Wishing you a Happy New Year

A word from our City Administrator,

Steve Childers

Citizens of Ozark,

Thank you for a great 2017, it was a wonderful and exciting year for our Community. The positive momentum that is occurring throughout our community is a true testimony to strong leadership and a supportive citizen base that has entrusted its leaders to make things happen. Your overwhelming support for the City’s first ever transportation sales tax allowing for the completion of many projects that would have been feasibly impossible without your support, and the City sincerely thanks you for entrusting us to get the job done. Although there are too many accomplishments to list, a couple that stick out in my mind are the significant water system improvements being made, including the completion of 3-new water wells and elevated storage tanks to increase water service reliability; the Ozark Police Department’s completion of the second citizen’s academy and complete update to their policies and procedures; the significant expansion of our website and citizen outreach efforts through social media allowing for easily accessible on-line information and transparency, as well as the hard work of our Park and Recreation Department to complete the first citizen involved Park Master Plan (Set to be completed in January 2018).

Growth is once again returning to the City of Ozark due to the professional and consistent land use planning principals adopted over the past decade, enabling staff to move proposed growth forward while maintaining the characteristics of our community that we cherish the most. New plans for residential and commercial subdivisions have been approved, an increased number of inquiries from commercial realtors/developers looking to locate their clients in Ozark, and an increased number of new businesses registrations further show our strong competitive in an ever changing economic marketplace.

I specifically proud of the dedicated and committed staff we have working at the City of Ozark, For the citizens of Ozark, with the adopted mission of “Making Ozark Better Every Day.” I truly look forward to 2018 as the many projects staff continues to work on will certainly be exciting to experience.

Thank you again Citizens of Ozark for your trust and support.

-Steve Childers

Utility Billing UPDATE

Beginning January 3rd, 2018 the Web Portal for paying your water bill will "go live". After this transition anyone who signs on to pay will need to RE-register your account.

This upgrade will allow your payment to post to your account immediately.

Click HERE to visit website

Reminder: As of January 1, 2018 we no longer accept payments over the phone

Congrats to David Collignon

An era officially drew to a close at City Hall in December when longtime City Attorney David Collignon was recognized upon his retirement.

Collignon has been employed with the City of Ozark since August 2004. The city thanks him for his years of service and wishes him a wonderful retirement.

Ozark's new City Attorney, Amanda Callaway

She is a southwest Missouri native. She graduated from Drury University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in both English and Writing. After graduating from Drury, Amanda attended the University of Missouri School of Law. She graduated in 2009 with a Juris Doctorate Degree and a Certificate in Dispute Resolution. Amanda comes to the City of Ozark from the City of Springfield, Missouri, where she was an Assistant City Attorney for eight years. Amanda is licensed to practice law in Missouri and the United States District Court Western District of Missouri. Amanda is a member of the International Municipal Lawyers Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Christian County Bar Association, Springfield Missouri Metropolitan Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association, and the President elect of the Southern Missouri Women Lawyers.

Reminder: Get your 2018 Dog License

Ozark Wastewater Department

Smoke Testing

The City of Ozark, Wastewater Department, conducts regular sanitary sewer evaluations. The program designed to eliminate ground water and storm water from entering the sanitary sewer system. It requires smoke testing the sanitary sewer mains and house lateral connections to find leaks.

For more information on Smoke Testing click HERE