Local links for Oakwood and Kettering
Oakwood
Oakwood City Staff
Norbert S. Klopsch - City Manager 298-0600
Jay A. Weiskircher - Asst. City Manager 298-0411
Alex P. Bebris - Public Safety Director 298-2122
Brad M. Beachdell - Director of Finance 298-0402
Kevin W. Weaver - Director of Engineering and Public Works 298-0777
Dalma C. Grandjean, Esq. - Law Director 298-0600
Carol Collins - Director of Leisure Services/Horticulture 298-0775
Dr. Richard Garrison - Health Commissioner 298-0600
Linda Merker - Income Tax Administrator 298-0531
Kettering
The City of Kettering operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council makes policy and the City Manager executes that policy. This is much like a corporation in which the Citizens are like stockholders, the Council is like the Board of Directors and the City Manager is like the Chief Executive Officer.
City Council appoints the City Manager who serves an indefinite term at the discretion of the Council. All City employees except the Clerk of Council and her assistants are appointed by the City Manager.
City Manager - Mark Schwieterman
Mailing Address
Office of the City Manager
Kettering Government Center
3600 Shroyer Road
Kettering, OH 45429
Phone Numbers
Phone: (937) 296-2412
Fax: (937) 296-2550
Kettering Police Department
For Emergencies: dial 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: (937) 296-2555
The Kettering Police Department is responsible for police patrol, criminal investigations, crime prevention/community relations and animal control.
The department is comprised of 83 sworn officers and 26 civilian employees, and enjoys strong support from the community.
In 1991, the police department became the only small department in the nation to receive dual accreditation from both the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections.
Since 1991, the department has maintained dual accreditation and remains the only agency of its size with this distinction. The department has several special programs including a Citizens' Police Academy. The academy is a 10-week program during which residents meet weekly to learn about their police department and get hands-on experience in various areas including the firing range and investigation techniques.
This highly successful program, which allows residents to see how their tax dollars are being spent, is run three times a year and has had a waiting list since it began.