Vice Mayor· 2026-01-05 - 2030-01-07 (Hamilton Charter Section 3.02 text read: terms begin the first Monday in January after the November election; elected Nov 4, 2025 per Butler County BOE and Journal-News/Dayton Daily News; first-time councilmember)
Lauren Smallwood
Hamilton
No biography on file yet.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 25:52
- Avg per meeting
- 2:21
- Segments
- 308
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Top issues during term (10)(Public Safety)
Nuisance Appeal Board modernization (Chapter 1906)
Up to $4,000 in cited fines for the resident.
Countywide mutual police aid
No direct cost; reciprocal services are exchanged under the agreement.
Neighborhood nuisance and alley blocking near police headquarters
Commission training on conflicts of interest
Beacon Point Townhomes housing conditions and policing concerns
Violent crime reduction grant
The grant brings federal dollars into the police budget with no local tax increase.
Unguarded slope near Texas Roadhouse
Police Drone First Responder Program
Grant-funded up to $300,000; no city cost during the two-year grant, with an option to continue funding afterward.
2025 Justice Assistance Grant for law enforcement
Grant funds support law enforcement at no direct cost to local taxpayers.
Private tow-away zone signage rules
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Smallwood was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.