From Bob Schwartz, City Manager
→ Invitation to Bid – The attached ad was on page 6B of the Covington News on Friday, October
4th. It’s the Invitation to Bid for our Emory Road and Asbury Street water system improvements
project. The bids will be opened November 7th; reviewed at the work session on November 18;
with a bid award scheduled for the regular meeting on December 2nd. Here we go!
→ ADA Access – Our automatic door opener was installed Monday. Come by and try it out.
→ Safety Coordinator– I’ve asked Lauran Willis to take on the additional duty of city safety
coordinator. GIRMA (our insurance carrier through GMA) recommends that we have a safety
coordinator. And, when we do and when we have regular monthly safety meetings, GIRMA will
grant the city up to $6,000 each year for the purchase of safety related supplies, materials, and
equipment. I appreciate Lauran taking on this additional assignment. She will attend the three
training sessions GIRMA sponsors to become certified as a safety coordinator.
→ Lawnmower – We found out this week that our Hustler 60” zero turn mower has reached the
end of its useful life. The motor is shot and the hydraulics are getting close. According to a local
expert on these mowers, we were fortunate to get the 6,000 hours we got out of this mower.
Since this is the end of our mowing season, we will get by renting a mower as needed these last
few grass cutting cycles. We have the RFP ready to mail out for grounds maintenance. If Council
awards a contract for grounds maintenance in the next few months, we will not need to replace this
mower.
→ Leash Law – Here’s an article from the Covington News on Friday.
Oxford dogs need to be on leashes
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By Gabriel Khouli
gkhouli@covnew.com
770-728-1409
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Given their inability to read the city code, some dogs in Oxford have been causing consternation by
wandering off into the property of other residents.
So Oxford city officials are reminding local owners that the city has a leash law: All dogs must be under the
control of their owners at all times, and if a dog is not on the owner’s property, it must be on a leash.
Mayor Jerry Roseberry sent out a letter recently in the city’s utility bills.
"We have received a number of reports of dogs running loose in the street and entering the property of
others. This can be dangerous for people and animals," Roseberry said in the letter. "Oxford police will
be enforcing the leash law, and repeat offenders will be issued citations to appear in court. Let’s all be
good pet owners and good neighbors."
City Manager Bob Schwartz said the city hasn’t reached the stage of giving citations because all of the
owners have been cooperative when informed of the law.
"Some dogs hadn’t read the law and were getting out and around, and because we are a small town,
the police chief knocks on the door and says, ‘Gabe, your dog is getting out.’ So far, they’ve all agreed
to keep their dogs inside the fence and on a leash … (It) took a little while to identify the last one of the
roving dogs. Dogs don’t tell you where they’re from," Schwartz said.
Oxford’s city code can be read in PDF form on the city’s website at
oxfordgeorgia.org/Assets/Files/Oxford_code_2008.pdf. The maximum penalty for a person who breaks
a city law – unless the penalty is specifically stated in the code – is a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or
imprisonment not to exceed six months, as decided by the Oxford Municipal Judge.
→ Police Department – Here are the police department statistics for September.
