects and the issues," Elliott said. "I have been very busy trying to get familiar with Oxford on a personal basis and I look forward to being able to work on the issues to help contribute to a better community."
Elliottt came into his new position alongside the city's current update of its Comprehensive Plan. The plan addresses future public improvements in the Oxford community, in areas such as transportation and utilities. In order to develop the best plan, the city of Oxford held four public forums Nov. 12 and Nov. 14. The meetings allowed Oxford residents to express their opinions as to how they'd like to see the community improve.
Some of the other issues that Elliott will be working on in the next month include the new Municipal Facilities Plan, in which the city of Oxford plans to build a new Municipal Building and a separate justice center. In addition, Elliottt will also be working on adopting the 2008 budget.
"This is an exciting time for Oxford," Elliott said. "We are updating the Comprehensive Plan and working on the Municipal Facilities project, both of which will provide our community with many new opportunities."
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