Oxford city council not likely to re-up mask mandate
By Lukas Nelson | February 16, 2022Oxford Mayor Bill Snavely said Oxford City Council will likely not renew the city’s emergency mask mandate, which expires March 1, at Council’s Feb. 15 meeting.
Oxford Mayor Bill Snavely said Oxford City Council will likely not renew the city’s emergency mask mandate, which expires March 1, at Council’s Feb. 15 meeting.
Oxford City Council approved a resolution allowing the city manager to sign a union agreement with the local fire department and planned ahead for a potential weather emergency later this week at its Feb. 1 meeting.
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), which contains 4 beds, is working at 50% capacity, as of Jan. 26, said Michael Everett, president and chief operating officer of TriHealth. That number has dropped from its previous 100% capacity rate last week.
After weeks of discussion and setbacks, Oxford City Council voted to reenact a city-wide mask mandate at its Jan. 18 meeting, effective immediately.
In a move reminiscent of its Aug. 17, 2021 meeting, Oxford City Council failed to vote on a proposed mask mandate at its Jan. 4 meeting, just weeks ahead of Miami University students’ planned return to the city for the semester.
When Heather Barbour wrote the minutes for Oxford City Council’s Nov. 16 meeting, she recorded her own appointment to the Clerk of Council position.
Oxford City Council’s Nov. 16 meeting marked Mike Smith’s last full meeting as Mayor, as well as Edna Southard’s last meeting as a Councilor.
Mary Ann Eaton has been Clerk of Council since 2004. She’s seen six mayors and 19 councilors come and go, but this year she’ll be leaving with the outgoing elected officials.
Oxford City Council had a packed agenda at its Nov. 2 meeting, addressing nearly 20 items from sidewalk accessibility to maternity leave.
Miami University’s Wilks Institute for Leadership and Service held “Lessons in Leadership: Meet Your Change Makers,” an event for students to hear from Oxford City Council hopefuls, on Tuesday night in Armstrong Student Center.
Community members Amber Franklin and Alex French are each running unopposed to fill the vacancies in Oxford's City Council.
Oxford Mayor Mike Smith gave two proclamations to recognize local organizations at the Oct. 19 City Council meeting.
Oxford Police Department (OPD) Chief John Jones took the stand at Oxford City Council’s Oct. 5 meeting to swear in the city’s newest police officer.
Food trucks provide people with a unique dining experience, but the idea of them in Oxford has been met with mixed reviews from residents.
When Oxford City Councilor Chantel Raghu voted in favor of reinstating a city-wide mask mandate last Monday, she had a lot on her mind.
A group of Miami University students is calling for a recall of Oxford Mayor Mike Smith and City Councilor Jason Bracken after they claim the two “took the opportunity to disparage members of the student population” following last week's vote in favor of a city-wide mask mandate.
By the end of the Aug. 17, Oxford City Council meeting, an ordinance mandating masks within the city was neither passed nor denied. The meeting was standing room only as residents showed up to speak both for and against the proposed mask mandate.
After repealing Oxford’s mask mandate at its May 18 meeting, City Council is set to decide next week whether the delta variant warrants a new mask requirement.
Oxford’s City Council voted to repeal the city’s mask ordinance at its May 18 meeting.
Oxford City Council passed a resolution at its May 4 meeting encouraging the Ohio state legislature to reject a bill limiting ballot boxes to one per county and restrict early voting in elections.