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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
City Manager
Assistant to the City Manager/Downtown Development Director
City Clerk
CITY MANAGER
The City Manager is appointed
by the Oxford Board of Commissioners. The City Manager is charged
with managing and directing all daily operational activities of the City
through direct communication with department heads. The primary
mission of the City Manager's Office is to assure that the laws of the
State, City ordinances, resolutions, policies and regulations of the
Board of Commissioners are executed correctly . Duties of the City
Manager include but are not limited to:
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Attendance at all meetings
of the Board of Commissioners and recommendations for adoption of
agenda items, etc.
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Preparation of monthly
reports to the Board of Commissioners.
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Budget and capital
improvements recommendations in accordance with schedule adopted by
the Commissioners
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Supervision of all work of
department heads and employees of the City.
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Increase public awareness,
interest, understanding and participation in City issues, programs
and services.
Mark
F. Donham was named City Manager in June 2008.
He has
experience in the fields of management, finance, customer service,
economic and airport development, major construction projects, revenue
bond issues and strategic planning. He attended the University
of Southwest Louisiana and holds a bachelor of arts degree in political
science and a masters degree in public administration from Louisiana
State University. He holds a variety of certifications in executive
management.
For more
information concerning the office of the City Manager, send an email to
citymanager@oxfordnc.org.
ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER/DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
DOWNTOWN EDC VISION
Downtown
Oxford will continue to be the hub of the community and the center of its
economic vitality. Downtown will offer residents and visitors alike a
variety of unique shopping and recreational experiences both day and night.
Here everyone - young and old, singles and families - can enjoy
entertainment, dining and shopping in an attractively renovated, safe and
landscaped setting. Downtown Oxford is where you want to be.
The
Downtown Oxford
Economic Development Corporation
was organized to stimulate downtown economic development in Oxford, North
Carolina while preserving the historical character of the business district
and immediately surrounding areas. Oxford's historic downtown
commercial district and the adjacent historic neighborhoods are listed on
the National Register of Historic Places. To pursue opportunities in Downtown
Oxford or to just find out more interesting information about Oxford,
contact Tanya Weary, Assistant to the City Manager/Downtown Development
Director at (919) 603-1102 or by
email. To see
Oxford's historic and charming downtown, visit our website by clicking
here.

Tanya S. Weary reviews and evaluates work
products, methods and procedures to ensure
effective administration of the City Manager's Office. Ms. Weary
also advises the City Manager on Citywide program needs, and preparing
and presenting aspects of programs requested by the City Manager.
She works primarily with the downtown Oxford commercial district.
She reports to a volunteer board of directors comprised of members of
the downtown business community who own either businesses or property
there. She is responsible for maintaining and improving the
vitality of the downtown through advising new businesses, strengthening,
existing businesses through promotional and educational activities, and
finding ways to improve the physical appearance of the downtown
commercial area. Ms. Weary holds a bachelor’s degree in English
from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a master’s
degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at
Pembroke. She has been with the City of Oxford since February,
2000. To contact Ms. Weary, she may be reached at (919) 603-1102
or by email.
CITY CLERK
The City Clerk serves as the
official custodian of public records including, ordinances, resolutions,
contracts, agreements and minute books. The City Clerk is
responsible for executing legal documents by affixing the proper
signatures of City officials and attesting to their compliance with
general statutes and local ordinances. The Clerk attends all City
Board of Commissioners meetings and writes the minutes of these meetings
(listing of minutes can be found by clicking
here); processes ordinances, resolutions and other actions of the
Oxford Board of Commissioners. The Clerk
also serves often as liaison between City officials and the public with
respect to such matters as complaints, requests and suggestions.
Agenda sessions are
held on Monday, one week prior to the second Tuesday of each month
at 5:30 PM in Commission Room on the 3rd Floor of Oxford
City Hall. Any person desiring to appear before the Board of
Commissioners may submit a request in writing, stating his or her name,
address and purpose for appearing before the Board of
Commissioners. Requests shall be submitted in writing to the
Office of the City Clerk:
Donna Hosch, City Clerk
City of Oxford
300 Williamsboro Street /
PO Box 1307
Oxford, NC 27565
cityclerk@oxfordnc.org
(919) 603-1105
Requests shall be received no later than 5:00 PM on the Friday
prior to the day of the agenda session.
City Clerk Donna B. Hosch is a native of New Jersey and has been
with the City since 2004, becoming its first African American Clerk.
She is a Certified Municipal Clerk, is a graduate of the Berkeley
School of Business, and a Certified Professional Secretary. Ms.
Hosch is a member of the IIMC as well as the NCAMC, and is Chairman
of the Leadership Granville Steering Committee.
For more information, call City
Clerk Donna Hosch at (919) 603-1105 or send an email to
cityclerk@oxfordnc.org.
Our
Excecutive Offices are located at City Hall, 300
Williamsboro Street. Office hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday
through Friday. For more information please call (919) 603-1100 or
send an email.
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