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To encourage Kettering residents to reflect on the life and teachings of Dr. King and to promote his dream and legacy for America, the Board of Community Relations is sponsoring a writing contest for Kettering students. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote and delivered many important speeches. He advocated for civil rights, nonviolent protest, and...

Crime Victim’s Rights Ohio Victims Rights Victims Rights Request Form Ohio Constitution Article 1, Section 10a guarantees certain right to crime victims. This section is known as Marsy’s Law.  Ohio Revised Chapter 2930 codified these rights and established procedures to protect these rights. Crime victims are automatically entitled to: Be informed of their rights. Be...

What is KetterGreen? The City of Kettering is committed  to working locally to improve the social, economical and environmental well being of our community.  As part of this commitment, the City has formed KetterGreen, a committee that helps promote and organize environmental events within the City facilities as well as the community. Events KetterGreen has...

Tax Rate and Interest Rate: Current Tax Rate:  2.25% The interest rate is calculated based on the federal short-term rate plus 5%. The rates are as follows: Calendar Year 2023: 7% per year or 0.58% per month Calendar Year 2024: 10% per year or 0.83% per month Calendar Year 2025: 10% per year or 0.83%...

The City of Kettering Engineering Department uses secure internet bidding via Info Tech’s Bid Express Service. Electronic bid submission is the mandated form of bidding capital projects solicited by the Engineering Department. It is pertinent all vendors register, setup to bid electronically, and navigate the service in advance to upcoming solicitation deadlines. All vendors who intend to submit their...

As a crime prevention and community relations service to the community, we provide checks of houses where residents are temporarily out of town on vacation, business trips, etc. House Check Specifications No vacant house checks will be made under this program. House checks will be made as time permits. Checks will be made during daylight...

The Citizen Police Academy is an awareness program designed to increase the information flow both to and from the police department and the public. The program is designed to allow the public to view all facets of police work. The sessions last for 2 1/2 hours (6:30-9:00 p.m.) on Wednesday evenings for 8 weeks. During...

Notice We have made changes to our Construction Drawings and Construction & Material Specifications Below are the City Engineering Department’s Standard Construction Drawings and Specifications that must be followed for construction work in the right-of-way. Standard Construction Drawing - 2025 Construction & Material Specs- 2025 Contractor Guide Sheet  ADA Ramp Guidance Forms Thoroughfare Plan Traffic...

Welcome to the City of Kettering’s website. The City of Kettering has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy for our website users. The following paragraphs disclose our information gathering practices. The privacy statement may change at any time; any changes will be posted on this page. Should you...

The Kettering Police Department wants to ensure we have the right contact information in the event of an emergency at your business.  Some examples of emergencies include: a broken sprinkler and the business in flooding at 2 am, a passerby sees flashlights inside and we need to go inside to ensure the safety of your...

The Kettering Police Department offers classes to kids to Resist Aggression Defensively. r.a.d.KIDS is a personal empowering, awareness and safety education program for children aged 5-9 and 10-12. The program combines risk reduction education and physical defense training in hopes of preventing the abduction of children. It provides a consistent, structured, protective curriculum utilizing fun,...

Current Tax Rate: 2.25% Mandatory Filing Affects Every Resident The City of Kettering has a mandatory filing requirement. All resident individual taxpayers (18 years of age and older) are required by law to file an annual Kettering income tax return, regardless of whether you have any income to report, any tax liability or filed a...